Traditional Knowledge

The spirit of the sanctuary

FIVE YEARS ago, the social forestry department in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra cleared several trees from a forest near Nandivse village to plant acacia trees. It did not know that the 4-ha patch was a sacred grove surrounding the temple of a powerful local deity, Kal Bhairon. The villagers, too, joined in because they were paid for the felling and planting.

Publication Date:

30/01/1994

Author(s): Amit Mitra, Sumanta Pal

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

2

Issue:

19940131

pp:

0

Tags:

Forests, Land Use, Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Traditional Knowledge, Sacred Groves, Religious Beliefs, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Biodiversity Hotspots, Public Participation, India

Agriculture

Princely act

THE PRINCE of Wales wants it known far and wide that he was "not entirely dotty" when he switched to organic farming on his vast estates both around his country home 160 km west of London and in

Publication Date:

30/05/1993

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Agriculture, Organic Farming, Traditional Knowledge, United Kingdom (UK)

Air Pollution

Ayurveda offers remedy for failing memory

After yielding successful formulations like Liv. 52 and Guglip, Ayurveda now holds out promise of a new range of drugs to treat mental disorders.

Publication Date:

14/04/1993

Author(s): P S Sandhu

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Traditional Knowledge, Medical Research, Ayurveda, Herbal Medcine, Mental Health, Science And Technology

Agriculture

Transplanted maize taking root

WHILE rice transplantation is a traditional practice in Asia, maize transplantation, a fairly recent technique, is now gaining ground in many countries. The technique helps farmers harvest a

Publication Date:

14/06/1992

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Agriculture, Maize, Traditional Knowledge, Asia