Yes. The disease is spreading fast. Yet there is little scientific data to devise a strategy to deal with it

Environmental changes have led to the emergence of kala azar in new areas

Physicians in Gujarat seem unaware of the threat of kala-azar. "I have been practising in Vadodara for more than 17 years, and I have rarely come across a kala-azar case,' says Sailesh Trivedi, a

Ostrich policy and bad science. In Bihar, embankments built by government to prevent floods have been counter productive

In a degraded environment rife with germs of disease, the poor are always the hardest hit, and kala-azar is no exception. Satnarayan Chaudhary of village Khakharwa of district Begusarai waits

As early as the 13th century, restrictions were put on the burning of coal as a precaution against the health hazards of air pollution

India may be the largest producer of milk in the world, but at an incredible cost. In achieving this distinction, the country s vast cattle population has been allowed to mow down its verdant grasslands. Development projects like the colossal Indira Gandh

In a small town in Chamoli district of Uttar Pradesh, a marriage is also a tree planting occasion

J K Tiwari and Asad R Rahmani profile a tree that is changing the face of Kutch

The state of India s grasslands