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Steamy secrets: Mridula Ramesh writes on lessons to be learnt from tea

India, Oct. 3 -- A global superpower is fuming over a trade deficit and scrambling to even the scales. Reality #2: It is also trying to steal trade secrets from the other country. Reality #3: An opi... Read More


Grounds for hope: Could coffee make our soil, planet healthier?

India, Sept. 7 -- Dappled sunlight filtered through the broad leaves of a jackfruit tree, before trickling through the waxy canopy of an avocado, casting a cool shade over my feet, which were sinking ... Read More


Grounds for hope: Coffee could make our soil, planet healthier, says Mridula Ramesh

India, Sept. 5 -- Dappled sunlight filtered through the broad leaves of a jackfruit tree, before trickling through the waxy canopy of an avocado, casting a cool shade over my feet, which were sinking ... Read More


A dark, bittersweet brew

India, Aug. 3 -- About 1,000 years ago, in the mountains of Ethiopia, a shepherd boy named Kaldi saw his goats acting strangely. The next day, he followed and saw them eat red berries growing in clump... Read More


A dark, bittersweet brew: Mridula Ramesh spills the beans on coffee

India, Aug. 1 -- About a thousand years ago, in the mountains of Ethiopia, a shepherd boy named Kaldi saw his goats acting strangely. The next day, he followed and saw them eat red berries growing in ... Read More


A dark, bitter truth: Mridula Ramesh spills the beans on coffee

India, Aug. 1 -- About a thousand years ago, in the mountains of Ethiopia, a shepherd boy named Kaldi saw his goats acting strangely. The next day, he followed and saw them eat red berries growing in ... Read More


Heat of the moment: Can we hack our way through the sizzle?

India, July 6 -- Summer is over; floods are in the air. But still, let's talk about heat. Why? Because while India's summer heatwaves may be over, the planet's heat continues to speak through many ton... Read More


Can we hack our way through the sizzle?: Mridula Ramesh writes on heat

India, July 5 -- Summer is over and floods are in the air. But still, let's talk about heat. Why? Because while India's summer heatwaves may be over, the planet's heat continues to speak through many... Read More