Inaccessible valleys and ravines lead from the North East Indian Meghalaya plateau to the wide plains of Bangladesh. In the monsoon months the mountain streams in the forests swell into torrential ...

Rubber trees are back. After years and years of virtual absence from the list of potted plant possibilities, they have started appearing in shopping malls and office buildings again. Perhaps it was ...

In mountainous northeast India, the sinewy bridges that span the region’s rivers and streams are natural—and man-made—wonders. They’re fashioned from the pliable, strong roots of Ficus elastica, a ...