The Indian spirit mahua is one of the only alcoholic beverages distilled exclusively from flowers. Also known as mahuli or ...

In the dry forests of central and eastern India, when winter loosens its grip and the nights grow faintly warm, something quietly magical begins to happen. Beneath towering mahua trees, the forest ...

Tree seeds, rather than biomass or fuel crop plants, could represent an abundant source of renewable energy, according to new research. The study suggests that seeds from the Indian mahua and sal ...

Once dismissed as an illicit tribal brew, mahua is finding new life in premium bars, export markets and state policy. Here's ...

An initiative by the Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) management is transforming the livelihoods of forest-dependent communities ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Spring has arrived in the jungles of Madhya Pradesh and the ...

As darkness engulfs the Denwa River, I settle in for a drink after a long day of safaris in Satpura Tiger Reserve, a three-hour drive from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. The sunny yellow mahua-based ...

IF YOU LISTEN carefully, there is a new sound: plip-plop, as the mahua tree drops its blossoms, one by one, onto a net of saris stitched together like a trampoline. Traditionally, these droplet-shaped ...