The caterpillar fungus can be found in Bhutan, Nepal, the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh, as well as nearby high-altitude regions of the Central and Eastern Himalayas. But due to its decline, the world’s most expensive fungus is sparking a crisis in the Himalayas.
Devendra Chulkota earned a handsome one lakh rupees in the year he was in class 10.
In the mountain meadows close to his home in Chulkot village, in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district, he learned...
