ZBNF – a bullet no way near the bull’s eye?
Zero Budget Natural Farming or ZBNF is a newly hatched baby aka agricultural practice that has become enormously popular in recent decades and embraced by...
The digital direction for citizens to protect the environment
The UNESCO Science Report states globally, there were about 7.8 million researchers in 2013 working full-time. 7.8 million researchers in science proportional to 0.1% of...
Wild uncultivated edible plants of India
Part 7 (......after part 6) Oxalis corniculata L. Family: Oxalidaceae Commonly called as creeping wood sorrel, the plant with the clover-shaped leaves stays closer to...
Glimpses Of Nature And Culture
A hotel for solo traveler….. visit the Bee hotel By pronouncing “Bee” we imagine those tiny powerful creatures in a group with whom you cannot...
Musing over the Kerala Model of Development in the light of recent extreme events
In the last two years the State of Kerala, had to face devastating events during the monsoons; a synergic corollary to the lopsided evolution of...
Harvests shrinking? Challenges for sustainable harvesting of non-timber forest products
Humans have lived in and around forests for tens of thousands of years and have been using forest to meet their daily requirements of food,...
Wild uncultivated edible plants of India
Part 6 (......after part 5) Monochoria hastata (L.) Solms Family: Pontederiaceae This aquatic plant is a common weed of the rice fields of India. It...
Glimpses Of Nature And Culture
Some like it Hot…….. and Spicy It is difficult, if not impossible, to imagine our food without the hot and spicy flavor of green chilies....
Biodiversity at work: a glimpse into the world of Functional Diversity
A visit to the museum mesmerizes us with a fascinating set of collections; the same happens when we are in the botanical or zoological garden...
Bhoot Choturdoshi – An ancient Shaak eating ritual with ethnomedicinal importance
Today Radha, Jyotsna, Nandarani, Bimala are very busy. They are going out for a hunt as part of an ancient Bengali ritual, Bhoot Chaturdashi. It...