Wild uncultivated edible plants of India -Callicarpa arborea Roxb.
An upright small tree member of Lamiaceae which is noticed for its beautiful clustered pink flower; unfortunately, the plant receives stepson like treatment in the...
Wild uncultivated edible plants of India – Bombax ceiba L.
Popular as Red silk cotton tree or Semal, Bombax is synonymous with Indian summer when its bright red flowers are popped out of leafless branches...
Wild uncultivated edible plants of India – Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet
Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet Family: Malvaceae A common roadside shrub with bright yellow flowers and flat-headed fruit, Abutilon is well known among nature enthusiasts, botanists, and Ayurvedic practitioners. The...
Gharr ….Gharr….Gharr ….Gharat – a confluence of technology and heritage
Humans have innovated and evolved many locally-adaptive technologies in remote and distant cultural geographic regions responding to local needs. Through the lens of today’s engineering...
End of seed crisis that starts with new organic cotton varieties
This could have indeed been a headline for the organic cotton growers as good seeds are challenging to find and a well-adapted variety is even...
Temple turns into natural history museum
Temple is an institution through which humans connect themselves with the almighty. It is a place where people offer their devotion to the supreme god...
The conquest of the wild
The anthropocene is often considered as the tale of human journey towards supremacy in the world. This one-sided glory results into destruction of ecosystem as...
Chalk and Cheese
Sandip Kar Managing Trustee, GRINS Network, www.grins.bio E-mail: contact@grins.bio We have been hearing the need to address farmers’ concerns for decades now and for past few years, a yardstick has also...
Life around the Sal forest
Subhasis Mahato, Email: subhasis.prl@gmail.com (Department of Forestry, P.R.M.S. Mahavidyalaya, Boragari, Jamboni, Bankura, West Bengal – 722150,) Tulika Panda (Department of Forestry, P.R.M.S. Mahavidyalaya, Boragari, Jamboni,...
Editorial – Volume 5 Issue 3
Hello all, the third quarter of the year is usually overwhelmed by festivals of varied faith, purpose, and expectations. This is a time when celebration,...