May 2018

From The Better India:

Two years ago, Ashok was introduced to Vinay Yadav, who had started a farmer-producer company called ‘Varda Farmers’ Club’ which allowed farmers who grew only organic produce.

“It was an eye-opener. We came to know about the hazards of…

From The Hindu:

The Doctors issued a chilli warning on 10th April 2018, after an American man who ate the world’s hottest pepper, "Carolina Reaper', at a contest was struck by excruciating “thunderclap” headaches.

The 34-year-old man’s symptoms began with…

Gardens are said to be “lung spaces of crowded cities”. Keeping that in view, in this standard book on gardening, the author makes an attempt to discuss some of the considerations in laying out and developing a garden like social, aesthetic, horticultural and environmental. These…

This popular book covers the nomenclature, description, distribution, composition and uses of 86 spices. The book has also been translated into several Indian languages.

The various uses of spices in foods and beverages as flavourings, in medicine, and in perfumery and…

This book offers a startling new perspective on the world of plants, presenting an atypical point of view that ignites a sense of wonder as it explores the plant world.

For example, the exclusively nector-feeding honeyeaters, like flowerpeckers also pollinate the flowers…

This book describes and illustrates some of the beautiful and useful common trees of India. These trees are seen by road sides, in parks and countryside.

The book is written in a very simple language . A simple glossary has been given at the end of the book. The author…

“Medicinal Plants” by S. K. Jain presents about 100 medicinal plants of India. It includes only authentic information based on pharmacological and other experimental work.

In olden days, many people believed that medicinal plants had miraculous properties like bringing the…