The land of feni just got a museum wholly dedicated to the locally brewed alcohol.
Started by local businessman Nandan Kudchadkar, who is a collector of antiques, the museum ‘All About Alcohol’ located in the tiny beach village of Candolim, houses hundreds of artefacts linked to feni, including large, traditional glass vats in which the local cashew-based alcohol was stored centuries ago.
Having lost his job to the lockdown, Saravanan has been supporting his family of seven by farming. This left him with some spare time to experiment with machines — a passion since his childhood.
Meet 42-year old A Saravanan, an electrician from Idiyathur in Ponnamaravathi.
An Indian scientist based in Abu Dhabi has been awarded the prestigious Sheikh Mubarak bin Mohammed Prize for discovering 11 species of insects.
Dr Anitha Saji, scientist at the Environment Agency — Abu Dhabi (EAD), said insects are an important component of biodiversity and crucial for ecological balance.
A veterinary doctor in Kerala’s Wayanad claims to have invented a type of biodiesel from slaughtered chicken waste.
John Abraham, an associate professor at the Pookode Veterinary College, near Kalpetta says he has received the patents for inventing the biodiesel that offers mileage of over 38 km a litre.
The ‘spiny brinjal’ called ‘Ilavambadi Mullu Kathirikkai’ is up for the much-wanted GI (geographical indication) tag as officials of the Tamil Nadu Horticulture Department have initiated procedures for bagging the tag.
“The procedure for applying for the GI tag for spiny brinjal has begun as per the instructions of our Agriculture Production Commissioner,” says PA Mohan, deputy director (DD) of Horticulture, Vellore.
India’s first cryptogamic garden housing nearly 50 species of lichens, ferns and fungi was inaugurated in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district on Sunday.
Located in the district’s Chakrata town, the garden was inaugurated by social activist Anoop Nautiyal.
Around 50 species have been grown in the garden at Deoban in Chakrata at a commanding height of 9,000 ft, Chief Conservator of Forest (research) Sanjiv Chaturvedi said.
Cryptogamae means “hidden reproduction” referring to the fact that no seed, no flowers are produced. Thus, cryptogams represent the non-seed bearing plants, Chaturvedi explained.
Algae, bryophytes (moss, liverworts), lichens, ferns and fungi are the best-known groups of cryptogams that require moist conditions to survive, he said.
Sikkim, the smallest State with less than 1% of India’s landmass, is home to 27% of all flowering plants found in the country, reveals a recent publication by the Botanical Survey of India (BSI). Flora of Sikkim – A Pictorial Guide, released earlier this week, lists 4,912 naturally occurring flowering plants in the tiny Himalayan State.
“The total number of naturally occurring flowering plants in the country is about 18,004 species, and with 4,912 species, the diversity of flowering plants in Sikkim, spread over an area of 7,096 sq. km. is very unique,” Rajib Gogoi, Scientist and Regional Head, BSI, Gangtok, and the lead author of the publication, said.
The bulls, selected from the farm of conservationist Cose Kurien, hailing from Kodanad village in Ernakulam district, will be adopted on Friday