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How to differentiate a Coral Snake from a Scarlet Kingsnake before you make a dangerous mistakeEncountering a red, yellow, and black snake in your garden can be alarming, as it might be a venomous eastern coral snake or a non-venomous...- Is aluminium foil a secret weapon for your garden? Some simple tricks you should know to care for your plantsAluminium foil, an ordinary kitchen item, is surprisingly useful in gardening for light reflection, pest deterrence, and moisture retention...
- Bark piled against trunks can quietly shorten a tree’s life, experts warnGardeners are warned about a common landscaping mistake. Piling mulch high against tree trunks, called 'mulch volcanoes,' can damage trees....
- Turn Kitchen Scraps Into Rich Garden Soil: Easy Composting Tips That Cut Your TrashAmericans discard significant food waste annually. Composting offers a simple, science-based solution to convert these scraps into valuable...
- Your Kitchen Trash Might Be the Secret Ingredient Your Garden NeedsGardeners can transform everyday kitchen waste into valuable plant food. Items like banana peels, eggshells, and coffee grounds offer essen...
- Are you mowing your lawn too short? Biggest grass-cutting mistakes to avoid for a healthier yardLawn care often goes wrong with cutting grass too short, stressing the plant by reducing its energy absorption. Experts recommend adhering ...
- Gram Unnati partners with Coco-Cola India for project to boost mango yields in KarnatakaGram Unnati and Coca-Cola India’s Project Mango Unnati in Karnataka targets improving yields and farmers' income for Alphonso and Totapuri ...
- Crisis in the fields: Experts say long-term solutions only way for agriculture sector to survive heatwaveHeatwaves in north India are impacting agriculture, causing heat stress in crops and reducing yields.
- Rural startups seek improved supply chain, better infra, easier access to fundsWith the Budget and the Lok Sabha elections drawing closer, startups working in various sectors, especially in smaller towns and villages, ...
- Indian farmers rack up carbon credits with climate-conscious waysA new method of cultivation, called direct seeded rice (DSR), reduces the overall cost of cultivation by using 12-35% less irrigation water...
- How to grow fresh tomatoes at home in Kitchen garden or terraceTomatoes are a popular choice for home cultivation. Here is a complete guide that explains how to grow tomatoes successfully, starting from...
- Prime Minister Modi to address farmers on natural farming on December 16Efforts are underway to promote and support initiatives leading to sustainability of the system, cost reduction, market access and better v...
- View: Stubble-burning is not an insignificant source of pollution, and a ‘simple’ solution existsOne way is to redesign the combine harvesters to cut the paddy straw from the plant’s base to remove the stem. The straw can either be sold...
- Brewing Sustainability: How to safeguard India’s Darjeeling tea industry from climate changeRajah Banerjee is chairman of the Selim Hill Collective and former owner of the Makaibari tea garden in Darjeeling. Writingin ET Evoke, he ...
- Bio-CNG incentives to usher paddy stubble-based green projectsSanjeev Nagpal, who had developed machinery for bio-CNG projects, said a village-scale project could cost around Rs 35 lakh to set up.
- Stubble burning relies on farmers’ awareness, vigil as mechanisation inadequate this seasonThis year, the challenge is stiffer for other reasons too: paddy was sown in a wider area and late in the kharif season, which means farmer...
- Bengulureans hone skills in water harvesting and biodiversity to run a farm successfullyMany in the city, passionate about living responsibly, are turning to training themselves at farms in and around the city.
- Afforestation drive: How to expand green cover in Bengaluru and sustain itInstead of exotic species, plant native trees as they give nectar and fruits, attracting bees, birds, and keeping the ecosystem alive.
- Move over organic farming, Bengaluru is all for 'natural farming' nowMany Bengalureans may have just discovered the joy of composting at home and growing their own food.
- Maharashtra govt join hands with PepsiCo, Unilever and others to develop value chains for vegetable cropsThe Maharashtra govt has joined hands with PepsiCo, Unilever and Jain Irrigation to enhance the efficiency of fund utilisation under variou...
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