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Japanese climbing fern came to the US as an ornamental; it now spreads across at least 6 Southern states, climbing over trees and helping fire reach their crownsJapanese climbing ferns, introduced for ornamental purposes, have proliferated across southern forests since the early 1900s. These ferns p...
Conservationist Matt Conn bought 67 acres of damaged Louisiana land. For a decade, he personally rebuilt it; the restored wetland had recovered diverse native vegetation and multiple ecosystemsOver a decade, Matt Conn dedicated his efforts to the restoration of 67 acres of degraded land in Louisiana. By eradicating invasive specie...
A juice company dumped 1,000 truckloads of orange peel on dead Costa Rican pastures in 1997; 16 years later, the plot had 176% more biomass than the land beside itA Costa Rican juice company's waste helped restore a degraded pasture. Discarded orange peels and pulp enriched the soil, fostering new gro...
Female Vs Male Watermelon: The Simple Trick to Pick the Sweetest One Every TimeForget the 'female' versus 'male' watermelon myth. Scientists confirm sweetness depends on ripeness, variety, and growing conditions. Look ...
Amid LPG shortages, meet the Bengaluru couple who own a home that can survive without gas, electricity or water supplyAmid rising fuel costs, a Bengaluru couple's eco-friendly mud house offers a glimpse into self-sufficient living. Their 770 sq ft home, bui...
Walmart announces strategic pilots with India-based startupsWalmart has initiated pilot programs with three Indian startups: KBCols Sciences, GreenPod Labs, and Cropin to enhance its US supply chain ...
Walmart announces pilots with Indian Startups to help enhance supply chain resilienceThe pilot programs will test solutions that augment the availability of better and more fresh products for Walmart’s consumers in the U.S. ...
'Winners and losers': The world of coffee is being reordered by EU laws to stop cutting of forestsVietnam can't afford to lose — Europe is the largest market for its coffee, comprising 40% of its coffee exports. Six weeks after the EUDR ...
No soil. No growing seasons. Just add water and technologyThe two operations are part of a new generation of hydroponic farms that create precise growing conditions using technological advances lik...
Green movement sweeps the spirits world: ‘Solar power’ vodkas, wine that absorbs CO2 in demandLuxury wine companies are showing off their eco-conscious credentials.
This is what kept our celebrities awake in 2016From the suicide of Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad to the disappearance of Najeeb Ahmed at JNU, the young are a worried lot.
How organic farming and right prices are helping Kerala farmersThe farmers do sustainable, organic farming that rejects mono-cropping for biodiversity, preserves and shares local seeds, and embraces the...
Hindustan Unilever project delivers on livelihoods, falls short on sustainabilityA HUL contract-farming pilot in Nasik provides 600 farmers subsidised agricultural equipment & assured offtake of their produce.
- Posco hits another green hurdle, National Green Tribunal slaps notices
In what appears to be a setback to the Posco's dream 12-million ton steel project, the National Green Tribunal is coming is challenging the...
- Posco hits another green hurdle, National Green Tribunal slaps notices
National Green Tribunal issued notices to MoEF, Orissa government, OSPCB and Posco India asking about the circumstances under which environ...