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Forget concrete, steel or wood. One state in India, has ‘living bridges’ which last for 500 yearsMeghalaya's Khasi community crafts extraordinary 'living bridges' from the roots of rubber fig trees, a testament to natural engineering. T...- In 1770, a scientist was handling a lump of rubber and found it rubbed pencil away, leading to the creation of the eraser, changing every school deskA pivotal moment in 1770 came when Joseph Priestley noted that natural rubber could easily wipe away graphite marks from paper. A material ...
- 7 beginner-friendly indoor plants that are low-maintenance and can survive almost anywhereGreen thumbs are not always necessary for indoor plants. Several forgiving varieties thrive with minimal attention. ZZ plants, spider plant...
- Power, Hotels & Chemicals: Dipan Mehta maps out the market’s next big opportunitiesDipan Mehta advises selective investing, favoring power infrastructure, export manufacturing, and specialty chemicals. While acknowledging ...
- Money, luck and growth: 6 indoor plants that are believed to attract money and good fortuneMany believe certain plants bring good fortune and financial stability. This article highlights six popular plants associated with wealth a...
- PM Modi’s gift fits a long tradition of political candyPontrefact cakes are liquorice sweets. They are small and black with a medicinal-sweet taste which liquorice lovers adore, and everyone els...
- Fishermen are being pushed to the brink by fuel costs in Southeast AsiaRising energy, freight, and supply chain expenses are escalating seafood prices globally. Governments offer aid, but it's stretched thin, i...
- Why Some Parents in Finland Want Their Kids to Play in Dirt AgainA Finnish study transformed daycare playgrounds into biodiverse natural habitats, replacing traditional equipment with soil, plants, and fo...
- Natural rubber declines on muted demand and low global prices“There is downward pressure on the price,” said Anu Pai of Geojit Commodities.
- Demonetisation makes rubber farmers, traders life hard in KanjirappallyThis is having a ripple effect on the life of people in the region, which survives on income from rubber.
- Fall in demand sees rubber growers in Kerala make a beeline for honeyThough selling honey provides additional income, it has been mostly done by migratory bee keepers as not many growers have shown interest, ...
- ATMA pitches for more subsidies to boost rubber re-plantingIndustry body ATMA today said the government should boost rubber production by encouraging re-plantation and giving more subsidies to growe...
- Proposal against raising import duty deflates rubber priceThe big estates too have been affected by the falling prices, says a senior officer of Harrisons Malayalam, the largest rubber grower in th...
- Proposal against raising import duty deflates rubber priceThe big estates too have been affected by the falling prices, says a senior officer of Harrisons Malayalam, the largest rubber grower in th...
- Rubber prices help rural economy bounceSmall growers reap rich harvest as prices rise sharply on strong demand & short supply.
- GM rubber gets Centre's permission for field trialThe Central government has permitted field trials of genetically modified rubber by the Rubber Research Institute of India.
- Experts split over rubber tapping stylesFor over a century, rubber tapping has followed a common style — the inclined downward tapping method. That traditional thinking is now bei...
- Implications galore for industry as rubber tapping style is debatedFor well over a century since the Amazonian tribes have been known to extract latex out of rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis), rubber tappin...
- Rubber replantation gets a Budget boostThe finance minister’s announcement of creating a special purpose fund for rubber with an initial kitty of Rs 19.41 crore in 2008-09 is exp...
- Rubber tapping may go downside upA debate is raging about whether it is better to tap rubber trees in the traditional top-to-bottom style or the newly-mooted downside-up me...
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