Soilless farming is the technique of cultivating plants by eliminating traditional soil media and using other substrates (like coco peat, gravel, etc.,) instead. This can be performed under controlled environment and can be established anywhere independent of land availability and soil fertility. Hydroponics is one such soilless cultivation method that is becoming popular in this […]
Agriculture
Top easy growing Medicinal plants of India to have in your home garden
Our ancestor’s used to go for “herbal remedies” which is very effective. Indian forests are known for the greatest repository of medicinal plants. And Indian traditional system like Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and tribal medicines depends on these medicinal plants as their raw materials. But nowadays most of us are living in urbanized environment prefer only […]
Jallikattu: The Sport As Old As Our History
There are various misconceptions about the traditional sport Jallikattu also known as Eru thazhuvuthal and Manju virattu. Here we attempt to bring out the details of the sport, it’s History and Tradition. An Indian Tradition Jallikattu has been organised since the times of Indus valley civilization and there are unearthed artifacts depicting the game. In […]
Jallikattu – It’s more than just a matter of Tamil Pride
Narrowing down the debate on Jallikattu to just a matter of Tamil pride Vs Animal right activists or Culture first Vs People first or Tamil tradition Vs Animal cruelty is a thing of ignorance. The historical “Jallikattu protest of Youths” in January 2017 revealed that Jallikattu is not just a matter of Tamil Pride and it was rather an opportunity to […]
Digital India 2016 – A glance
Digital India is an giant leap for Indian society. Though the Scheme launched in July 1 2015, many major initiatives of government and demonetization made “digital India” a buzzword in 2016. As by Our P.M. Modi, “If we have to build the nation we have to start from villages”. There are still some areas […]