As temperatures rise due to climate change, exacerbates its impact on cities and urban environments making them warmer than their rural counterparts. This phenomenon is known as the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect where...
Category - Plants and Gardens
A Plant that is Sweetening the World – Stevia
Candy Leaf (Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni)) is a plant recognized for its natural non-caloric sweetening characteristics. Stevia is obtained from the green leaves of the plant and is increasingly being used as a sweetener...
Garden for Girl Friends – Saheliyon Ki Bari
The title of the article is not clickbait, but a loose translation of the name given to one of the most beautiful gardens in India. The name of the Garden to which we are referring here is in Hindi, Saheliyon Ki...
Lalbagh Botanical Garden – Where Botany meets Geology
Not many places on earth can bring nature seekers, botany enthusiasts, geology students, and even history buffs into one place. While there are many botanical gardens in the world, each with its share of natural beauty...
Mushrooms: Way to Green Living
Mushrooms have proven to be the unsung heroes in the fight against climate change. Multiple studies and innovators have shown that they are smart social beings. They are intelligent in the sense that they can trade with...