NOTE: The following post was first published on Tuesday, 31 Mar 2009. It has now been republished as an addendum to our previous post about Looking back to see Ahead on Water Harvesting and Conservation. Enjoy! Heavy Rains The rains have started falling in most areas of our country. It saddens my heart when I [...]
Cold and Wet Today was a particularly cold day. And a wet one too. That is what makes it different from the recent past. Lately, it’s been all dusty and really hot. The Meteorological Department has predicted El Nino rains in coming months. Where I live, it was all dull and foggy today. The last [...]
I have lately seen gradual uptake of greenhouses as a preferred way of growing horticultural crops. Even in my village. A green house is defined on Wikipedia as a structure with a glass or plastic roof and frequently glass or plastic walls; it heats up because incoming solar radiation from the sun warms plants, soil, [...]




