Ganesh Chaturthi: The modak’s history reflects its strong ties to the land; here is how

The sweet and some of the recipes used in making it are quite old; its ingredients include some of the Deccan’s famous crops like ambemohur rice

Forest Survey Report 2021: India’s growing stock increases due to trees outside forests

Mango, neem, mahua and coconut are trees outside forests that contribute most to India’s growing stock

Plant-based beverages are no match for bovine milk

Consumers must not be swayed by such drinks using the term ‘milk’ as cow milk is superior in nutrition, taste and is economical …

Why India must conserve its palm trees

The country has a variety of palm trees. But they are diminishing fast

World Coconut Day: A wonder fruit that has nurtured humanity

Coconut flesh, water, oil and milk are widely consumed across the tropical coasts of the world

ICAR researchers produce coconut palm plantlets using tissue culture

The study will have applications for the farming community

Seize the freshness

Kerala self-help groups make medicinal oil, chutney powder from flesh of coconut

The end of coconut water? The world's trendiest nut is under threat of species collapse

Coconut water may be the 'it' drink, but its producers face multiple threats

Goa farmers' body hails declassification of coconut as 'tree', demands coconut museum

Cites a number of reasons as to why the ruling is helpful to coconut farmers

Coconuts: Goa's trees or grass?

Goa government's decision to derecognise coconut palm as a tree has left the state's trademark tree at the mercy of developers

Lost in plantation

Millions of growers and workers are in distress in Kerala, the plantation capital of India, as domestic and international prices of cash crops …

No gas? Try coconut oil

Fig in coconut sauce

Coir better than synthetics for making geo-grids

On a coconut trail

Fascinated by a more than liberal use of coconut in south Indian cuisine, Hoinhnu Hauzel sets off on a journey to find out what is so special …

South Asia

Tissue-culture technology facilitates to hike yeild of tasty coconut

The tasty, popular coconut species of Thailand, kati, could not be produced in large scale because it is infertile. But scientists have now found …

Back to nature

Coconut disease

Coconut cousins

DNA analysis shows coconuts have two different origins

Islander's doom

Coconut cracker

The eriophyid mite has a field day, while officials sleep tight. The pest attack was first reported in 2000, when a farmer from the Puri …

Long lives the drink

New technology facilitates commercialisation of coconut water

Disease-resistant coconut

Natural pesticides