Saying it with flowers

Flowers may wither, but not their importance in the cultures of most countries

Flowering contentions

A Kenyan bid to enter the global flower market withers some of the North's near-monopoly profiteering

Budding clocks

The thorn buds

Parisians see red and intercept a consignment of Indian roses meant to reach French women on Valentines day, turning it into a thorny issue

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दलित बच्चों पर कहर बन रहा है फूलों की खेती का जहर : रिपोर्ट में खुलासा

भोपाल गैस त्रासदी को याद करते हुए जारी रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है कि स्कूल का खर्च निकालने के लिए फूल के खेतों में ...

Rare plant species rediscovered in Western Ghats after more than 100 years

The wild plant was redicsovered in a biosphere reserve in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu

Biotechnology assures leap in production

Tissue culture can change the face of agriculture, asserts Ajit Thomas, who heads a firm that has gone in a big way for biotechnology …

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वो हरसिंगार का पेड़ और मौन संवाद

शायद ही कोई ऐसा इंसान हो, जिसने हरसिंगार के फूलों की मनमोहक आभा को महसूस न किया हो

The sweet scent of hard cash

Several Indian firms, eyeing easy profits, are cultivating exotic varieties of flowers for the Dutch market but paying little heed to ecological …

Boom time for lab bloomers

India hopes to earn Rs 200 crore every year exporting flowers mass produced in laboratories

Flower talk

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अच्छे फूलों वाली जगहों को याद रखते हैं बड़े भौंरे

एक नए अध्ययन में कहा गया है कि भौंरा हमेशा किसी खास फूल पर ही बैठता हैं

Fresh flowers

Deadly bloom

Holland's thriving tulip flower industry is under pressure to clean up its act and save the environment from degradation caused by excessive use …

Scientists develop new Chrysanthemum variety

National Botanical Research Institute developed and released the variety that blooms during late December to mid-February 

जल्द नहीं मुरझाएगा यह फूल, वैज्ञानिकों ने विकसित की नई किस्म

भारतीय वैज्ञानिकों ने अब गुलदाउदी की ऐसी किस्म विकसित की है, जो सर्दियों के अंत तक खिली रहेगी

Bleak monsoon hurts floriculture in West Bengal

Farmers struggle to store flowers, increase production and end up with low payouts

Bloom fades on Holland's famous flower trade

Dutch export of flowers has fallen in the face of increasing competition from other countries and a drop in the quality of plants at home.

Karanda: Rural India's rich fruit

Karanda is a versatile but under-exploited plant found throughout the dry regions of India. It is cultivated for its edible fruits in Rajasthan, …

Biodiversity, green cover: Bhopal’s ecological garden offers shot at conservation

The tree cover in Bhopal has declined by 44% in 2 decades; the urban forest can help compensate for the same