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Slideshow | Wild bees in the forest areas of Kanyakumari district – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 15/02/2022 by website administrator

Wild bees are not accustomed to hot climate conditions. Their populations in the Western ghat region are now dwindling as a result of global warming. If this trend continues, pollination may cease and, as a result, the regeneration of forest plants will be … Continue reading →

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Tip | Learn more about bees and honey: “What if bees did not exist?”

Posted on 06/07/2021 by website administrator

The role of bees in any economy is well understood, and the disappearance of indigenous bee populations is alarming to scientists all over the world: Bees are some of nature’s most fascinating creatures, they are also incredibly important. Their intimate … Continue reading →

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Video | “More than Honey” by Markus Imhoof: Award winning documentary about people living with and off honeybees

Posted on 20/11/2013 by website administrator
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“Economic and social development are interrelated”: Make Kerala’s globally acclaimed system truly inclusive for its Scheduled Tribes

Posted on 09/08/2022 by website administrator

K.S. Madhavan on Kerala’s concept of public education | To read the full article in the Times of India, click here >> […] The concept of public education is based on the objective of inclusiveness. What are the consequences of … Continue reading →

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Indian forests, rivers and mountains owe their survival to Adivasis: “the most civilised people” – Mahasweta Devi

Posted on 08/08/2022 by website administrator

Renowned writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi termed Adivasis as “the most civilised people” to whom Indian forests, rivers and mountains owe their survival. She praised their egalitarian social structure where nobody is greater than anybody, and where social evils … Continue reading →

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