Plant Kingdom
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Invasive plants are threatening India’s natural and agricultural landscapes
The country has already spent billions of dollars in controlling and eradicating these intruders.
TV Padma
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These books tell us why we ignore plants, and what we are missing out on as a result
Reading to fight plant bias with plant awareness.
Janice Pariat
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In Singapore, community gardens are helping the elderly deal with depression and loneliness
In the ageing country, the government has rolled out an allotment garden scheme to foster closer social bonds.
Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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This illustrator’s sketches of South India’s wondrous plants are lessons in art and botany
Bengaluru-based artist Nirupa Rao’s painstakingly detailed illustrations are a combination of her fascination for nature and love for painting.
Amrita Bose
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The first ever flower bloomed 140 million years ago and looked like a magnolia
Scientists have reconstructed the common ancestor of everything from rose bushes to oak trees, ivy or wheat.
Mario Vallejo-Marin, The Conversation
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Podcast: Tinder for flora? Here's how plants communicate with potential mates
Plants have to attract birds and insects to carry their pollen for reproduction.
Padmaparna Ghosh and Samanth Subramanian
Video
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it