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Ludhiana: A documentary on the farmers protest going on at Singhu Border was released this afternoon by photographer and industrialist Ranjodh Singh at Mata Tripta Ji Hall, Ramgarhia Girls College. “This photo-montage has hundreds of photos which capture the angst and agony of the farmers who are fighting for their rights. Each face has a story to tell. Farmers are the backbone of the country”, said Ranjodh Singh. The team behind the lens comprises Ranjodh Singh, Ashwinder Sethi, and Jaskaran Singh. Script was originally written in Punjabi by Ranjodh Singh and Prof Gurbhajan Gill.
Competition on heritage handicrafts
Khalsa College for Women Civil Lines Ludhiana, organised one day inter-college competition on heritage handicrafts in the college Main Hall. Around 25 students participated in the competition and exhibited their talent by making various handicrafts such as “gudia patole, chhikku, pranda, tokri, mitti de khidone etc”. The Principal, Dr Mukti Gill was the c
Researchers Finally Find the Cure for Baldness
Scientists at the Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, have claimed to discover an extract from mangrove trees that can cure baldness.
The key chemical compound is known as Avicequinon-C which reverses hair loss by interfering with enzymes which lead to elevated hormone levels that cause baldness.
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Thai researchers have also tested the compound in a study in which 50 men and women experiencing baldness participated.
During the month-long study, Avicequinon-C was applied to the scalps of the participants every day. The researchers also photographed the changes experienced by all participants on a weekly basis.
Updated: 01 Jan 2021, 19:00
Locally woven muslin
Muslin is not just a fabric. It is inextricably linked to our history and heritage. There is no way to separate it from our national life. That is why a section of Bangladeshi researchers researched almost six years to revive this traditional fabric.
An exhibition of Dhakaâs muslin was held in London in 1850. Then 170 years after this exhibition, the same traditional muslin saree was woven in Bangladesh. The rare fabric muslin has now secured recognition of Geographical Indication (GI) as a product of Bangladesh.
India also produces muslin but the quality of Bangladeshi muslin is exceptional. The research team has already woven six muslin sarees and presented one of these to the prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The venture has not been an easy one.
Susi Vetter is an ecologist in the Botany Department at Rhodes University. Her research interests are interdisciplinary and include vegetation change, bush encroachment, rangeland dynamics and the cultural importance of nature and biodiversity. While based on fundamental work to understand vegetation dynamics and human-environment interactions, her research also has a strong applied dimension aimed at informing policy and management.
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Rare aquatic plant found in north Kerala
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Most of the 82 species in the genus are concentrated in South America, especially Brazil
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Most of the 82 species in the genus are concentrated in South America, especially Brazil It would be quite easy to overlook this seemingly uninteresting plant if you are not a botanist. But the plant in question, a rare aquatic species of the genus Ludwigia, newly reported from the north Kerala belt of the Western Ghats, shows why conservation is important.
The team of researchers who spotted the species and christened it
Ludwigia venugopalanii has recommended that it be classified as critically endangered, given its extremely low population.