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Cost Effective Solution to save Coconut trees during forth coming water scarcity months due to El Niño : Olla Irrigation - Ancient Wisdom for Modern Droughts. 🏺 Echoes of Ancient Clay pot Irrigation Long before the term olla entered agricultural vocabulary, ancient Tamil farmers practiced remarkably similar methods. In Sangam‑era Tamilakam, clay vessels called “ māṇ paṇai ” or “kulam paṇai” were used to store and seep water near tree roots - especially for coconut, banana, and areca palms.   These pots were often placed in earthen basins (thottam) lined with coir, husk, and leaf mulch, creating a natural moisture‑retention system. Inscriptions and temple garden records from regions like Pollachi, Thanjavur, and Madurai mention such paṇai neer vaḻi (pot‑water channels) as part of sustainable irrigation networks.  This continuity of wisdom - from ancient Tamil pot irrigation to modern olla systems -  shows how indigenous knowledge can guide regenerative farming in the...
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School with only one Teacher

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Valparai- A school has only one teacher. So some of the classes are taught by students even. Source - www.dinakaran.com Same time I read that some high level business man could spend millions for a Gift.
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NEPAL: Street children sniff glue to beat hunger pangs

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Thani oru manthithanuku unnavu illai endral intha Jagathinai allithiduvom - Great Mahakavi Bharathair words. However in some parts of world the following story still happens- http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/62b38d27423dd9147d1ebe223e53e2af.htm Source: IRIN Bhim Pariyar, who grew up on the streets of the capital, Kathmandu, huddled in a corner with other boys like him, all trying to warm themselves around the fire they had made by burning plastic, paper and tyres. "It's time for fun now," Pariyar told his friends as he took out the packet of dendrite . "You know, this helps us to get rid of our hunger," explained his friend, 14-year-old Rajen Subba, who fled his home in Jhapa district in southeast Nepal due to grinding poverty and started to work as a rag picker. But he cannot afford regular food or clothing to keep warm, and has been living on the streets for the past six years. "I wish I was home even if it means living without food because I...
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