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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...

Happy Holidays - EnviroApps, EAFarms, EAPharmics and Zoomvin

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Plastics, Plastic islands and Micro Plastics

We are in plastic world. Plastic is almost used by everyone in the Planet. Slowly it is showing its effect on environment. We are at a stage to find immediate effective solution for this problem  as soon as possible. Most of the plastics used as of now are stable in the environment and not degrading easily. I have witnessed plastic bags strewn all over the places in land environment. This will cause effects on hydrological cycle and environment. They are polluting both land and water. When they are broken down after very long time, they become more dangerous by converting into micro plastics. These micro plastics can even travel between cells. They enter the food chain. More studies are needed to find the toxicity of these plastic substances. Plastic solids are eaten by birds and has caused mortality in little ones. Their stomach has shown to contain the bottle caps that could not be degraded even after they are dead. I have read about plastic islands formed in oceans because o...

Environmental Protection a must

Environmental Protection needs to be considered seriously, especially now - because of high pollution levels, Already five essentials for survival - Water, Air, Food, Outdoor Environment and Sleep are being affected considerably. Along with these,  multiple adversaries are happening. Health is affected by so many things. Most of the people are depend on chemical medicines. Our bodies are exposed to more chemicals than before and it could also symbiotically affect the health with pollutants. Recently saw photos about India's capital being affected by air pollution. As an Environmentalist, it was very hard to see that. It can lead to severe and several disasters. We have damaged the environment at the highest level. It affects human health in many ways. As an Environmental Scientist and toxicologist, I am well aware of that. What can be done: Governments should use air pollutants absorbing   Plants and   Electrostatic Precipitators efficiently to remove the polluta...

Water Air Food Outdoor Energy Sleep - Living Healthy

Water:   Water wars are already starting in the world. We are already paying for water than most of the commodities. Think about poor people - it is going to be tough for them. We all know water is important and it is important that we manage it properly. Water bodies are abused for selfish purposes and polluted at alarming rate. Most of the people are already drinking toxic soup water rather than normal water. Sewage, pharmaceutical products waste, other industrial effluents and non point sources taint water bodies. We are also depleting ground water at an alarming rate. It is time to manage fresh water resources, properly. Food (from Land - Soil):    It is really hard to say that we are eating good food. Foods are prepared from produce grown using contaminated water, chemicals including pesticides. Apart from that, they are also genetically modified and are also tainted with antibiotics and hormones. Lands for food growth have become scarce. Buildings take o...

Tough times for Environmentalists.

As a fellow Environmentalist, it is hard to believe that environmentalists have to go through the rough act for being an Environmentalist, Nature Lover, Sustainable Practitioners, Enthusiasts and Restorers,  I pray that they overcome this and God gives them ample health and support to continue what they do in more effective way. One should always follow the positive aspects - Planting trees, restoring natural water bodies and other sustainable environmental activities. I support all such environmental sustainable activities from bottom of my heart. Tough times to Environmentalists -  It is happening all over the world - Pl. Read this. We should ignore the negatives (even though if it is hard) by following  Gandhiji,  Swami Vivekananda, Dr. Abdul Kalam (who were all for the Nature and sustainable development). Currently, World is going through these negativities and recently it is going through a hellish dance. Leaders are into negativity, We hear barba...

Modern Realistic Environmentalism

Finally I completed my book called - Modern Realistic Environmentalism .  This is a simple book that explains what is true environmentalism and if i could make at least a youth follow environmentalism - that will be my success. This is also my experience as an Environmentalist. What have we done and are facing as humans:  Air - we have polluted the air - people already have started wearing masks when going out - In future we may buy oxygen to breath. Water - We have contaminated water and water bodies, Oceans and coastal areas are becoming highly polluted areas, water is even contaminated with non treatable pharmaceutical products and other chemicals Food - Tainted with pesticides, insecticides, hormones and chemicals. We carry radiation with us (I mean cell phone(s).  Implications:  We are seeing Dreadful Diseases at an younger age by just Inhaling Air, Drinking Water and Consuming Food (The basic necessities to lead a life). Environmenta...

Pongal, Sustainable Organic Natural Agriculture

During the auspicious Pongal (Tamil Harvest Festival) I want to present this article for farmers. As an environmental scientist and information technologist I could share my useful knowledge and experience for the benefit of the natural farming community. Farmers practicing natural methods have questions about plant diseases, weeds and pests (how to control them in a natural way). Natural methods are there for sure to control diseases, weed and pests: Neem, Cow manure, butter milk, garlic, turmeric, chilies, physical fly catchers, diatomaceous earth, row covers, crop rotation and integrated pest control can be used. You can google about each topic (along with natural pest control) and read more, understand and practice. One thing to note is our agricultural forefathers have been using these methods successfully. I have heard that the amount of yield was so high that they had to use elephants for removing husk from rice instead of bulls. They had mastered the natural farming te...