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Dry Farming: A Regenerative Path Through El Niño A New Era of Climate-Resilient Agriculture El Niño is reshaping climate in certain key areas of agriculture lands all over the World with delayed monsoons, prolonged dry spells, and rising temperatures.   WARNING SIGNS As groundwater levels fall and irrigation becomes unreliable, farmers need a system that works with drought-not against it. Dry farming offers exactly that. Dry farming is a regenerative, low-water method that relies on soil moisture, native seeds, and intelligent land management. It is one of the most powerful tools for India’s climate future. Why Dry F arming Matters During El Niño El Niño disrupts India’s rainfall patterns, causing: ·        Delayed monsoons ·        Long dry periods ·        Higher heat stress ·        Reduced groundwater recharge ·     ...

Moon

MOON EXPLORATION Chandrayaan 3 mission (Launch Date - 14 July 2023 14.35 hrs IST)    was a great success ( Landing Date Time -  23 August 2023 06.04 hrs IST)   for ISRO team, ISRO and INDIA.  Wishing them more success in the future. From childhood space always fascinated me and my friends. We learned about rockets in detail during our high school and were attracted to them. As we grew heard about  Vikram Sarabai, and Dr. Kalam, followed him and highly motivated by his accomplishments and speeches.  FROM HUMBLE BEGININGS Later moved to US for higher studies and had opportunity to visit Wallops Island where Dr. Kalam had also visited. My environmental research was on Chesapeake Bay sediment toxicity. Also had a dream to study such toxicity on extraterrestrial materials, which did not materialize due to various reasons but the interest in space never deteriorated. Life took its path and put me near the Titusville where Kennedy Space Center, NASA is...

Indus Valley Scripts

Deciphering Indus script: PASUPATHI SEAL  -  ( Mahayogi seal ,   Proto- Shiva seal ) Dr. N. Ganesan (NASA and US Airforce Scientist) -  Troves of information  -  intrigued me into historic language research and was reading extensively on these subjects. He is from Pollachi, where I am also from . He is admin of our Tamil Circle (தமிழ் வட்டம்) group and he solves many ancient Tamil word meaning, etymology, history and many other language related enquiries. He is also well versed in Tamil who could write Venba immediately. Recently he was awarded Kalingarayar Award at Thiru. N. Mahalingam NM100 Centennial function.    Dr. Ganesan is also involved in  Houston Tamil Studies Chair : Dr. N. Ganesan has published a paper on: A Dravidian Etymology for Makra - Crocodile  Gharial It led me to get interest in Indus Valley topics and search on various available information on Indus. It is always great to understand historical scripts.  ...

Motorbikes

Deviating from regular topics, following young boys who are YouTube moto loggers ( Cherry Vlogs and Twin Throttlers - TTF) and traveler Tamil Trekker from Tamil Nadu , made me to write this blog article, similar to a previous blog - Music.    As soon as I could comprehend things in childhood life, I started to have affinity towards  motorbikes and travelling . The reason for that was maternal Uncle S.A. Ramakrishnan.  He had a motorcycle called AJS, a British model bike slightly bigger than Enfield bike.  He spend lots on it to keep it in crisp condition with chrome shining everywhere. He kept it spotless clean  - fully loaded  motorbike . He would buy parts meticulously at Bapu Lal Auto Spares in Coimbatore behind Railway station. Have spend more such times during childhood. It was fun riding that bike with him. It had a great sound and people would look at us when he gives extra little throttle. Back in Pollachi  (during those high scho...