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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...

IPL BIG MONEY - WHY NOT PROVIDE TO POOR CHILDREN PLAYING CRICKET

In 2008 I wrote the following in my blog: My View: With all the profits IPL made, they should atlease provide shoes, gloves and equipments to the underpriviliged children who play cricket in villages of the corresponding teams. RICH-POOR INJURY DUE TO PLAYING CRICKET WITHOUT SHOES: It is the third successful IPL season (moneywise)- IPL has become second to NBA based on first-team salaries on a pro-rata basis (Global Sports Salary Review). I read in news only about - main IPL cricket people fighting for millions and billions for cricket franchises. News: Pune was bought by Sahara Adventure Sports Group for $370 million, the Kochi franchise was bought by Rendezvous Sports World Limited for $333.3 million We were offered $50m to quit - Kochi franchise WIKI ON IPL Never ever read that these teams provided any shoes or cricketing materials (may cost only thousands for them) to any village school children playing cricket.

EXPIRED DRUGS MAKING BACK TO MARKET WITH FRESH LABELS

How can people do this: Bringing back Expired drugs into the retail market by fixing fresh labels bearing new manufacturing and expiry dates. As a person who loved studing Toxicology, I was astonished to see how people could do this. How many people would have been affected by this. Drugs would act differently after expiry date. It sure would have killed so many people and would have created toxic reaction to various people instead of treating them. Is money that important for these people above the health of the other person. Will this person give expired medicines to his mom, dad, children and dear ones? Please people never do these type of business. Central Drugs Standard Control Organization, India should perform regular test on random samples from market to eliminate this type of business. We have visionary leaders who wanted to take countries forward. Think about their sacrifices. Even if you cannot do 1% of Good that they did, do not do anything bad. I am sorry ...

Natural Calamities - Needs Monitoring & Alerting Systems

We are in 21st century and still facing enormous amount of deaths due to natural calamities. We know about the plate tectonics several years before. We know several countries lie in the Earth's fault layers. We have excellent structural engineers and several quality institutes conducting geological, civil and structural engineering, environmental and monitoring research. Authorities who work for welfare of World such as United Nations should provide monitoring devices to countries that mandatorily require monitoring systems. These systems can monitor future natural disasters and can signal or alert people to move to safe zone. Builidngs should be built with earth quake resistance capability. Several studies have been made for earth quake resistance capability building with minimal cost. These information needs to be provided and implemented in all countries atleast along the fault lines. This type of work should have been started in 20th century even. Better Late than Ne...

Erode Mahesh - Postive Thinking

Couple of weeks back I had the privilege of driving Erode Mahesh from Orlando to Tampa. While driving we had good conversation and found that he is not just a Tamil Standup comedian.He had great views over the future with excellent positive thinking. I thank God that I got this opportunity and talked about EnviroApps Projects. He said he will spread out Environmental awareness in his talks. It goes deep into the minds of people when such people deliver the message to all kind of audiences. I wish him great success.

Dr. Abdul Kalam - What can I give?

In one of my earlier blogs I wrote: Praying to God to bring more people into Earth, who contributes to betterment of the Earth, it's inhabitants and it's future generations. Last weekend I had the pleasure of seeing Dr. Adbul Kalam in person at Casselberry Hindu temple auditorium near Orlando, FL. He gave an excellent speech and I thank God for letting me to see such a person. He wanted each and every person to always think ...what can I give. He said even if you cannot help monetarily, you can help by teaching or doing any voluntary work, wherever you live. Our EnviroApps Sustainable Land Development Project will be done following his words. Again praying to God - One day there should be a peaceful world as Dr. Kalam envisioned. People living in harmony, creating a sustainable future without any selfishness must be the future, I Pray. Please give and do Good....

Toxic Dry Walls, Lead Toys, Contaminated Tooth Paste, Defective tires... Long list

Drywalls - smells like sulfur (rotten eggs) and it tarnishes metals and ruins appliances and electronics by corroding pipes and wires - newly added to the long lists of Contaminated toothpaste, lead-tainted toys and defective tires. Children are growing in these toxic environments rather than healthy environment. People (Manufacturers) - Please atleast try to do Good things...so future generations can live in a proper environment.