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During this weekend,  I had a wonderful opportunity to attend 13 th Orlando Wetlands Festival . If opportunities are available in any community, these types of events should be conducted for the betterment of communities, societies, groups and environment. Parks and Recreation Department gave us a free backyard tree in celebration of Arbor Day . We received a cherry plum tree. Hopefully one day we will get excellent plums from this tree in our backyard. Update: Reaping the benefits of this cherry plum that was planted: Wetlands are very important environment for every country in the planet. Also wide ranges of fauna and flora are available in these environments. We had a wonderful walk in the Fort Christmas Historical Park wetlands area.  During the walk we saw a huge alligator eating a huge turtle. Several beautiful birds were flying, swimming and feeding in the wetlands.  Excellent Photographic and bird watching trails were there. ...

A look back at my   Environmental Research : From my childhood, I was interested in Nature and Environment. We have planted numerous trees in schools.  What we planted as small saplings have grown into beautiful trees:   Bharathiar University - Environmental Sciences  Science was my subject. When I learned about  Limnology  and used Secchi disc during my undergraduate degree, I decided to become an Environmental Scientist.  Beautiful Water Body from where I studied Limnology I joined Master’s degree (PSGCAS) and focused towards Environmental Chemistry. My research was - Color removal from pulp and paper mill effluent . Then got admitted to another Masters (M.Phil - Bharathiar University) and focused towards Environmental Physiology. I got chance to work with plants, bioindicators,  bioremediators , fishes and scary scorpions.  Portulaca oleracea (Linn) AS BIOINDICATOR AND PHYTO (BIO) REMED...

When evil takes over, it is hell that is displayed on the fragile EARTH and every HEART is broken. When bright little flowers were destroyed by evil force, all we could do was to cry and pray. Hearts are broken and when strong leaders are shedding tears, something is not right here. If the problem is dug down deeply and logically thought, many truths come out. Human body functions properly, by the way of proper food and other intakes such as water and air. As we all know every vital organ is formed from a single cell. When the pregnant mother consumes proper food the cells develop healthily and vital organs including brain of the fetus forms healthily and an angelically looking new healthy child is born. Beautiful and simple wiring of Brain. Why to short circuit with unwanted chemicals? As a Toxicologist and Scientist, I can surely say that if a pregnant mother consumes unhealthy chemicals such as alcohol, disturbing chemical drugs and inhaling carcinogeni...

During this week, I received a wonderful email from my beloved brother: We are harvesting the Peanuts (ground nuts) already at EAFARMS . The harvest is not bad this time. I already went to Anamalai Gandhi Ashramam -  today and gave them 10 kilos of the produce (Peanuts). This is what I dreamt of when we started EAFARMS .Thanks to my brother we have achieved this and we will move forward. In Anamalai Gandhi Ashramam, at any given point in time, there are about 50 to 60 children between the age group of 4 to 13 years. These children either don’t have the support of their parents or they are orphans by birth. People at Anamalai Gandhi Ashramam are doing an excellent good deed. We are happy that from EA FARMS, where we practice Natural Sustainable Agriculture, we could give Organically grown peanuts to these kids at the Ashram. Peanuts(ground nuts) are rich in energy and contain many health benefiting nutrients, minerals, antioxidants and vitam...

As soon as my friend Dr. Hatha told me about his Full bright (MSU)  trip to USA from CUSAT , I was envisioning to spend quality time with him on all ends - professional, recreational and personal - during Thanksgiving week, 2012. The day came and Hatha was with our family. I got the true feeling of friendship when I received him. That's when I actually experienced the following-  Even though friends are apart from each other, when they meet, it will be the same as before. Bharathiar University Days Next day I drove Hatha and my family to Everglades , a sub tropical wetland - an important ecosystem. As we both are Environmental Scientists and nature loving people, we had wonderful time at Everglades. During boat ride to Coot bay from Flamingo center, we were watching Mangroves, beautiful birds and alligators and walking in the Anhinga Trail was excellent. As usual, I stopped at "Robert is Here" and had a tasty mango shake. Evening after visiting a ...

I had the opportunity to teach Environmental Sciences to small kids (bunch of 3rd graders) during this week. I have taught the subject to under and post graduate students. After few years of break, I had this opportunity. Since, lots of news about BP oil Pollution (They were going to pay billions of dollars as fine) was going on, I choose to create a model that explains how oil pollution happens and how it gets cleaned. Marine Oil Pollution and Clean Up: I bought some sand from Home Depot. I used a plastic box, shoe box and filled with the sand sliding from top to bottom. I created blue water using water and blue colored ink. It turned out as a good Ocean model. All the kids were watching with full curiosity. I made an 'Oil Barge' with simple small candle light stand on small ship shaped wooden plank which I got from 'Michaels' store. I used left over cooking oil (which I take to recycling center) and colored it with some black color. That cooking oil now looked lik...

Idiots are still killing majestic animals for wrong reasons: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Rhinos  - Poached in a National park.                                              A majestic rhino crossing  - view from my car: Tiger  - Poached in Zoo. A Tiger relaxing at Disney Animal Kingdom: For God sake, there are medicines available  now for your dysfunctions. Rhino's horn and tiger parts wont do it. Animals are not even safe in National Parks and Zoos. How one can protect these animals from these greedy morons?. These greedy mongers want to erase all the national wealth including majestic animals. Great Dr. Kalam is saying to give whatever you can and these low lifes are doing exactly the apposite of what he says. Recently, on Gandhiji's birthday Dr. Kalam  told that children s...