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Organic tea and coffee
out of Asia
Hope floats. As tea and coffee producers
look to escape the commodity box, the prospects of organic production
appear ever more attractive. Add stringent food safety norms in
importing countries, the red flag of pesticide residues always on
stand-by. Blend in the concept of LOHAS – Lifestyles of Health
and Sustainability. The outcome? Going organic seems to be an obvious
route for progressive growers.
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To go, Or not to
go Organic ?
They’re poised on the horns of a
dilemma. On the one hand the organic market seems full of potential,
on the other hand is the fear of a probable drop in yields, and
the sheer uncertainty in making a paradigm shift in farming methods.
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To IB or not to IB
?
Parents today increasingly face a dilemma
in choosing an appropriate educational system for their school-going
children. Currently, India has one of the most diverse markets in
secondary education in the entire world, with a veritable smorgasbord
of examinations and certificates. In addition to the SSLC, CBSE,
ICSE, over the last decade the advent of new, high-end international
schools across India has resulted in further options in obtaining
a school-leaving certificate. These include the International Baccalaureate,
popularly known as IB, the International General Certificate of
Secondary Education (IGCSE), other options from Cambridge International
Examinations (CIE) and the Advanced Placement Program (AP) offered
by the US-based College Board.
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Georgia on my mind,
India in my heart
Coca-Cola and coffee?
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Grounds of sorrow,
grounds for joy.
“Some Coffee Beans May Also Be
Tainted”.
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Eco-tourism: where
less is more.
To get to the Devbagh Beach Resort at Karwar,
you have to take a three-kilometer boat-ride. Check into you room:
a log hut on stilts with a thatched roof…
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The Nilgiri Tahr
– the elusive one
Listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List
of Threatened Mammals, the Nilgiri Tahr has received extensive protection
in recent years, and the numbers are on the rise, with nearly 1000
to be found in the Eravikulam National Park in Kerala.
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Gold, Sport and Coffee
Planting in Mysore
Robert H Elliot came to India in 1855 and
settled in Mysore where he spent the next 40 years as a coffee planter.
Later, he returned to England, and wrote a remarkable book, “Gold,
Sport and Coffee Planting in Mysore” that was published in
1898.
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