‘Water lilies in India,’ a book based on studies conducted at the Malabar Botanical Garden was released on Tuesday by State Principal Secretary (Science and Technology) E.P. Yesodharan here recently. The first copy was presented to K.S. Manilal, bo-tanist, and former Professor of Botany, Calicut University.Malabar Botanical Garden managing director R. Ansari is the author of the book. The book, priced...
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federal-funded botanical garden will be developed in the heart of the city in Petra Jaya here.Kuching City North Commission Datuk Bandar Mohamad Atei Abang Medaan said the state government had set aside 51ha of prime state land for the project.Initiated and funded by the National Landscape Department, the botanical garden will be the first of its kind in Sarawak, he said.Mohamad Atei said the state...
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PUTRAJAYA: Garden tourism packages are next on the list of promotions to attract more foreign visitors and stimulate domestic travelling.Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said Malaysia had great potential for garden tourism.“We already have the infrastructure to meet the needs of such tourists,” she said at the press conference after a meeting with garden designers.She said the parks and gardens...
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Renowned botanist David J. Mabberley is to deliver a lecture on ‘The Citrus Story’ here on Friday.On a nine-day tour of the country, Dr. Mabberley will visit the Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute at Palode and deliver the lecture.He will also sign his recent best seller ‘The Plant Book’ to be given away to botanists.At present Keeper of the Herbarium, Library, Art and Archives of the...
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Persons with disability from Puducherry at the Government Botanical Garden in Udhagamandalam on Thursday.Udhagamandalam: With the clear sky and dry weather of the past few days giving way to wet and misty conditions in this hill station on Thursday normal life was affected.However, unmindful of the inclement weather, scores of persons with various kinds of disabilities were seen having a whale of a...
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Physically challenged persons from Puducherry at the Government Botanical Garden in Udhagamandalam on Thursday.Udhagamandalam: With the clear sky and dry weather of the past few days giving way to wet and misty conditions in this hill station on Thursday normal life was affected.However, unmindful of the inclement weather, scores of persons with various kinds of disabilities were seen having a whale...
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Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday permitted the Tamil Nadu government to develop the Agri Horticultural Society on Radhakrishnan Salai in Chennai as a botanical garden without putting up any structures.A Bench of Justice R.V. Raveendran and Justice G.S. Singhvi granted the permission on a submission made by the State Advocate General P.S. Raman during the course of hearing of a special leave petition...
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Tamil Nadu Horticulture department today began work to develop a world class botanical garden and a horticulture research centre on 20 acres of land in the city, where Woodlands Drive-in Restaurant, city's landmark once stood.After the government took possession of the land, where the Woodlands Drive-In Restaurant and the Agri Horticultural Society were functioning last year and the same was upheld...
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Tamil Nadu Horticulture department today began work to develop a world class botanical garden and a horticulture research centre on 20 acres of land in the city, where Woodlands Drive-in Restaurant, the city's landmark once stood.After the government took possession of the land, where the Woodlands Drive-In Restaurant and the Agri Horticultural Society were functioning last year and the same was upheld...
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:The Delhi Metro Friday conducted successful trial runs of its service between Yamuna Bank station in the national capital and 10 newly-built stations across the river and Noida township in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh.According to the Delhi Metro officials, the trials began around 2.30 p. m. and were conducted on the entire 13.1-km stretch. This section will be integrated with the existing 34.3 km Yamuna...
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