October 11, 2022

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS – OCTOBER 2022

GREEN HUMOUR FOR A GREYING PLANET – ROHAN CHAKRAVARTHY

Green Humour For a Greying Planet makes great reading for both the general are scientifically inclined reader.

WHAT IF THERE WERE NO BEES - SUZANNE SLADE

Suzanne Slade’s What If There Were No Bees helps you follow the chain reaction, and discover how important honey bees are by explaining their importance to grassland ecosystems in a fun and intriguing way through easy to understand illustrations.

 

 

 

April 9, 2022

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS – APRIL 2022

Around The World in 80 Trees - Jonathan Drori

Trees have played a critical role in human life offering us everything from sanctuary from the heat under its canopy, to juicy colourful seasonal fruits and raw material for everything from building material to Aspirin and maple syrup.

Every Creature Has A Story: What Science Reveals About Animal Behaviour - Janaki Lenin

Have you ever wondered the price giraffes pay for their long necks? The neck increases its blood pressure to pump blood up to its brain, which endangers its life every time it bends down to drink water. With ‘Every Creature Has a Story’, Janaki Lenin draws us towards the wonders of the natural world with her thought provoking and witty words.

 

March 5, 2022

Book Recommendations – March 2022

BARE NECESSITIES: HOW TO LIVE A ZERO-WASTE LIFE – SAHAR MANSOOR AND TIM DE RIDDE

Sahar Mansoor, the young Founder of Bengaluru based Bare Necessities - a social enterprise producing zero waste personal and lifestyle products has teamed up with Australian sustainability advisor and environmental professional - Tim De Ridder to bring together this book on how to live a zero waste life from an Indian context. 

WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT – SHAKUNTALA SRIDHARA, B. NAGACHAITANYA AND A.K.CHAKRAVARTHY

This book is a sincere attempt at bringing together scientifically collected information on their problems and relief measures available. It has valuable insights on gender inequality in agriculture, technological and economic empowerment of women, poverty alleviation and training programmes, role of Self Help Groups and Street Shakti Groups in rural development and a lot more