BANGALORE: Considered to be one of Asias biggest flower market, the K R Market in all its traditional glory attracts the sale and purchase of more than 20 tonnes of flowers daily. The flowers arrive into the city not only from different districts of the State but also from the neighbouring states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. Even as the dawn sets in, there are men and women...
08:41 AM, Mar 20, 2012
Coimbatore: Shantakumar, a flowerseller in Coimbatore, has made it his mission to offer a dignified funeral to those who no one cares for. Like in most cities, in Coimbatore too, the mortuary at the general hospital was becoming a store house for many unclaimed bodies, until one day, Shantakumar landed on their doorstep. Said Shantakumar, "One day, when we went to the government hospital, we felt a bad smell emanating...
08:59 AM, Mar 14, 2012
BANGALORE: An urbanised Bangalore has claimed many victims, including several species of flora and fauna. A poignant reminder of the loss is the conspicuous absence of Jalari mara also known as Thalli mara. The Horticulture Department is planning to revive this species by planting Jalari mara in prominent lung spaces of the city, including Cubbon Park.The botanical name of this species, whose mild but intoxicating fragrance spreads over two kms,...
08:50 AM, Feb 29, 2012
Kolkata: This Valentine's Day India has emerged the second largest supplier of fresh cut flowers in the world, a study by e-commerce portal Alibaba.com said. With 18 per cent of the total buyer enquiries going to Indian SMEs (small and medium enterprises), India features as the second largest seller of flowers after Thailand, according to site analytics data from Alibaba.com. Based on the inquiries received by Indian suppliers on the...
03:14 PM, Feb 14, 2012
Beijing: 'Batman' star Christian Bale, in the midst of promoting a film he made in China that some critics have called propaganda, was stopped trying to visit a blind activist living under house arrest - with a CNN crew in tow. CNN posted footage of a scuffle between Bale and the activist's guards on its website Friday. The run-in and publicity is likely to cause discomfort in China's government-backed film...
12:53 PM, Dec 16, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: Tuesday saw the prices of flowers taking a big leap, thanks to Atham that falls on Wednesday. For ten days from now, you could spot atha pookalams all over the place, at every turning, every junction, in front of offices, schools and business houses. No wonder the price of common pookalam items like vadamalli and jamanti increased by Rs 30 on Tuesday alone. The most sought after are not...
03:36 AM, Sep 08, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: The floral carpets this Onam are most likely to be less colourful. With Onam at the doorstep, the prices of the flowers to deck up the festivities are already scorching. The flower prices in the market have been spiralling up at a swift rate even before the advent of Onam. Within a week, the market has already seen the prices shoot up by about Rs 100. The price of...
02:28 AM, Sep 08, 2011
New Delhi: Who says love doesn't cost a thing? An unassuming date can mercilessly burn a deep hole in your pocket and when it comes to this year's annual celebration of love - the Valentine's Week - it's a jaw-dropping Rs 12,000-crore ($2.6 billion) business! So says a study by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham), under the aegis of Social Development Foundation. So right from...
02:38 PM, Feb 13, 2011
London: Of the estimated 70,000 species of flowering plants yet to be described by scientists, more than half are lying unknown and unrecognised in collections around the world, a new study suggests. A lack of resources for collections of plant specimens known as 'herbaria' and a lack of experts who can identify new species are leaving a vital reservoir of information about global biodiversity untapped, the authors of the study...
07:00 PM, Dec 08, 2010
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04:19 PM, Nov 29, 2010
New Delhi: Two new community-based art projects are breathing life into the dead walls of the capital and save three of its oldest flower markets as Delhi races to deck up for the Commonwealth Games due in October. Smeared with betel stains, chipped plasterwork, fading graffiti, shreds of old posters and an array of human waste, the walls of Delhi have been fighting the onslaught of human contempt for years....
11:18 AM, Aug 25, 2010
Over 250 varieties of flowers and flower plants will be on show, some from Thailand and Taiwan. ...
04:00 PM, Aug 06, 2010
This will be the first time the seven-year-old plant has produced the stinking flower for which it is named. ...
02:04 PM, Jul 17, 2010
Men and women were seen holding hands and exchanging red roses in Tehran. ...
07:45 PM, Feb 14, 2010
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