Though the civic body has issued several circulars asking bulk-waste generators in the city to take up composting, few are actually following the rules. In an attempt to tackle this, the Bruhat ...

Mar. 26—ATHENS — The value of compost to a garden is probably not what most people think. Compost is not a substitute for fertilizer if you're trying to grow crops that have a high nutrient demand.

The CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) here has developed a microbial consortium, named ‘Jaivam,’ for facilitating a clean and speedy composting process and ...