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Look around your home, your office and public utility spaces. We are surrounded almost entirely by synthetic products or natural materials also treated with some sort of chemical. Walls and floors, furniture and carpeting, clothes and fabrics, cleaning agents and detergents, hygiene and personal care products, gadgets and equipment, almost all of them are treated with synthetic compounds. Refrigerants and air conditioners, insect repellants, stationery, inks and markers. These compounds are...

Sunlight is essential for plant life. A plant deprived of sunlight will surely weaken the plant, attracting pests and becoming diseased. If deprivation is extended for a long period, the plant will die. This problem is particularly serious in the case of indoor plants. Here I share a particular situation that arose in our own home. I placed my beautiful 'Cordyline Fruticosa' plant near the east-facing window of my home, in the summer, after ensuring there was adequate sunlight for several...

Industrial agriculture took off about 75 years ago, soon after World War II. It involves widespread mechanised farming, use of GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) such as hybrid seeds, and extensive use of synthetic fertilisers and monoculture. Termed the 'Green Revolution', it was a scientific and industrial response to feed a growing population in a world where a lot of farmland had been devastated by war. To that end, it has been a remarkable success. At first, the crop yield...