University of Agricultural Sciences

The Lantana weed has been a significant cause of killing undergrowth in forests, especially in summers when forest fires ignite. However, scientists at the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) have an innovative solution to control its growth.

Contemplating suicide as the only way out, it was a show on television about a farmer eking profits from integrated farming in Kolar, that stopped Durgappa Angadi from taking the deadly plunge.

This team of scientists from Bengaluru has found a rare plant in the Western Ghats which might just cure cancer.