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Ashok Jadhav, an organic farmer from Chinchner in Maharashtra, built a ‘jugaad’ device that is now a hit among the farming community.

Water hyacinth is known to be a major invasive plant that multiplies rapidly, forming a dense layer on the surface of ponds, lakes, and even rivers. The Agriculture Minister of Kerala had proposed a project seeking help from people in finding innovative means of tackling this issue.

Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras have developed a method to make a low-cost adsorbent using an invasive weed.

Historically, marijuana's medicinal uses can be traced back as early as 2000 B.C.

In this project, the tribal community is involved in the mechanical control of lantana by manually cutting, and at the same time, they are trained in making low- cost furniture, handicraft, toys and other utility articles using lantana wood.