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FOOD WALK

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  Food walk Food walks form an integral part of culinary tourism across the world today.  A food walk can change your routine trip to any city in to a fun filled and delicious adventure incomparable to any other. There is hardly any better way to explore a new city than a food walk. It helps you taste some delicious local food, visit offbeat places not known to tourists and experience the city like a local. The objective of the food walk is to explore the richness, diversity and uniqueness of the local food culture by visiting some of the old food joints and market places in the city. A dvantage of going on a food walk is that you get to try out loads of food, carefully chosen by resident food experts, and that you get to do so in a 'strategic' manner. Walks like these typically last for two or three hours, during which, the person doing the food walk will take you to restaurants of their choice, which are usually eateries which best represent the food culture of the neighborh...

ORGANIC FARMING

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  ORGANIC FARMING   Farming On Brinjal Brinjal is one of the most common tropical vegetables grown in India. It is known by different names like Begun (Bengali), ringna (Gujarathi), baingan ( Hindi), badane (Kannada), waangum (Kashmiri), vange ( Marathi), baigan (Oriya), Vashuthana ( Malayalam), Kathiri (Tamil), venkaya (Telugu) and Peethabhala (Sanskrit). A large number of cultivars differing in size, shape and colour of fruits are grown in India. Immature fruits are used in curries and a variety of dishes are prepared out of brinjal. Fruits are moderate sources of vitamins and minerals like phosphorous, calcium and iron and nutritive value varies from variety to variety. Climate Brinjal is a warm season crop and requires a long warm growing season. It is very susceptible to frost. A daily mean temperature of 13-21  o C is most favourable for its successful production. The growth of the crop is severely affected when temperature falls below 17  o C. It can be succes...

WATER CONSERVATION

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  WATER CONSERVATION Tap Water Water conservation is the careful use and preservation of then water  supply, including the quantity and quality of water utilized. Water is  an essential asset for the nourishment of all life. The fundamental  demand for all activities appropriate for local use to the agricultural  industry. With the regularly expanding weight of the human population, there  has been serious tension on water resources. Negligence of  customary water bodies like tanks and lakes, unpredictable abuse of  groundwater, and incorrect preservation of surface water systems  have bothered the issue. Still further and is undoubtedly going to  grow in the years to come. There are various approaches to making your water last nowadays.  One simple yet often disregarded strategy to cut your water bill is to  use your water twice. Unlike electricity, you can reuse Water Meter With a traditional water meter, checked once a month...

PLANTATION

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  SAVE TREE SAVE EARTH!!                 Plants and trees are our natural capital. They are fundamental to life on earth, offering food, medicine and shelter. They also sequester carbon, fight pollution and bind the soil . Why adopt and plant trees? By planting trees, you’d help reverse the loss of green cover and attract birds and buzzing pollinators. Trees also vastly improve air quality. A coconut tree provides years of enjoyment, shade, and beauty in the landscape. But it’s not indestructible and needs maintenance to stay healthy and look its best. Here are our top tips for coconut tree care. The best way to start growing a coconut tree is by using the fruit. However, not all fruits are good to plant. To pick the right coconut to grow, make sure it has enough water that sloshes around when you shake it. Even coconuts purchased from the store are good to plant, as long as the water inside hasn’t dried out. Here’s how to grow a coconut palm...

WASTE MANAGEMENT

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   BE A RECYCLE,BE A SAVER the collection, transportation, and disposal of waste generated by households, commercial establishments, and industries. The city has a population of over 1 million people, and waste management is a crucial issue for the city’s administration. Waste collection  The municipal corporation of hubli is responsible for waste several zones, and each zone has designated works who collet waste from households and commercial establishments. The corporation also provides bins and dustbins to households and commercial establishments to store  the waste before it is collected There are several steps taken by the local authorities and civic organizations in Hubli to manage waste effectively. Segregation of waste: The Municipal corporation has implemented a waste segregation program where citizen are encourage to segregate their waste at the source into dry and wet waste. This makes  it easier to manage the waste and reduces the amount of waste goi...

HERITAGE WALK

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  HERITAGE WALK OF THE ROYAL ROUTE    The  Chandramauleshwara Temple ,  sometimes referred to as                  the  Candramauḷĩśvara  or  Chandramouleshwara temple at Unkal , is an 11th-century Shiva temple with Chalukyan architecture in Unkal (Hubballi),  Karnataka , India. The temple has a square plan architecture with four entrances from the cardinal directions, while illustrating the  sandhara  plan found in Sanskrit texts on architecture. It originally had a  Chaturmukha  (four-faced) Linga in the center of the temple and many more  mandapas  (halls), but the surviving structure is much smaller The outer walls include the architectural and decorative details in major Hindu temples, but to accommodate the four entrances, the temple integrates ardha-mandapas that function as antaralas. The original temple had mukhamandapas on the north and south side for the pilg...