Priyamvada Kowshik

Sep 6, 2024 | india.mongabay.com | Priyamvada Kowshik

Plasticulture, the application of synthetic polymer-based technologies in agriculture, has found wide ranging uses, making it an integral part of food production today. Agricultural plastics are single-use or short-lived, and have been found to be a major source of micro and nanoplastics in the soil, which can have a long term impact on our health and environment.

Jun 14, 2024 | scmp.com | Priyamvada Kowshik

It’s the yoga capital of India: how Mysore has become a magnet for aspiring yogisCairo Murillo, a 37-year-old yoga teacher and surfer from Brazil, arrived in the southern Indian city of Mysore on a rain-soaked day in July last year. India’s wettest month, July sees the southwest monsoon pour over the peninsula, painting forests, farms, gardens and the sides of pavements in wild shades of green.

May 15, 2024 | india.mongabay.com | Priyamvada Kowshik

In arid and rainfed Kachchh district of Gujarat, a community farming knowledge system known as Ram-mol offers protection against drought. The mixed-cropping technique uses a seed mix of four to five crops, optimises water usage, improves soil health, preserves seed varieties and provides food and income security to farmers. Studies on Ram-mol’s impact on soil health and nutrition of its produce can encourage integration of traditional climate-resilient practices into dryland agriculture.

Mar 9, 2023 | prokerala.com | Priyamvada Kowshik

Gurugram, March 9 : Pallavee Srivastava, a postdoctoral fellow at Cardiff University, UK, plans her lab work to ensure that she picks up her son from playschool on time. The microbiologist is working on metal-microbe interaction to isolate microbes in sludges that can clean up the environment. "My guide and colleagues understand that I have the responsibility of a six-year-old child. We plan our meetings accordingly," says the single mom.

Mar 6, 2023 | newsgram.com | Priyamvada Kowshik

By: Priyamvada KowshikDr. Supriya Bhavnani was on maternity leave when we first connected. Speaking passionately about her research and the multidisciplinary nature of the project she handles, she took breaks to attend to her infant each time he stirred awake and sought his mother's attention. In those moments of seamlessly moving from discussing her research into translational neuroscience and soothing her infant son shone the irrepressible and cohesive spirit of women's work.