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VOL. 4, ISSUE. 11
Student wins National level Art competition
Spicial Issue Published on November. 12, 2017, Rs. 3
Natural composting Composting transforms garden and other vegetable waste in to a dark, rich, productive soil combination that gardeners call Black Gold.
Adithya, Std VII student of Velammal School, What is Composting Alappakkam, won the 2nd prize in Art CompetiComposting is nature’s process of recycling detion. composed organic materials into a rich soil known 1200 students participated from 7 States in the as compost. Anything that was once living will de11th National Level Global Art competition held compose. By composting your organic waste you are at Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam on returning nutrients back into the soil in order to save Aparajita Ramesh the “Mother Earth’’. Nov. 5. Composting is a simple way to add nutrient-rich humus which fuels plant growth The chief guest Anitha Manohar director of Naand restores vitality to depleted soil. It’s also free, easy to make and good for the entional Institute of Fashion Technology distribvironment. uted the prizes.
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Benefits
Soil conditioner: With compost, you are creating rich humus for lawn and garden. This adds nutrients to your plants and helps retain moisture in the soil. Recycles kitchen and yard waste: Composting can divert as much as 30% of household waste away from the garbage can. ïŸC‰î¬ù õ†ì‹ ñŸÁ‹ ðî…îL «ò£è£ êIF ꣘H™ 59õ¶ G蛄C. Good for the environment: Composting offers a natural alternative to chemical Þì‹. ÿ è£ñ«è£® Fò£ù ñ‡ìð‹ ( õ÷êóõ£‚è‹) fertilizers. . 12.11.2017 Compost not only adds nutrients to the soil – it also increases the ground’s ability «ïó‹. ñ£¬ô 6 ñE ºî™ Þó¾ 8.30 ñE õ¬ó to hold water. ܬùõ¼‹ õ¼è. Finished compost can be classified as a 100% organic fertilizer containing primary nutrients. Compost improves soil porosity, drainage and aeration and moisture holding capacity. Compost can retain up to ten times it’s weight in water. In addition, compost helps buffer against extreme chemical imbalances; aids in unThe Founder chairman of Velammal educational trust locking soil minerals; Promotes the development of healthy root zones; suppresses M . V . M u t h u r a m a l i n g a m diseases associated with certain fungi; and helps plants tolerate drought conditions. on Oct. 5 presented a Things to Compost cheque of Rs. 25 lakhs to fruit & vegetable scraps, eggshells, leaves, garden plants, lawn & garden weeds, K Pandiarajan, Minister straw or hay flowers, cuttings, coffee grounds, tea leaves, newspaper, shredded pafor Tamil official language per, cardboard. and Tamil Culture towards You can also add garden soil to your compost. establishing a Tamil Chair Do not compost meat, bones or fish scraps (they will attract pests), or diseased to enrich Tamil literature plants. in Harvard University. Leaves and grass clippings are also excellent for compost, but should be sprinkled Mr. Arumugam, the into the bin with other materials, or put on in thin layers. Otherwise they will mat tomember of the Harvard gether and take longer to compost. Board was present at the A healthy compost pile should have much more carbon than nitrogen. A simple rule occasion. is to use one-third green and two-thirds brown materials. Green stuff (high in nitrogen) to activate the heat process in your compost. Brown stuff (high in carbon) to serve as the “fiber” for your compost.
Velammal educational trust donates Rs 25 lakhs
Awareness for Dengue
Methods of Composting Compost bins make composting easier. You can start with a small amount of compost and a handful of soil (or compost starter). Then, as you get extra ingredients, just add them to the mix. The compost will blend together — fresh ingredients will blend with more mature compost that’s at an advanced stage of decomposition How quickly compost breaks down depends on four things – moisture, oxygen content, temperature, and a good mix of ingredients. Nature creates compost all the time without human intervention. But we can step in and speed up the composting process by creating the optimal conditions for decomposition.
Don’t Dispose….. Compost!! Turn kitchen scraps in to super-fertile soil! Recently Aparajita Ramesh brought together few friends and made a power point presentation on Composting. The presentation covered many aspects of composting, there was a special mention about Home Composting and urged all the participants to intiate the efforts of home composting and make a vow to plant atleast a tree in their life time. Finally to encourage the participants to take the message forward, she distributed Hahnemann homoeo medicals (Porur) in association with Duraisamy Nagar residential saplings to each one of them and doing this exercise regularly she strongly believe association conducted dengue awareness camp in their colony on Oct.29. Nilavembu kudineer, homeopathic preventive medicine distributed freely to nearly that Home Composting is the need of the hour to address our environmental concerns. 250 persons. Courtesy Aparajita Ramesh, Grade11, from Dubai, UAE
‘Power of Positive Parenting’ The Vedanta Academy (CBSE) Vanagaram, organized a special session on ‘Power of Positive Parenting’ on Oct.28. It was presided by the chief guest Kalaivani Suresh, Principal of Pretty Dolls Nursery and Primary School. The ‘P3’ program was introduced to the parents with 5 core positive
parenting principles including ensuring a safe environment for children, spending quality time, using assertive discipline and guidance, having realistic expectations and being a role model. Principal Lakshmi Venkat apprised parents about the
Damaged cable fault attend by BSNL staff holistic education imparted in school and also encouraged them to develop positive attitude in children. Parents were impressed with their Children performance. The Management members distributed certificates and gifts to the kids of Vedanta Academy.
BSNL cable was damaged on Lakshmi Nagar 2nd Main Road, near Gangai Amma Koil Street, Valasaravakkam on Nov.8.