Mangaluru: Entrepreneur and researcher Nivedan Nempe has developed an innovative, eco-friendly alternative following the ...

A few local entrepreneurs are now producing tableware like plates and straws from biodegradable and locally available ...

Single-use disposable plates and cups made of arecanut leaves are cheaper than most other types of food-grade plates and are ...

Urgent legislative action is needed to protect minors Areca nut, also known as betel nut, is the fibrous seed of the Areca ...

In its most basic form, betel nut is a seed of the Areca catechu, a type of palm tree. It’s commonly chewed after being ground up or sliced and wrapped in leaves of the Piper betle vine that ...

People typically chew betel as a quid consisting of nut pieces from an Areca catechu palm mixed with powdered lime (calcium hydroxide) and wrapped in the leaf of the pepper plant Piper betle.

Gutkha is a commercial preparation of areca nut and powdered tobacco, slaked lime, catechu (an extract of acacia trees), and other ingredients. Tombol is a preparation of tobacco, areca nut ...

The juice of the nuts, the fruit of the palm tree Areca catechu, which is common throughout the Asia-Pacific region, has long been known to stain chewers' teeth and places where they spit.

Bangladeshi people love to throw a party, as the disposable tableware industry has increasingly seen. They get together or ...