Spiny Gourd, also known as 'Kantola', is a monsoon vegetable which is widely available in India. While it may not be as popular as other vegetables, it is packed with nutritional values which makes it ...

These days, most people in the country and the world are falling prey to lifestyle-related diseases. Especially the rate of diabetes and uric acid patients has increased very rapidly in the last few ...

Pointed Gourd or commonly known as Parwal, is an inexpensive vegetable packed with nutrition and many health benefits. Parwal contains a high amount of Vitamins like A, B1, B2, and C. Pointed Gourd ...

Scientists have developed a unique sponge gourd variety, VRSG-7-17, that naturally smells like Basmati rice. This aromatic ...

The plant started out strong and invasively climbing on holder/rack under full sun or growing light and lots of water.

Gourds can of course be used innovatively in modern ways. You can stuff them in ravioli or toss them in olive oil for a light appetiser or salad. But one of the most interesting uses, I find, is in ...

Ornamental gourds are the colorful stars of autumn. With their extraordinary shapes and vibrant colors, they create a fall ...

Here’s a headline-writing tip for October: “Gourd” fits on the page more easily than “pumpkin,” and lends itself to more puns (“Wicked gourd-geous”). If you work at a newspaper, you’ll get sick of the ...

Ridge gourd is the fruit of a sub-tropical vine that belongs to the cucumber family and is native to central and eastern Asia, including the Indian subcontinent. The plant is quite hardy and easy to ...

Could the humble gourd one day replace single-use coffee cups? Brooklyn-based architect and designer Jun Aizaki hopes his invention - the HyO-Cup - will do just that. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FOUNDER OF ...