Areca nut, the seed of Areca catechu, is chewed by an estimated 600 million people worldwide and constitutes one of the most widely used psychoactive substances after caffeine, nicotine and alcohol.

The World Health Organization’s recently released tobacco trends report reveals a continued decline in tobacco use globally. But as the world grows aware of the health risks associated with tobacco, ...

Mangaluru: Entrepreneur and researcher Nivedan Nempe has developed an innovative, eco-friendly alternative following the recent US ban on arecanut leaf sheath dinnerware. His intervention comes at a ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Bangladeshi people love to throw a party, as the disposable tableware industry has increasingly seen. They get together or organize social ...