Baobab tree: Popularly known as Upside-down Tree+ Native to Africa+ Characterized by a massive water-storing trunk and leafless branches resembling roots, highly drought-resistant+ Baobabs are a keystone species+ A keystone species is an organism that has a disproportionately large impact on its ecosystem relative to its population size or biomass+ Found in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka etc+ Khurasani Imli (fruit of the Baobab tree) from Mandu, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, has been granted a Geographical Indication (GI) tag.

Biochar: Carbon-rich material produced by heating biomass (crop residues, organic waste, etc.) in low-oxygen conditions through pyrolysis+ Applications: Used as a soil amendment, growing medium in vertical farming, carbon sequestration tool, etc+ Improves soil fertility, promotes the growth of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms, and enhances water-holding capacity by retaining moisture for longer periods+ Economic Significance: Supports carbon credit generation and converts agricultural waste into a resource.

Deuterated Compounds: Deuterated compounds are molecules where specific hydrogen atoms are replaced by deuterium (D or ²H), a stable, non-radioactive isotope of hydrogen containing one proton and one neutron+ Deuterium contains one neutron and one proton in its nucleus, which makes it twice as heavy as protium (hydrogen), which contains only one proton+ Used in advanced scientific research, strategic applications and frontier technologies.