Marshlands are to be protected for human survival and survival of sea animals Shedding "crocodile tears" or as my father used to quote "why to cry over spilled milk" or as I would say " why to cry over spilled oil " is no longer useful in protecting mother earth. Marshlands are to be protected and not to be drilled or colonised if human race has to survive another 1000 year or so. Oyster fishing , shrimps fishing is being adversely affected by oil companies laying pipelines on the coastal areas and destroying the marshlands. Oil is important but human life is much more important. Nature has made typical marshlands, coastal reefs, coastal marshlands, sea coasts, and beaches not to be encroached by human inhabitants but to be preserved for safety and survival of coastal populations.

During winters trees shed the leaves and become leafless . Once the spring season comes two kind of behavior are apparent.

I was deeply shocked to see row of trees drying up on the road leading the highest level of Govt of Rajasthan officials colony in Jaipur Gandhinagar. Someone chose to remove barks of these trees. I saw a large number of trees being axed a bit like wounding a persons legs with sword and cutting out the outer skin only. Only bark of the plants have the living tissue for survival: Phloem and primary and secondary cortex are the living tissue needed for survival of the plants while the wood is dead wood ( heart wood is darker in color surrounded by light coloured sap wood) . The modus operandi is simple. Remove the bark at the bottom of the tree trunk . This is followed gradually up to the top of the tree.

Several times this question has been raised : How can we produce bio-diesel ? Which plants can provide bio-diesel ? What is bio-diesel ? Some of the quick answers are : 1. What is biomass which you want to use to produce bio-diesel: Generally there are three categories of biomass which could be used to produce bio-diesel: a. Biofuel plants, plant pellets, bio-waste etc can be converted in to bio-fuel which can be eventually converted into bio-diesel by using simple process of vaccum pyrolysis.

Melilotus officinalis Linn.Vernacular Names :- Bengal : Baupiring ; English : King’s Clover ; Hindi : Aspurk . Family :- Papilionaceae. Distribution :- It is found throughout India. Morphology :- It is a perennial herb found in dry fields with the smooth, erect and branched stems. Leaves placed on alternate sides of the stems are smooth and trifoliate, the leaflets oval. The plant bear long racemes of small, sweet-scented, white or yellow papilionaceous flowers. Pods one seeded, broad, black and transversely wrinkled (Trease and Evans, 1973). Chemical composition :- It contains melilotic anhydride or lactone, a fragrant oil, orthocoumaric acid, hydrocoumaric acid and coumarin, the crystalline substance are the important constituent (Trease and Evans, 1973).

Tinospora sinensis (Lour. ) Merr syn. T. malabaricaMiers ex Hook. f.; T. tomentosa Miers ex Hook. f. Menispermaceae family, and the stem is used as medicine. The plant grows wild in most parts of India, both in forests and plains. The plant is used almost in the same way as T. cordifolia. It is reported to be used for fumigation in piles and ulcerated wounds, and for the preparation of medicated baths for liver-complaints. Boiled roots are given in fever. Fresh leaves and stems are used in chronic rheumatism.