Scientific Name Nardostachys grandiflora DC. (=N. jatamansi DC.) Family Valerianaceae Used Part Rhizome Distribution Area Found in the alpine Himalayas from Punjab to Sikkim and Bhutan, at altitudes of 3,000-5,000 m.

Scientific Name Berberis aristata Family Berberidaceae Used Part Gum Distribution Area It is found in Nepal. Common Uses . It is one of the chief sources of the drug (rasaut ) sold in the Indian market. The acidic flower buds are made into a sauce. The plant is an emmenagogue and is useful in the treatment of jaundice, enlargement of spleen, etc. The fresh berries are laxative and antiscorbutic and useful in piles, sores and eye diseases, particularly conjunctivitis. Mixed with the bark of Cinnamomum tamala Nees & Eberm. and honey, they are prescribed in leucorrhoea. A decoction is used as mouth-wash for treating swollen gums and toothache.

UN climate chief sees progress on clean tech deal Copenhagen: UN climate talks are making progress on sharing green technologies but rich nations need to offer deeper cuts in carbon emissions by 2020 to help unlock a deal, the UN's top climate official said on Thursday. "There's a general recognition that we need a technology mechanism," as part of a U.N. climate convention, Yvo de Boer told Reuters on the sidelines of Dec. 7-18 talks in Copenhagen, when asked about progress so far. He said that a UN clean technology mechanism would enable rich nations to share solar, hydro or wind power and low-emissions car technology with developing nations. He also told a news conference that "good progress" was being made on technology.

What's new at COP15 in Copenhagen 11-Dec-2009 In the main atrium of the Bella Center is a huge globe, a few meters in diameter with countries painted in black on the white surface. Many people use this globe as a backdrop for souvenir photos, to show people back home what it was like in Copenhagen. Some are adopting an Atlas pose, as if they are carrying the world above their heads. It might indeed be true that people at the Bella Center are holding the whole world in their hands, or at least the future of this beautiful planet we are striving to protect from disaster. At closer look, however, the Bella Center globe isn’t that beautiful, and it doesn’t even show the whole world.

Instead of talk on GLOAL WARMING my secretary by mistake sent the speech on TEXTILE EXPORT . I hope you don’t mind if I talk about that.

World should at least halve CO2 by 2050 - U.N. draft Buzz Up Share Twitter Delicious Myspace Digg Stumble Upon Facebook Fri, Dec 11 08:02 PM Enlarge Photo An activist from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) stands in a poster outlining climate woes... The world should at least halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 with rich nations taking the lead, according to a first draft text on Friday seeking to break deadlock on a new climate pact at U.N. talks. The 7-page document omits figures for how many billions of dollars the rich nations should give developing nations to help them shift to green energies and cope with the impact of global warming, such as desertification and rising sea levels.