Environment

Biodiversity Of Indian Desert And Its Value

The state of Rajasthan is situated between 23º3’ and 30º12’ N latitude and 69º30’ and 78º17’ E longitude. The total land area of the state is about 3,24,239 km², out of which about 1,98,100 km² is arid and rest is semi arid. The physical features are chara ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 22 2009 - 12:46am

What Fossilized Shark Teeth Can Tell Us About Climate Circa 60 Million B.C.

The North Sea was once isolated from surrounding oceans and its change to a more fresh water state led to a significant reduction in the diversity of life, say a team of German and British scientists who have used fossilized shark teeth to reconstruct the ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 24 2009 - 11:38pm

Panax pseudoginseng

P. pseudoginseng Wall. A very rare 30-60 cm tall erect herb distributed in the interior temperate mountainous regions of Sikkim,  Bhutan, Nepal and China, recorded in the Western Himalayas from Pithoragarh district in Uttar Pradesh. ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 26 2009 - 11:40am

B. monosperma (Lam.) Taub. syn. B. frondosa Koenig ex Roxb.

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Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 26 2009 - 12:19pm

Cinnamomum verum Presl (syn C.zeylanicum Bi) A plant of traditional medicine used across the globe is good for health and digestion

Scientific Name Cinnamomum verum Presl (syn C.zeylanicum Bi) Family Lauraceae Used Part Bark Distribution Area A tree native to Sri Lanka and cultivated in South India for its aromatic bark and also found to a limited extent in eastern India. ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 27 2009 - 10:16am

Ginseng a wonder plant for health and rejuvination from East.

Ginseng Araliaceae Panax pseudoginseng Wall. Family Araliaceae is a very rare 30-60 cm tall erect herb distributed in the interior temperate mountainous regions of Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal and China, recorded in the Western Himalayas from Pithoragarh district ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 29 2009 - 4:14pm

Environmental protection by use of Biofuels

Bioenergy is considered as the resource with the highest environmental impact amongst the renewable energy sources and this does not refer to incineration or waste treatment only, but it even applies to wood combustion. This is due to the fact that there a ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 30 2009 - 10:44am

Environmental problems of Holy city of Ajmer (Rajathan) India need urgernt attention

<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />  With puskher lake dried up due to human settlement activities, pollution and destruction of vegetation urgent action is required to restore the old glory of the ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 1 2009 - 9:35am

Excessive tree felling, irregular construction and greed for developing tourist spots natural water bodies is destroying water reservoirs which are drying up..

It is sad story of Jaipur (Rajasthan) India that water bodies are drying up. First was the lake of Ramgarh which has supplied water for hundreds of years has dried up due to illegal tree felling resulting in silting due to loss of soil binding on hills. No ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 1 2009 - 9:40am

The Ashok tree of Ramayana is Saraca asoca (Roxb) De Wilde and not Polyalthia. longifolia (Soon)Thwaitea.which is an adulterant

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Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 3 2009 - 8:55pm