Environment

Chloroplasts are the major site for the production of various sugars and sugar alcohols

Chloroplasts are the major site for the production of various sugars and sugar alcohols. However their number in cells has been found to be regulated by the sugars themselves in presence of appropriate growth regulators. ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 16 2009 - 8:33pm

Influence of salinity on RuBiSCo and PEP case contents and / or activity in Maize

Influence of salinity on RuBiSCo and PEP case contents and / or activity in Maize Hypothesis: 1. The content and specific activity of RuBISCO and PEPC may be influenced due to salinity. 2. Whether the inhibition of RuBISCO or PEPC activity is due to reduct ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 16 2009 - 8:36pm

Growth of Ajmer City and pollution problems are related to population growth.

Growth of Ajmer City and drying 5.1 Introduction ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 21 2009 - 9:24am

Planning for Ajmer the centre for Mayo college and city of lakes.

3. Mayo College District: Mayo College Planning District lies to the east of the city and covers the entire urbanisable area east of the Ajmer –Nasirabad railway line. Mayo College shall, however, remain its most important feature. The railway workshop com ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 21 2009 - 9:26am

Action plan for ECO-restoration of holy city of AJMER.

Action plan for ECO-restoration of holy city of AJMER. ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 21 2009 - 9:34pm

VEGETATION of Rajasthan Thar desert

VEGETATION The vegetation of the area has been classified as “scrub jungle”. Plants which can either adapt themselves to high temperatures or to low temperatures and discouraging conditions of soil and rainfall can be found. The trees are commonly lacking, ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 24 2009 - 10:17pm

Isolated hamlet in Indian forest gets electricity from seed-powered generator

Isolated hamlet in Indian forest gets electricity from seed-powered generator ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 25 2009 - 7:42am

In Uttar Pradesh even folk songs for children prohibits the cutting of peepal (Ficus religiosa Linn.), banyan (Ficus bengalensis Linn.) and sandal (Santalum album Linn.) trees. In Kumoan, cutting of timber after sunset is believed to attract illness o

Taboos of certain trees and plants: It is considered bad to pluck flowers in afternoon. In Uttar Pradesh even folk songs for children prohibits the cutting of peepal (Ficus religiosa Linn.), banyan (Ficus bengalensis Linn.) and sandal (Santalum album Linn. ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 28 2009 - 4:30am

Jaipur Pink city of India: its drying water bodies and excessive deforestation could only be reversed by Green Rajasthan drive Plant trees for your own survival

Jaipur the world famous pink city has lost its amber fort mawtha or reservoir which did not fill this rainy season. Its water source Ramgarh lake has dried up because its water channels have been blocked by colonisers. The vegetation of Ramgarh forest has ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 28 2009 - 6:48pm

The botanical name Euphorbia derives from the Greek Euphorbus, physician of king Juba II of Numibia (52-50 BC- 23 AD),

The state is rich in floral diversity as 1911 wild species belonging to 780 genera and 154 families are found here (Singh and Pandey, 1980, 1983, 1998; Katewa et al., 2004). The commonly used herbal medicines used by tribals of Rajasthan belongs to the fam ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 28 2009 - 6:57pm