PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND BIOFUELS PRODUCTION: PROBLEMS AND PROSECTS ASHWANI KUMAR Energy plantation Demonstration Project Centre, Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302004 msku32@yahoo.…

Out of the total land area of India, measuring 3,29 million ha. (mha), 150 m ha. is uncultivated and 90 mha. is categorized as wasteland. The broad subdivision of the wasteland 1S categorized as…

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 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…

Bio-diesel production First efforts to cultivate hydrocarbon producing plants for fuel production were made by Italians in Ethiopia and French in Morocco. Later on Calvin and his collaborators have…

The use of pilotless drones are up 94% in 2008.  The flight hours graph is particularly enlightening; 400,000 hours logged for all of 2008 between the military services. I wonder what the…

Searches are personal. My first piece in Scientific Blogging was about the Copenhagen Congress. The 11-day conference will start tomorrow. So I did a search for you on…

The article, "Rage Against the Machines: Explaining Outcomes in Counterinsurgency Wars," by Lyall and Wilson III is an interesting read for anyone looking for a scientific explanations as to why…

I've been researching the Just War tradition lately specifically jus post bellum with intent to submit a paper in January or so. So far I find the research and sources pretty satisfying and…

Scientific Name Rubia cordifolia Linn. Family Rubiaceae Used Part Root. Distribution Area A, prickly creeper or climber, common throughout India , ascending to an altitude of 3,750 m.…

Scientific Name Curculigo orchioides Gaertn. Family Amaryllidaceae Used Part Tuber Distribution Area This small herb found in India in the sub- tropical Himalayas from Kumaon eastwards and in the…

Having myself thought I was going insane at one point, I should be very careful in using the word "kook" about anybody. But have no fear; I'm libeling an entire state: California, of course. I don't…

The use of plants and their parts is not a subject of interest, since the relationship between man and plants is in practice from time immemorial. But due to the intrusion of modern civilization in…

SOME POTENTIAL PLANTS FOR BIO-ENERGY. ASHWANI KUMAR AND AMIT KOTIYA Bio-Technology Lab,Department of Botany University of Rajasthan, Jaipur - 302 004 Engery Plantation Demonstration project and…

SOME POTENTIAL PLANTS FOR BIO-ENERGY. ASHWANI KUMAR AND AMIT KOTIYA Bio-Technology Lab,Department of Botany University of Rajasthan, Jaipur - 302 004 Engery Plantation Demonstration project and…

Citing steps by India and China, Obama hopes for climate change accord Buzz Up Share Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) Citing steps by India and China and an emerging plan to help developing…

As a veterinarian for research animals, I have an odd job, and part of the oddness is the amount of time I spend thinking about how to kill animals. Christie Wilcox posted on how carbon dioxide near-…

The verdict is out: Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito killed Meredith Kercher. The murder of the young British student in Perugia two years ago was a highly disputed case, and the proof of guilt of…

Propaganda is normally associated with governments that are attempting to persuade or influence people for a particular political objective.  More formally it is defined as "the deliberate,…

Indian target may help negotiations The Indian target to curb emissions growth is a positive step that will help the climate negotiations, says Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chair of the Intergovernmental…

This seems like something obvious that I should really know, but I worry that I'm forgetting something. Squids, octopuses, and cuttlefish all squirt ink. (Nautilus, the throwback cephalopod, does not…