The Cephalopod International Advisory Council is convening in Vigo, Spain even as I write. Yes, I wish desperately that I were there right now! At least I can follow along by wistfully reading the…

"It is proposed that happiness be classified as a psychiatric disorder and be included in future editions of the major diagnostic manuals under the new name: major affective disorder, pleasant type…

Scientific Name Corallium rubrum L.   Family (Phylum Colelenterata)   Used Part     Corals are the calcareous skeletons of the minute marine organisms of   polyps…

Scientific Name Coriandurm sativum Linn Family Apiaceae  Used Part Fruits Distribution Area It is extensively grown in India and Nepal. Common Uses The fruits including seeds are stimulant,…

Some of Hezbollah’s social institutions are functionally better than similar US institutions, and they function better because of science and our information age’s role in enhancing social, economic…

Current commercial and non-commercial biomass use for energy is estimated at between 20 and 60 EJ/a representing about 6 to 17 percent of the world primary energy.  Most of the biomass is used…

Utilization of biomass for energy and industry allows a significant quantity of hydrocarbons to be consumed without increasing the CO2 content of the atmosphere and thus makes a positive contribution…

Explant Source:  Shoots from 2 years old plants of A. racemosus grown in the medicinal plant nursery, Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, were taken as explants. Culture Medium : For…

In vitro plantlet regeneration in Asparagus racemosus through shoot bud differentiation on nodal segments. Neetu Vijay and Ashwani Kumar   SUMMARY A highly reproducible in vitro regeneration…

Bad news has come for Illex argentinus, a cousin of my own dear Dosidicus gigas (they're both in the squid family Ommastrephidae). As the scientific name suggests, I. argentinus is found and fished…

Abstract Under identical culture conditions, only 8 out of 12 species and subspecies of the genus Daucus proved capable of somatic embryogenesis. Random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis…

Biofuel have a great potential but turnig food into biofuel is not correct way instead work on the petroplants, local plants and search for non edible oil plants like Jatropha etcas source of biofuel…

Sometimes I come to think this blog is overextended: it happens when I realize it contains more things than I can remember, even ones I would really like to have at my fingertips. I was reminded…

Renewable Energy sources (RES) include small hydro project, Biomass, Gasifier, Biomass power, urban and Industrial water power and wind energy.     30  percent of the primary energy…

A sample survey was conducted in a cluster of 4 villages.10 families from each village were questioned for the survey. The main objective of the survey was to do a scenario analysis of the fuel used…

. Greening of wastelands:   It is proposed to carryout the programme of greening of wastelands encompassing three components:    1/ Exchange on innovative experiences from farmers…

"Jatropha Is Not Competing with Existing Food Crops to Produce Biodiesel” The biofuel market is growing, and with it the development of certain crops to meet energy needs. One of which is Jatropha, a…

Jatropha curcas cultivation. Germplasm Reported from the Central and South American Centers of Diversity, physic nut, or cvs thereof, is reported to tolerate Slope. There is an endemic species in…

Utilization of Jatropha The jatropha plantation creates a positive correlation between energy production and food production. It promotes following main aspects of development whick combine to help…

The 2009 movie District 9 is a metaphor for what might be an evolved version of the world federalist government we have today.  Some time before the 1990s, conflicts were mainly fought between…