Environment

Plants can make you happy

Nature has created roses to make you happy. ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 16 2010 - 6:19pm

Goddess of Wealth Laxmi in Indian mythology requires lotus flowers which grows in water

The logic behind the worship of Goddess of wealth Laxmi in Indian mythology is simple. Lotus grows in water ponds. If you need to worship you need to bring lotus. Lotus is found in water bodies only. If you keep your water bodies of the village or town to ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 17 2010 - 1:49am

What makes a rich continent

If you compare different continents across the globe the yardstick of richness overlaps with the richness of environmental heritage. What makes western nations rich and prosperous is their love for nature, its protection, conservation and improvement. Desp ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 17 2010 - 9:25pm

Climate change

Growing rape seed mustard could be attempted in Europe on set aside lands but look at the situation in tropical countries. Burning cow dung cake takes away organic matter from the recycling and leads to soils poor in humus and gradually soil erosion leads ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 18 2010 - 6:04am

Still No Evidence of Climate Change

Still No Evidence of Climate Change Good news! If I blink a few times while clicking the mouse, it all goes away. Mark Morford http://www.sfgate.com/ ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Aug 18 2010 - 7:48am

What is climate change

On and behind these hills  surrounding of famous Amber fort of Jaipur was famous shooting range of earstwhile Maharaja of Jaipur and almost in until 1920s to 1940s period hunting tiger in this range was not uncommon, meaning thereby the forests were so den ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 18 2010 - 8:40am

Tecomella undulata is marwar teak

Marwar teak or Tecomella undulata is plant found in wilderness of desert of Rajasthan including extreme desert of western Rajasthan. This plant provides wood resembling in qualities teak or Tectona grandis to some extent and is known as teak of Marwar. Al ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 18 2010 - 9:09am

Diospyros melanoxylon or tendu patta or jugle fire or forest fire tree is planted on Shanti Path Jaipur

Diospyros melanoxylon   once adorned the hills of amber fort, and aravalli hills. Could we plant more trees to make our roads look beutiful. Love plants to make your city better looking and environment friendly. ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 18 2010 - 9:25am

Tendu patta (Diospyros melanoxylon) leaves are used for making beedis or " Indian cigar"

Tendu patta  (Diospyros melanoxylon) leaves are used for wrapping the tobacco and making " beedis " or Indian cigar. This plant has beutiful flowers also.   A tree in front of University of Rajasthan Jaipur was in full bloom in March 2010. Hope w ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 18 2010 - 9:44am

Marburg a beutiful city of Germany has green surroundings and its hills are still green.

Marbug   a city of Germany near Giessen or (80 km or so from Frankfurt) is the most beutiful city of Germany as per own liking. It has beutiful surroundings of lush green hills ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 18 2010 - 10:03am