Environment

Nearly 30% of the Himalayan biodiversity is unique in the world but needs to be conserved.

Nearly 30% of the forest plants are uniquely Himalayan, and are not found anywhere else in the world. These include certain species of Oak, Rhododendron and Pine. About 125 plant species are wild relatives of cultivated plants, including cereals, legumes a ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 19 2010 - 6:38pm

Mercury poisoning of Chinese factory workers making CFLs a concern

According to this article written in May 2009 by Michael Sheridan in the Australian newspaper and also reported in The Times in the UK, thousands of Chinese factory workers who manufacture 'environmentally friendly' mercury compact fluorescent li ...

Blog Post - Helen Barratt - Mar 22 2012 - 10:46pm

East and West are two poles.

When I arrive to west I have better option to look towards east from the west. The attitude is different. East dwels more on its glorious past, some of the most advanced nations have no past to share, and European Union and Europe has no time to look back ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 22 2010 - 7:05am

Ayurvedic medicinal plants of Fabaceae sub family paplionaceae

Ayurvedic medicines are basically derived from the Vedic literature and plants of family Fabaceae have special importance in the Ayurvedic medicines.The family Fabaceae popularly known as legumes, is the third largest order of seed-plants containing about ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 25 2010 - 3:02pm

One broken ‘green’ CFL bulb contains at least.5 mg of mercury

One broken ‘green’ CFL bulb contains at least.5 mg of mercury, some claim that.5 mg is enough to pollute 180 tons of water but without a doubt mercury poisoning is dangerous to humans and the environment. Most of the CFL lightbulbs available in Australia a ...

Blog Post - Helen Barratt - Jan 28 2012 - 12:58am

Countries, rivers, civilizations and economy.

Countries, rivers, civilizations and economy. If you board a ferry at Koblenz in Germany and sail in Rhine river the stretch between Koblenz to Rudeshime is world heritage as it is dotted on both the sides with rich forests and an array of castles. Bingen ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 28 2010 - 2:59am

UN is for peace in the world who is there to protect environment

There is huge dying industry for clothes, there is huge carpet industry for export, there is hand paper industry and there are laws that they dont employ children. Where are the laws that they comply for pollution control. ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 28 2010 - 11:26pm

Growth of Ajmer City –A Historical Perspective

Growth of Ajmer City –A Historical Perspective If one hears the Pushkar lake is dry it hurts. The historic aspects of Ajmer tell about its glory ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 29 2010 - 12:19am

Squid fisheries aren't intrinsically sustainable...

More bad news for the Argentine shortfin squid--this is the same fishery that crashed in Argentina last year. The deep sea fishing business in Taiwan is facing a crisis because of precipitous drops in its squid and saury catch... The main reason for the fa ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Oct 6 2010 - 2:12am

What is an Agronomist?

For anybody who was wondering, here's the explanation! Of course, I use my skills and background to grow lawns while the gentleman in this video uses his to grow coffee beans. While my work doesn't produce a tasty legal stimulant, at least it giv ...

Blog Post - Christopher Brown - Oct 6 2010 - 7:16pm