Growing Jatropha for biofuel is hot topic and  claims of 10 tonnes per ha of Jatropha are laudable but need to be replicated and verified under different environmental conditions Still it has great scope as its the only plant that can grow in wastelands and still produce biofuel in terms of oil, biodiesel. Its time Jatropha experts pool their expertise to make it a success. 

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Ethnobotany is a distinct branch of natural science dealingwith various aspects such as anthropology, archaeology, botany, ecology,economics, medicine, religious, cultural and several other disciplines.Ethnobotany is usually defined as anthropological approach to botany. There areseveral methods of ethnobotanical research and those relevant to medicinalplants are archaeological search in literature, herbaria and the field studies.This term was coined by J.W. Harshberger in 1895 to indicate plants used by theaboriginals. It deals with the study and evaluation of plant-human relations inall phases and the effect of plant environment on human society.

Climate change is real .One can see it happening. Mr Al Gore was awarded Nobel prize for his work on this . Simultaneously Heartland Institute reports were also shown on popular channel this week. The Heartland Institute predictions for 100 years from now that high temperatures and high CO2 could improve plant growth but who will live another 100 years to prove they are right or wrong? What we are facing each day is following: 1. Water bodies are drying. 2. Forests are vanishing in tropical areas 3. Storms Tsunami are more frequent 4. Floods and fires are more frequent. 5. Water tables are growing down. 6. Agricultural productivity is decreasing. 7. Soil erosion, wind erosion is playing havoc on vegetation.

If one amasses wealth at the expense of innocent people circumventing the law to their advantage because masses do not have resources or knowhow or infrastructure or man power to make money through of web of legal or illegal channels its corruption in economic terms. Wealthier are amassing more and more wealth while poor are getting poorer. People are trying to eradicate economic corruption by making certain laws that will help common people. Such awakening is commendable. However it’s the individuals themselves which have to set their own moral standards including levels of tolerance or intolerance and self regulation with respect to honesty.

1. Rosa macrophylla Lindley. Family : Rosaceae Bhutanese medicinal name: Se-rgod. Common name : Taste metog Distribution Area : Temperate Himalaya, Bhutan, Sikkim, alt. 1,200-3,500m. In Bhutan found in Ha, Paro, Thimphu, Bumthang,Gasa and Mongar districts. Description : An upright shrub 3-5m, with dark red or purple stems with few prickles and with large, often solitary bright pink flower, 3-7 cm across. Petals 5, broadly obcordate; sepals long - pointed often with leafy tip, nearly as long as petals or longer, usually with glandular bristles. Leaves 8-20 cm, with 7-11 ovate elliptic, finely toothed leaflets upto 5cm or more, hairy and glandular beneath. Fruit very large upto 5 cm, red, flask shaped, with conspicuous persistent calyx, edible.