Different Plant- Movements
Phototropism The positive movements of a plant shoot in response to light or movement of shoot towards the source of light is called as PhototropiRead More…
Author: Dr. MP Mishra
Dr. M. P. Mishra is a noted environmentalist of India. He is known for his researches in environment conservation, wildlife activism, and for his writings. He has been internationally known for his Bird Housing Project which was devoted to protection and conservation of terrestrial bird species especially in Jharkhand. He has a deep study of the people of Jharkhand, their rituals, arts and crafts and has wandered extensively to study their conditions, their agriculture, their modes of lives, and their skills. Since last many years he has been continuously writing about various environmental and social issues of Jharkhand and has forty six books to his credit. His articles are regularly published in local and national dailies of India. His books on Environmental Awareness, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, General Science, and biology are widely read and many of his books have been adopted in the schools of foreign countries. His books on Environmental Science have been adopted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education, Orissa, and the Council of Higher Secondary Education Nagaland and Meghalaya.
Dr. Mishra is an excellent teacher with innovative ideas and new teaching methodologies. It was due to his commendable services to education that the Department of Human Resources Development, State Government of Jharkhand offered him State Award in the year 2009-010.Dr. Mishra has been awarded with the Presidential Medal and the National Award for the year 2012 for his outstanding Researches in and great contributions to Science and Environment. He has been an active Science Communicator and coordinator of National Council of Science and Technology Communication, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. He is a member of the Environmental Monitoring Committee under the Jharkhand Academic Council, Jharkhand, Ranchi. It was due to his voluntary services in the field of environment that he has been selected as a nominee of the Committee for Ethical Treatment to Animals, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India. He has been the Chief Editor of ECOSOC the Environmental Newsletter of International Circulation for more than ten years. He has been the President of the People for Animals for about ten years. As a teacher he is always admired by his students and the academic community across the globe.
Plant Movements
Since plants don’t have muscles and nervous system they cannot move. Growth and movements in plants occur due to internal and external factors.Read More…
Coordination in plants
Plants don’t have nervous system. They don’t have muscles either. Still, they are observed to have proper control and coordination. How? In Read More…
Our Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
Brain and Spinal cord together constitute the Nervous System. The nervous system receives information in the form of impulses from all parts of the bRead More…
Control of atmospheric pollution- methods and practices
The Pollution of atmosphere leads to severe consequences on local, regional, national and international levels. On the local and regional levels, Read More…
Crafts and their cultural importance
India has a vibrant tradition of crafts. Though agriculture employs largest number of people in this country, craft section employs and sustains overRead More…
Two Types of work
Works may be classified in two major categories Works that are done inside houses, andWorks that are done outside house. Works done inside housRead More…
Reflex Action and Reflex Arc
Human actions are both voluntary and involuntary. Voluntary actions depend on our will. Clapping hands, reading, writing, playing, talking etc areRead More…
Impulses and their conduction
The information received by a receptor at the end of a dendrite sets of a chemical reaction that creates an electric impulse. What is an impulse?
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Nervous System of Animals
Most of the animals have a network of very fine filamentous or threadlike structures which exchanges information. These structures are called as nervRead More…