Bottle Gourd is also known as Calabas, White- flowered Gourd and Tasmanian Bean. Taxonomically, it is known as Lagineria siceraria belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. It is a vine which is cultivated for its fruit used as a vegetable.
Neighbourhood is a geographically localized community within an area, may it be a rural area, a town or a city, or sub-urban. Neighbourhood are considered as social communities in which face-to-face interaction among people take place.
These birds used to fly in and around our houses about some decades ago. But these birds are very rarely seen in our surroundings.
Ladybird is one uncommon compound word made by the union of two simple common words – Lady and Bird. But,…
Different types of plants and animals have been blessed with peculiar and important merits. These merits are expressed in plants and animals due to specific genes found in them.
The Envelope of air held around the earth by its magnetic force, gravity or geomagnetism, is called the atmosphere.
Environment may be defined as ‘Complete range of various sets of external conditions comprising- physical, biological, and for human beings- cultural, economic and political conditions; in which human beings and other life forms exist in continuous interactions among themselves.
The development in all sectors of a country is essential to feed its growing numbers and to feed and to…
Ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiations so that much of it is never allowed to reach to the earth surface. The protective umbrella of ozone layer in the stratosphere protects the earth from harmful ultraviolet radiations. Ozone plays an important role in the biology and climatology on the earth’s environment. It filters out all the radiations that remain below 3000Å. Radiations below this wavelength are biologically harmful. Hence any depletion of ozone layer is sure to exert catastrophic impacts on life in the biosphere.
Urban areas are usually densely populated locations. People migrating from villages towards cities further increase the population burden of cities. Thus urban areas are suffering from serious congestion and traffic problems. Here is a case of Ranchi.
Jaggery is a traditional sweet of India. After the appearance of sugar in Indian markets, its use was slowed down for some decades. But now it is being used in urban areas also. It is reported that jaggery contains many medicinal properties and it is full of nutrients.
