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.
By this first week of December, paddy is coming home from fields in most of the states of India. In spite of claims of Government’s preparations on ground levels are still incomplete. Agencies have been reported to interfere in the process. They are pretending that they are unwilling to purchase rice due to more than 17% moisture in grains
Darwin published his book “On the Origin of Species” on 24 November 1859. The aim of Darwin Day inspires to fulfil the academic curiosities. It demands to search the truth in scientific ways.
ASSESSMENT: NCERT QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
The reflex action is an involuntary action which goes on automatically. We don’t have any control on this type of action. Walking, on the other hand is a voluntary action which can be controlled and modified by us.
India has a vibrant tradition of crafts. Though agriculture employs largest number of people in this country, craft section employs and sustains over twenty million people.
Living beings in environment like animals and plants constitute more than half of the environment in the biosphere. All of these need to be conserved.
The conservation of environment implies the sustainable use as well as management of natural resources including wildlife, water, air, and soils of the earth.
Forests and wildlife are integral part of environment. Forests control climate, soil erosion and wildlife. They cause rains.
Natural habitats support a variety of living organisms, some of which endemic to one particular habitat.
Since October 1st to November 9th, a total of 92 incidents of forest-fires have been recorded that have burnt about 133.55 ha of forest in Uttarakhand.
It is now a general opinion that if we see something moving, it is alive.
