The dry weight of organic matter produced by plants, their derivatives and wastes are called as BIOMASS. The biomass includes crop residues, plant parts, body parts of dead animals and animal wastes. As biomass is created due to photosynthesis by plants, so energy from biomass or bio wastes is regarded as another form of solar energy.
Species become endangered due to both natural and anthropogenic causes. Since man has no control over natural causes, we should consider anthropogenic causes only. Anthropological causes may be classified into two fundamental categories: Direct Causes and Indirect or underlying causes.
It is reported that intake of Moringa leaf extract helps reduce High Blood Pressure by preventing thickening of arteries. However, it has been confirmed through researches on animals, not on humans.
The Environmental Calamities that shook the humanity during fifties and sixties were powerful enough to generate serious and widespread sense of responsibility among world nations towards the global environment. Some of these calamities include : The killer smog in New York and London which claimed 5000 lives in 1952; The mercury poisoning due to the consumption of mercury-contaminated seafood in Japan;
Tourists coming to Bihar will have to stay at nights in villages located near tourist spots.The villages located nearby tourist spots are to be developed like guest houses under the Pilot Project of the Bihar Tourism Development Corporation.
Birds that travel from one place to the other place are called as Migratory Birds.
Pulses are full of goodness. Pulses and breads in the breakfast, pulses and rice in the lunch, pulses and vegetables along with bread in the dinner, pulses come in all our foods.
An area or structure that protects animals from adverse conditions is called an animal shelter. Different kinds of animals need different types of shelters. Different kinds of animals and their shelters are mentioned here.
Kinds of animals and their shelters
Animals can be classified into terrestrial, arboreal, aquatic and amphibians.
Terrestrial Animals
Land animals are called as terrestrial animals. Some of these animals like lion, tiger, bears and bats live in rock caves. Illustration
Snakes live in ground, under rocks and in abandoned ant hills. Some snakes live insid
The Pollution of atmosphere leads to severe consequences on local, regional, national and international levels.
Landslides are very common in rainy season. Rains caused serious conditions during previous some weeks this year in many villages of Maharashtra. Many of these villages that were located in the laps of mountains vanished within no time.
Coarse grains are broadly discussed these days. Now the world has come to know about their importance. Coarse grains have been contained in the Indian dishes since long. Now that the harmful effects of soft grains are known, the world has come to advocate the coarse grains.
The bread of maize and vegetable of mustard leaves during winter are popular food items. Their popularity originates basically from the Punjab state of India.
