Dr. M. P. Mishra received the President Award-2012
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.
Dr. M. P. Mishra
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The Stockholm Conference
The tragedies in the environment stimulated the world nations the recognition of which first appeared in the shape of the United Nations Conference on Human Environment for the preservation and enhancement of its quality, at Stockholm from June 6 to June 16 in the year 1972. The delegates from 114 nations attended the conference and signed the Stockholm Declaration.
How does Nutrition take place in Human Beings?
In a human being the ingestion of food is brought about in mouth where it is crushed into fine pieces by teeth.
Two Types of work
Works done inside houses include works related to livelihood, child rearing, some small scale industries, human services, office works and indoor plays etc
Energy from Oceans- Tidal Energy, Wave Energy and Oceanic Thermal Energy
Ocean is a vast natural resource of water. These have also been examined in the search for alternate sources of energy-generation. For example, gravitational pull, by sun and moon causes tides, in which sea level rises and falls, two times in 24 hours. When it rises, sea water may be diverted through suitable channels, to inshore reservoirs driving the turbines, during its entry.
Animal body parts and sense organs
Most animals of the same kind have same body parts. But their body parts differ in size, shape, colour and functions.
Some specific Endocrine Glands and their Hormones
The ductless gland found on kidney is called as adrenal gland. Each kidney has an adrenal gland on it. This gland is also called as “Supra Renal Gland”. It has two parts- the upper- cortex and the lower- medulla.
Transfer of Food through Ecosystems
All biosphere ecosystems have well-organized functions, such as cycling nutrients through food chains, operating biogeochemical cycles, and maintaining the energy flow received by green plants through solar radiation.
