The Bird – Trade in India
Some reports regarding increasing bird trade in endangered species that were published recently in some news papers are matters of concern not alone for the lovers of environment and wildlife but for common public as well.
Java-sparrow
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One More City Going Down towards Water Crisis
Dams have started drying in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand state of India.
Human Attitudes to Animals
Humans have a complex relationship with animals. They use them for a variety of purposes. There are working animals, companion animals, animals used for scientific research, and animals used for food and byproducts.
Palash-The State Flower of Jharkhand in India
Palash or Butea monosperma is an important tree of taxonomic family Fabaceae which is native to tropical and sub-tropical India. It is also found in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Srilanka etc.
Need for Living Together and Neighbourhood
Human beings needed to live together to have a family and to rear and develop children. They lived together for social security and social strength. Thus, human settlements were formed.
Neighbourhood is a geographically localized community within an area, may it be a rural area, a town or a city, or sub-urban.
Hazardous Waste- Handling and Management
In India, a Hazardous Substances Management Division has been constituted as a nodal point within the Ministry of Environment and Forest. This nodal agency is responsible for Planning, over-seeing and implementing the policies and programmes on management of hazardous substances and Chemical Emergencies.
Care for the Little Angels around You
The balance of nature is maintained by its different components -living and non-living, if they remain unaltered by human beings.
What is Ecosystem? What are its components?
The environment of our earth has a number of life zones that support birth and development of all types of organisms.
All the life zones of the earth are collectively called as Biosphere.
The biosphere vertically extends into the atmosphere up to about 10 km and downwards into the oceans up to a depth of about6.9 km.
Basic Concepts of Nutrition
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) – Nutrition is the intake of food, considered in relation to the body’s dietary needs.
Types of technology
There are many different types of technologies or technological models- such as Low-tech, Hi-tech, alternative, intermediate, appropriate, blended, hard, and soft technologies.
Important aspects of Crop Improvement & New Crop Varieties
Biotechnology in Agriculture: Applications, Techniques, and Benefits The scientific knowledge which is applied in practical ways in industry for the…
Management and Types of Natural Resources
Ever since the earth was inhabited, humans and other life forms have depended on things that exist freely in nature to survive. These things include water (seas and fresh water), land, soils, rocks, forests (vegetation), animals (including fish), fossil fuels and minerals. They are called Natural Resources and are the basis of life on earth.
