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.
Plum headed Parakeet
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Plants and their Different Parts
Living organisms capable of synthesizing food on their own are called as plants. They contain chlorophyll, the green magnesium compound which helps in trapping the energy from sun. This energy runs the process of photosynthesis through which glucose is basically synthesized in leaves and green stems on combining together the atmospheric carbon dioxide and water.
Determination of sex in living organisms
Determining male or female form of living organism through sexual reproduction is called as sex determination. Sex determination on a large scale is of two types- environmental, genetic and chromosome based.
Take Beet Roots and Spinach Soup to raise the Oxygen in Blood
In the current period of Corona Pandemic most of the people are running to and fro for oxygen container as if Oxygen can only cure the corona patients in this period.
Land Pollution -Sources and Prevention
Some environmentalists define land pollution as – build up of toxic chemical compounds, salts, pathogens or radioactive materials in soil that can affect plant and animal life adversely, is called as soil pollution.
The delayed monsoon is ready to depart now
The South West Monsoon is ready to go in a delayed manner. It is returning late continuously since last three years.
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.
Our Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
Brain and Spinal cord together constitute the Nervous System. The nervous system receives information in the form of impulses from all parts of the body and integrates this information.
Types of Ecosystems – Terrestrial and Aquatic
Ecosystems can be categorised into two broad categories: natural and artificial. Natural Ecosystems are those ecosystems that operate by themselves under natural conditions. These ecosystems are further categorized as Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems. Terrestrial ecosystems relate to lands, whereas Aquatic ecosystems relate to fresh or marine water. Freshwater ecosystems may be Lotic or Lentic. Lotic are running water ecosystems like springs, streams or rivers, whereas Lentic Fresh Water Ecosystems may be found in standing waters of lakes, ponds, pools, puddles, ditches, swamps, etc. Marine Ecosystems are found in marine waters of salt lakes, seas, oceans and estuaries. Artificial Ecosystems are man-engineered ecosystems like crop fields, artificial ponds and lakes, aquaria, fish ponds, and abandoned mines reclaimed as lakes or water bodies for recreation.
Waste Management Technology in India Principles and Guidelines
Following principles and guidelines have been accepted for the control of different types of pollution- A. Prevention of entry into…
Shelter for living organisms
The dictionary meaning of a shelter is – something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal or anything is protected from adverse conditions, and where it can reproduce is called as a shelter.
Exotic and Introduced Plants
Some propagules or seeds incidentally travel long distances and reach to other county. There they germinate and produce new plants.
