Medicinal weed Argemone Mexicana or Satyanasi is a prickly weed. It has been introduced and naturalized in India. It grows as waste land weed in almost every part of the country. It is reported as crop weed also in many parts of the country.
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry, is called as technology.
We have many types of butterflies around us. These are good pollinators of crop plants and grass pollinators. Theecotrends lens has some images of these pollinators
Fried and roasted food rush into our memory today because lock down has locked us inside. As a result the forgotten dishes are now being served on the table. Stuffed brinjal, stuffed lady’s finger, stuffed Shimla mirch, parval etc. taste double when fried. The maincourse items that were long banned in the kitchen are occupying their places on the dining table.
The balloon vine is an interesting plant of India which is also called as Love in a Puff, the heart pea, the heart seed etc. Botanically, it is called as Cardiospermum halicacabum .This plant belongs to the taxonomic family Sapindaceae or the Soapberry family.
Most of the ponds and lakes are drying up. The ground water level is falling down. As such the city is moving to grave water crisis.
In irrigated conditions 80 kg of Nitrogenous fertilizers, 30 kg of Phosphorus, 20 kg of Potassium and 20 kg of Sulphur fertilizers are recommended in one hectare of land for the linseed cultivation.
Our natural resources are known to have some specific qualities of their own. These qualities are known as natural qualities. It is due to specific natural qualities that different natural resources have been useful to us and to the whole biosphere. But now, the condition has changed considerably. Most of our natural resources like air, water and soil have gone bad due to pollution of different types. What is pollution?
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.
Biodiversity and other sources supply raw materials to many important industries. They have aesthetic value and appeal for ecotourism, which supports the growth of the national economy. They are also potential sources of pharmaceuticals, other chemicals, agricultural materials, etc.
It is now a general opinion that if we see something moving, it is alive.
