A forest is a highly complex and constantly changing environment. It is made up of a variety of living things like wildlife, trees, shrubs, wildflowers, ferns, mosses, lichens, fungi and microscopic soil organisms; and non-living things such as water, nutrients, rocks, sunlight and air. Trees are the biggest part of this complex community.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Definition, History, Principles, and Implementation According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation,…
The demand of medicinal plants has increased during the corona-period due to increasing importance of Ayurveda. Everyone is not only aware about “immunity”, companies producing herbal products have started launching different products that increase and strengthen immunity.
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The reflex action is an involuntary action which goes on automatically. We don’t have any control on this type of action. Walking, on the other hand is a voluntary action which can be controlled and modified by us.
Modern development has caused a number of environmental problems at local, regional, national and international levels. Global Climate Change, depletion of ozone layer, increasing inequality, reduction in the means of livelihood for poor, scarcity of food, increasing number of disasters, extinction of species, falling underground water table etc. are some of the major environmental problems created by modern unsustainable development. These problems are challenging the existence of human race on this planet.
An activity that serves as one’s regular source of livelihood is called as occupation.
The Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court Dr. Ravi Ranjan and Justice S.N.Prasad heard on the PIL demanding encroachment free conservation of Ranchi’s Bara Talab (so called Ranchi Lake) and other water sources on Thursday i.e. on 8th April, 2021.
The digested food is absorbed into the body from where it is distributed to all its cells.
Cauliflower is a beautiful compact snow ball like vegetable if it is white. It remains surrounded by soft and long foliage.
Cuscuta is found throughout the temperate and tropical regions of the world. It has great species diversity in subtropical and tropical regions of the world. It has many folk names like wizard net, devil’s hair, goldthread, hair weed, love wine; strangle weed, angel’s hair, and witch’s hair.
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.
Different activities may generate waste which may be solid or liquid. The quality of both solid and liquid wastes is increasing and if the wastes are disposed in an uncontrolled manner these may cause adverse impact on public health and environment. Hence these wastes need to be managed efficiently so as to safeguard public health and environment. In definitional terms, solid and liquid waste management is the collection, transportation, processing, recycling, treatment and disposal of waste materials.
