Makar Sankranti: Cultural and Religious Significance
Sankranti or Solstice means: moving from one place to the other or meeting with another. When sun enters from one rashi o the other rashi, it is called as Sankranti.
Worship of the Sun God
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Ant Colony and Bee Colony
Ant colonies are Eusocial which means living in a cooperative group in which usually one female and several males are reproductively active and the non-breeding individuals care for the young and protect the group. These are very much like those found in other social animals though the various groups of these developed sociality independently through convergent evolution.
How does Global Warming affect Our Lives
The regular pattern of weather conditions of a particular place is called as climate of that place. This regular pattern of weather conditions is considerably disturbed by fluctuations in temperature. The disturbance in the pattern of weather conditions at the particular place may thus be called as Climate Change.
IPM in India
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in India: Features, Benefits, and Sustainable Agriculture Practices The promotion of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in…
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.
Biomass Energy and its implications
The dry weight of organic matter produced by plants, their derivatives and wastes are called as BIOMASS. The biomass includes crop residues, plant parts, body parts of dead animals and animal wastes. As biomass is created due to photosynthesis by plants, so energy from biomass or bio wastes is regarded as another form of solar energy.
Ecological Niche and Ecological Habitat
Dictionary defines the term Niche as a comfortable or suitable position in life of a living being, or a role taken by a type of organism within its community.
The Danger of Extinction of Ten Lac Species during this Century
These birds used to fly in and around our houses about some decades ago. But these birds are very rarely seen in our surroundings.
Post Stockholm Developments
Environment and its components like wildlife and Natural Resources constitute the vital life support system for all life on this planet. The protection of these through the cumulative efforts of the world community started across globe due to the persistent efforts of the United Nations through its Environmental Programme (UNEP).
Soil Pollution: Causes and Consequences
Mixing of different types of substances in soil- which affects its natural qualities, and reduces its fertility- is called as soil pollution. Some environmentalists define soil 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.
Gobar Gas Plant in Barsana generates 300 units per day
The engineer couple of Chandigarh, Punjab has established a biogas plant in Barsana. From this plant about 300 unit electricity is generated per day. It is through this electricity that fourteen tube wells are run in the Goshalas.
Questions and answers on Heredity/Bio- X
1. Trait-A exists in 10% of a population of an asexually reproducing species and trait-B in 60%of the same population….
