Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of R.D. Singh Bandral Vs Union of India & Others dated 17/04/2023. The matter related to protecting the flora and fauna of the Kailash Kund-Seoz Dhar region by declaring the same as protected area and not to allow construction of the …
KALPETTA: An instance of wildfire that destroyed more than 100 hectares of grass land on the Chembra peak, home to unique flora and fauna, in the Kottappadi section of the Meppadi range of forests under the South Wayanad Forest Division, was brought under control in the early hours of Tuesday. …
Classical ecological theory predicts that changes in the availability of essential resources such as nitrogen should lead to changes in plant community composition due to differences in species-specific nutrient requirements. What remains unknown, however, is the extent to which climate change will alter the relationship between plant communities and the …
Stressing on collective efforts to conserve green gold in the State, Minister for Forest and Environment Mian Altaf Ahmad has called for sensitizing people regarding bearing of shrinking forests on climate change and global warming. Addressing a workshop on 'climate change and role of forests in green house GHG mitigation', …
V.S. Palaniappan The Nilgiris Bio-sphere Reserve plays host to many endangered flora and fauna Located along the Western Ghats, Coimbatore is rich in bio-diversity. It is home to elephants and flora species such as the Gloriosa superba (right). Coimbatore: Unlike many other districts of Tamil Nadu, barring a few, Coimbatore …
This handbook combines all the existing and the newly added manual at one place as a handy tool for identification and familiarization of species. It comprises of mammals included in Schedule I, II,III, IV, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Butterfly, Fishes, Coral Fishes, Molluscs, Microscopic hair signature pattern. The flora section includes …
Folk people of Tripura, a small state of Northeast India, rely on their own traditional knowledge of phenological indicators for predicting the weather, to help plan their agroforestry activities and disaster prevention. One such prediction relates to the phenology of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L., night flowering jasmine which helps them to …
The earliest report for grasses from British India was made by Hooker (1896). He described 146 genera and 845 species of grasses in the flora of British India.
Modelled after the famous Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew in London, the park which is now called Veer Jijabai Udyan is laid out in a Renaissance Axial Plan
JUST LIKE the circulatory system in humans, leaf veins are the lifeline of plants. The varied networks of veins in terms of shapes, sizes and thickness decide leaf economics. Scientists have shown vein patterns also control carbon and water absorption in plants. Benjamin Blonder of University of Arizona and his …
BIOLOGISTS have identified genes in plants that control arsenic accumulation. The discovery promises to prevent the heavy metal from entering the food web and also clean contaminated sites through bioengineered plants. Scientists had been looking for the genes for 25 years. “Identifying them is a crucial step in keeping arsenic …
E.M. Manoj 2,100 flowering plants identified; seven of them are fresh discoveries KALPETTA: A recent study of the Wayanad part of the Western Ghats has once again proved that the biodiversity of the region is still not explored fully, with even higher plants waiting to be discovered. In their latest …
HINDU/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/02/12/10 G. Mahadevan Students can study flora and fauna, collect samples and use museum library Lush green premises:Research scholars can now make field trips to the zoo and the botanical garden. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The lush green premises of the museum and zoo in the State capital may soon become a hub …
The omnipresent existence of human-nature relationship all over India has been grossly neglected as a tool for conservation management. The sacred groves, patches of forests conserved due to associated religious faith have been described by foresters, travelers, anthropologists, ecologists for more than two hundred years from different parts of the …
Air pollution tolerance index (APTI) is used to select plant species tolerant to air pollution. Four physiological and biochemical parameters, namely: leaf extract pH, ascorbic acid, total chlorophyll and relative water content were combined together in a formulation signifying the APTI of plants.
MOST flowering plants, equipped with both male and female sex organs, shun the path of self-fertilisation and wait for insects and birds or even a whiff of wind for pollination. This is because the rate of extinction is higher among species who opt for self-fertilisation compared to those who rely …
PLANTS soak more atmospheric pollutants than thought. A study by US scientists shows that apart from carbon dioxide, plants rid the air of volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, the most abundant class of carbon-based chemicals in the atmosphere. Automobile exhaust, coal burning and industry are some of the major sources …
