Sikkim: India’s First Fully Organic State Sikkim is a northeastern state of India. In 1975, the Indian military deposed the Sikkimese monarchy. A referendum in 1975 led to Sikkim joining India as its 22nd state of India. It borders China in its north and east, Bhutan in its east, Nepal in its west and the […]
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Blood Blood is a connective tissue which connects all the body organs & tissues with each other for proper functioning of the body systems . It consists of many components which includes plasma & blood cells, (RBC, WBC & platelets) Plasma :- It contains about 90-92 % water. It is straw coloured fluid , contain
Photosynthesis: The vital Process Photosynthesis is the inevitable and vital physiological process and without this necessary process of life could not exist. Photosynthesis in simple terms is the conversion of light energy to chemical energy. It is the process where organic compound (carbohydrates) is produced from inorganic substrates along with the evolvement of oxygen. Being
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High yielding variety to Boost Agriculture Production High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds plays vital role in the progress of agriculture. They are considered as `miracle seeds’. The high yielding programme was launched in the Kharif season of 1966 in selected areas having assured rainfall. Seed is the basic and crucial input for attaining sustained growth
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HIDDEN HEROES OF AGRICULTURE For most of us the word ‘farmer’ conjures up images of a man, ploughing his fields, irrigating or tending to his crop. This actually is only half the picture or even less. While travelling through rural areas, rows of women bent over double in ankle deep water in paddy fields is
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DRY LAND FARMING IN INDIA: CHARACTERISTICS AND PROBLEMS India has about 108 million hectares of rain fed area which constitutes nearly 75 per cent of the total 143 million hectares of arable land. In such areas crop production becomes relatively difficult as it mainly depends upon the intensity and frequency of rainfall. The crop production,
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LAB GROWN DIAMONDS Do the origins of a diamond matter? Today, we have come to the point where diamonds can be created in laboratories, appearing practically indistinguishable from mined diamonds. Synthetically created diamonds, also known as engineered, cultured or artificial diamonds are grown in highly controlled laboratory environments; with the use of advanced technological procedures
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Toxicity Caused By Pesticides Pesticides are widely used on agricultural crops, in the home and yard, and in public places. Pesticides come in a variety of states. They can be solid, such as dusts, granules, pellets, wettable powder, etc. Liquids can be ready-to-use or concentrated. Pesticides can also come as gases such as some of
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Food security in India and role of Plant Breeding In a fraught global economic environment, exacerbated by climate change and shrinking resources, ensuring food and nutrition security is a frightening challenge for many nations. India, Asia’s third largest economy and the world’s second most populous nation after China with 1.3 billion people, is no exception.
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Pearl Formation There are essentially three types of pearls: natural, cultured and imitation.Natural Pearls form when an irritant – usually a parasite and not the proverbial grain of sand – works its way into an oyster, mussel, or clam. As a defense mechanism, a fluid is used to coat the irritant. Layer upon layer of