For the past few years, the word ‘Green Buildings’ is continuously hogging limelight in the media. Some of us might have seen the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – Green Business Centre building in Hyderabad which is one of the green buildings in India. Now30
Do you care about classifications? Or do you subscribe to the Shakespearean philosophy of “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet.” The stubbornness for rules and the hesitance towards change leads to a point30
Kingdom:Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae Genus: Passer Species: P. domesticus The Sparrow, worldwide in distribution and the most visual amongst the bird species has become threatened. A common sight few years earlier, it has now become almost disappeared from many urban30
It is important to know about the benefits and risks of a carbon credit project considering the uncertainty of carbon markets. Identifying business risks associated with a carbon credit project (Green House Gas emission reduction project) allows a project developer to realize the projected financial30
Family: Lauraceae Genus: Cinnamomum Species: Cinnamomum camphora Common name: Camphor tree, Kapur, Karpura Origin: China Description: Middle sized evergreen tree with yellow brown branches. Leaves sub-coriaceous , ovate or broadly so or elliptic, abruptly acuminate, lustrous above. Flowers bisexual, membranous, linear, soft- pubescent. Economic Importance:30
Botanical name: T. arjuna T. bellerica Family: Combretaceae Origin: India Description: Large, evergreen tree with generally fluted stem, spreading crown and drooping branches. Leaves sub-opposite, oblong on elliptic, hard, coriaceous, acute at the apex, base rounded. Flowers in panicled spikes, with hairy growth, small. Fruits30
So we have lived in complete blackouts for the past two days. Nobody’s questioning that India is progressing perhaps faster than what the developed world managed when it had its progressive era but the lacuna’s in infrastructure in planning are there for all to see.30
Botanical name: L. indica Linn. L. speciosa Pers. L. tomentosa Presl. Family: Lythraceae Description: Small to medium sized deciduous tree. Leaves opposite, narrowly elliptic, young leaves pubescent beneath, mature leaves glabrous on both sides. Flowers white, fragrant in terminal panicles, calyx tube copular, capsules30
Family: Calophyllaceae Genus: Mesua Species: M. ferrea Common name: Nahor, Nag kesar Origin: India Description: Evergreen tree, leaves opposite, decussate, very variable, linear, lanceolate, oblong lanceolate, elliptic oblong, obtuse or acute at the base. Leaves crimson red turning pink and ultimately becoming dark green.30
