Carbon Disclosure Project 2012 – the deadline is May 31st 2012

14 years ago

Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP- 2012), under its Investor CDP disclosure program requested climate change information from India’s 200 largest companies…

Economic importance of Semecarpus anacardium

14 years ago

Kingdom: Plantae Order: Sapindales Family: Anacardiaceae Genus: Semecarpus Species: S. anacardium Common name: Bhilawa Origin: India Description: Semecarpus anacardium is…

Economic importance of Polyalthia longifolia

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Family: Annonaceae Genus: Polyalthia Species: P. longifolia Common name: Devdaru Origin: India   Description: Tall, evergreen tree with a conical…

Economic importance of Adenanthera microsperma

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Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnolipsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Adenanthera Species: Adenanthera microsperma Origin: Indonesia (Java) Description: A medium- to large-size deciduous tree. The tree is…

Economic Importance of Castanospermum australe

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Family: Fabaceae Genus: Castanospermum Species: C. australe Common name: Black bean, moreton-bay chestnut  Origin: Australia Description: It is a large…

Economic importance of Pandanus furcatus

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Family:  Pandanaceae Genus: Pandanus Species: P. furcatus Common name: Ran-keura Origin: India Description: Plants vary in size from small shrubs…

Economic importance of Mangifera indica

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Family: Anacardiaceae Genus: Mangifera Species: M. indica Common name: Mango, Aam Origin: India Description: Large evergreen tree with a dense…

Economic importance of Ginkgo biloba

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Family:  Ginkgoaceae Genus: Ginkgo Species: G. biloba Common name: Maidenhair tree, bal kunwari Origin: Japan Description: The tree has an…

Economic importance of Ficus spp.

14 years ago

Botanical name: F. krishnae  F. glomerata F. benjamina Family:  Moraceae Origin: India Description: The tree has gracefully drooping branchlets and…

An innovative method to cut down water use for combating water scarcity by Börje Brandt

14 years ago

“When the Europeans first came here, Columbus, we could drink out of any river. If the Europeans had lived the…