Monday, January 31, 2011
Indian Devil Tree or Blackboard Tree (ஏழிலைப்பாலை)
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Plant
நீர்மருது (அ) நீர்மத்தி
http://www.ecoindia.com/flora/trees/arjun-tree.html
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Plant
சிவன் குண்டலம்
Sausage Tree (Kigelia pinnata) Native to South Africa. there are some steroid chemicals found in the sausage tree that are currently added to commercially available shampoos and facial creams. http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/sausage_tree.htm |
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Plant
Sunday, January 30, 2011
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
இலவங்கப்பட்டை
Cinnamomum zeylanicum , Elavangappattai, 16 year old plant, first flowering was noticed during January,2011. |
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Plant
The World is as delicate as a SPIDER WEB (உலகம் சிலந்தி வலையை விட மென்மையானது).
Friday, January 21, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
சில பூ, காய் மற்றும் பழங்கள்.
Woody Climber (Toxocarpus beddomei) |
Artabotrys odoratissimus மனோரஞ்சிதம் |
Star Apple (Chrysophyllum cainato) The leaf will be in green (upper side) and golden colour (back side of the same leaf). |
Thunbergia mysorensis |
நாவல் மரத்தின் பூ (ஏப்ரல்- மே )
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Egg fruit (Pautaria campechiana) The fruits are yellowish, inner content like a cooked egg yolk . முட்டை பழம் |
காற்று ஆலை
காற்றில் மின்சாரம் தயாரிக்கும் முறைஇப்பொழுது அமலாக்கபடுகிறது.குறிப்பாக வனப்பகுதி அருகில் பறவைகள், பாலுட்டி இனங்களின் இனபபெரூக்கதை தடைசெய்யும்என்பது அண்டை நாடுகளில் கண்டுஅறியப்பட்ட உண்மை ஆகும்.அமைதி பள்ளத்தாக்கு தேசிய பூங்கா (Silent Valley National Park) மிக விறைவில் அதில் இடம்பெறும்என்பதில் ஐயமில்லை. Following article by Mr. Shankar Sharma will enlighten our knowledge about wind mill.
Production of oxygen; recycling of water and control of humidity;
Source of perennial supply of water;
Providing thriving habitats for animals, birds, insects & plants;
Control of soil erosion & maintenance of soil fertility;
Control of air pollution through Carbon Sequestration;
A healthy upkeep of these Western Ghats (WGs) is crucial not only for each of the adjoining
Impact of Power Projects on Western Ghats
Dam based hydel projects including small size hydel projects
Thermal projects based on fossil fuels like coal, diesel and gas
Nuclear power projects
Large size wind turbines: The large size wind mills, though deemed to be environmentally friendly,
Growing evidence that massive wind turbines threaten bird species;
Obstruction to flight path ;
Turbine noise driving away the grazing animals;
Construction activities on the edges of WGs can trigger land slides;
Noise pollution during construction periods.
shankar.sharma2005@gmail.com
Minimising Power Sector Impacts on Western Ghats
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Shankar Sharma
Power Policy analyst
Doorvasapuram Post, Thirthahally, Karnataka - 577432
e-mail:
The Western Ghats running for more than 1,500 kM in states of Maharastra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala have been designated as one of 18 biodiversity hotspots in the world, and are providing a large number of ecological services/products of immense economic value to our society. They are the source for a number of major and minor rivers of peninsular India, and provide livelihood for millions of families. Some of the ecological services they are rendering to our society are:
Impact of Power Projects on Western Ghats
In the present scenario in India the power projects of concern to WGs can be broadly classified into the following categories:
Large size wind turbines: The large size wind mills, though deemed to be environmentally friendly,
Require forest lands for locating the wind mill, access roads and electricity network required to evacuate the power.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
'National Heritage Animal' Status for Elephant.
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animal
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
முள்ளு சீதா பழம்
Soursop (or) Prickly custard apple (Annona muricata) முள்ளு சீதா, fruiting season between December- February and May- July. Full ripened fruit can measure up to 25 cm length.
முள்ளு சீதா பழம் முலிகை வைத்தியத்தில்
பயன் படுத்தபடுகிறது.
The tree can grow well in any type of soil and prefers lowland areas between the altitudes of 0 metres to 1,200 metres. |
Bud |
Flowering (May- June at NBNP site Aniaikatti) |
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Medicinal Plant
Monday, January 17, 2011
Butterfly hots plant (26th January,2006)
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Insects
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
சுற்றுச்சூழல் விழிப்புணர்வு- முக்கிய நாட்கள்
Jan 14th to 30th --------- Animal Welfare Fortnight
Feb 2nd -------- World Wetland Day
Feb 28th -------- National Science Day
March 19th --------- AWBI Establishment Day
March 21st -------- World Forest Day
March 22 -------- World Water day
April 22nd -------- World Earth Day/World Health Day
April 24th -------- World Day for lab Animals
June 5th -------- World Environment Day
June 22 -------- World Day of Bulls
Sep 20th -------- National Environment Day
Oct 1st -------- World Vegetarian Day/World day for
prayer for Animals/Wildlife Week begins
Oct 2nd -------- World Farm Animals day
Oct 4th -------- World Day for Animals
Oct 15th -------- World Animal Rights Day
Nov 25th -------- Meatless Day
December 1st week Tree planting day
Source: Animal Welfare Board of India Magazine.
மேற்கு தொடர்ச்சி மலையில் காணப்படும் சில தாவரங்கள்
Bridelia montana |
வலம்புரி இடம்புரி Helicteres isora , flowere during December and january. |
பிரம்பு Calamus travancoricus, Cane |
Sunday, January 9, 2011
துத்தி
Abutilon indicum (Indain Mallow) Shurb used in Folk and sidha medicine. Plants can be seen along the CODISIA Road side, flowering is started from December, 2010. |
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Plant
பசும்புலரி
Green guardian's of Coimbatore |
An initiative by Siruthuli and RAAC supported by RmKV |
இந்த வருடம் இறுதிக்குள் வாரம் 2011 மரம் வீதம் 1,04,572 மரங்கள் நடும் திட்டம். பன்னாட்டு காடுகள் வருடத்தை நினைவு படுத்தும் வகையில், கோவை மாநகர காவல்துறை ஆணையாளர் அவர்கள் 09.01.2011 அன்றுதொடங்கி வைத்தார்.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
சிறுதுளி- சுற்றுச்சூழல் விழிப்புணர்வு முகாம் (May, 2010)
Friday, January 7, 2011
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