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It is the burning of fossil fuels that release pollution into the air. Even burning biomass- based fuel, or bio fuels, causes’ pollution. The biomass of an organism is its total dry mass or weight. When we speak of biomass –based fuels, we mean...

Growth and development Fertilization is followed by development and growth. As you have read, the offspring of all multicellular organisms originate from the zygote, a single cell, which gradually becomes a complete individual. The changes by...

Nature resources Natural resources are things that have been created by natural process. From one point of view, they are resources (or things of use) that nature has provided us with. We need them for our survival, hence it is important to know...

Degradation of soil Soil supports plants, which in turn support animals. Any physical or chemical alteration of soil can thus have an impact on all living organisms which depend on it. Deforestation, overgrazing, intensive agriculture, growth of...

India’s first facility inaugurated: India’s first Transgenic and Gene knockout Mice facility costing Rupees 6 corers was inaugurated on October 3, 2002 at the Hyderabad based center for cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). Facility will enable...

Harvesting The cutting and gathering of crops from the field is called harvesting. The traditional way of harvesting crops is to cut them with help of sickles. In large farmers, a combine is used to cut the crop and separate the grain from the...

Ware bodies Ocean Ocean is large bodies of salt water covering nearly three-fourth of the surface area of the globe. There are five oceans in the world- the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the southern ocean and the Arctic...

Improving fertility Crop plants use the nutrients in the soil for their growth and development. Since they are harvested and not allowed to die and decompose in the soil, the minerals absorbed by them are not returned to the soil. So nutrients...

Crop improvement The aim of agriculture has always been to improve productivity or crop yield. In recent years, productivity has increased tremendously due to the adoption of certain practices, referred to as modern agricultural practices. These...

Hi friends, through this article I would like to share my knowledge about THE RAMAKRISHNA MISSION, with you.                   RAMAKRISHNA PARAMAHANSA, after whom the Mission was named, was a poor priest in a temple at DAKSHINESWAR near Kolkata....