Posts Tagged ‘Plant’
We’d be better off not planting trees… Part I
![[Tree in a rural area] (LOC)](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2091/2179176502_90bbbc4f4c_m.jpg "[Tree in a rural area] (LOC)")
Image by The Library of Congress via Flickr
The writer is the Chairman of BCIL-ZED, the Bangalore-based global pioneer in green building.
It was ironic. It was a five-star hotel, one of the older ones in Bangalore. They had organized a green initiative this week; intending to do something toward making a better Bangalore on World Environment Day. Read the rest of this entry »
Soil pH has declined significantly since 1980s in India & China
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Each plant and its soil life form have a particular soil pH it is used to. It is like blood pressure in our bodies, that varies many levels even within a day. Any change can lead to complications in the organism’s metabolism. Decrease in pH modifies top soils, a major source of crop nutrients.
Soil pH declined significantly from the 1980s to 2000s in nearly all crop production areas in India and China. Average decline was between 0.13 and 0.8. Typically pH value hovers at an average of eight across most lands of the world. Read the rest of this entry »
African elephant: what a beast!
The African Elephant is the largest living terrestrial animal, normally reaching 20-24 feet in length and 11.5 to 13 feet in height at the head. An adult weighs between 6-9 tonnes.
The elephant normally moves at a rate of 6 km/h), but it can reach a top speed of 40 km/h when scared or upset. Read the rest of this entry »
