While observing the comparative growth pattern of some tree species under controlled conditions of a University campus it was clearly established that Cordia dichotoma , Cassia fistula , Albizzia are…

One finds it difficult to raise trees in the sodic or saline soils with a calcareous hard pan. Some years ago I suggested that Neem and Shisham trees could be successfully raised in that kind of soil…

According to 2010 World Health Organization data, almost 1 billion people in the world lack access to safe drinking water. Diarrheal disease is the second leading cause of death in children under…

The Oldest Arctic Ice The oldest non-glacial ice in the northern hemisphere is a small remnant of the former Ellesmere Ice Shelf which began  forming about 5500 years ago.  That remnant is…

What happens when you subsidize technology and then have a deficit in government?  You tax the people you just paid. In Washington state, after years and millions of dollars in tax breaks to…

It's Earth Day tomorrow, a day when environmentalists want to remind you that you are a parasite ruining a pristine ecology and there should be less of us.   Well, by 'us' they mean you - they…

Marshlands are to be protected for human survival and survival of sea animals Shedding "crocodile tears" or as my father used to quote "why to cry over spilled milk" or as I would say " why to cry…

During winters trees shed the leaves and become leafless . Once the spring season comes two kind of behavior are apparent. If only leaves will come , the tree was deficient in stored food material…

I was deeply shocked to see row of trees drying up on the road leading the highest level of Govt of Rajasthan officials colony in Jaipur Gandhinagar. Someone chose to remove barks of these trees. I…

Arctic Ice April 2011 The Nares ice bridge is still blocking the strait.  My forecast of breakup on April 07 ± 3 days was wrong.  A forecast is only as good as the assumptions it is based…