Monthly Archives: December 2011

Green Infrastructure:A Must for India

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Green infrastructure is strategically planned and managed networks of natural lands, working landscapes and other open spaces that conserve ecosystem values and functions and provide associated benefits to human populations. Green infrastructure is strategically planned and managed networks of natural … Continue reading →

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New Study Link Earthquakes and Tropical Cyclones

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Roadway in Leogane, Haiti. (Credit: Estelle Chaussard,Science Daily) A groundbreaking study led by University of Miami (UM) scientist Shimon Wdowinski shows that earthquakes, including the recent 2010 temblors in Haiti and Taiwan, may be triggered by tropical cyclones (hurricanes and … Continue reading →

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Chinese Fossils Shed Light On Evolutionary Origin of Animals

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Evidence of the single-celled ancestors of animals, dating from the interval in Earth’s history just before multicellular animals appeared, has been discovered in 570 million-year-old rocks from South China by researchers from the University of Bristol, the Swedish Museum of … Continue reading →

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Educating India’s Farmers in New Farming Practices:A New Initiative

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Regardless of the adoption of new crops, old and outdated farming practices result in a high rate of crop disease, which affects the standard of living of the farmer and their families. SRIJAN, a leading education resource in India, seeks … Continue reading →

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