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LIST OF MEDICINAL PLANTS
S.N. Common name Nature of plant Local name Scientific name Family Parts used Targeted pest 1 Ginger Herb Aadhuwa Zinziber officinalis Rosaceae Rhizome 2 Stinging nettle Shrub sishnoo Urticia dioica Leaves 3 Justicia Shrub Justicia Justicia gendrussa Leaves 4 Thorn apple Shrub dhaturo Datura stramonium Leaves 5 Hemp Shrub ganja Cacannbis sativa Leaves 6 Cotton…
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Living In Dark
How you feel when you read above phrase? Ya! Electricity crisis is an actual problem Nepalese people are facing every day since 2006 AD. Load shedding schedule is being calendar of Nepalese people. Living in dark is their daily routine and feels amazed when load-shedding decrease for an hour or two. Out of total hydropower…
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Big win for agriculture: President Obama outlines new plan for global food security
President Obama just gave a really important speech at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security, which outlined a new alliance against global hunger and next steps to help improve food security around the world. We wanted him to put this issue on the agenda at the G8, and…
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UN chief asks youth to ‘make some noise’ ahead of Rio+20 conference
17 May 2012 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today asked young people from all over the world to “make some noise” to help accelerate progress on the negotiations of the United Nations Sustainable Development Conference (Rio+20) which will take place in Brazil next month.“The truth is I am disappointed with the negotiations. They are not moving fast enough.…
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Means for Promoting Educational Opportunities for Out of School Children
Abstract Education has the power to transform lives. It broadens people’s freedom of choice and action, empowering them to participate in the social and political lives of their societies and equipping them with the skills they need to develop their livelihoods (UNESCO, 2010). Therefore, having the opportunity for a meaningful education is one of the…
