eco system

Seagrasses – The Marine Treasures of India

by Ishrath April 21, 2008
Save Seagrasses - Ilustration by Ishrath

When it comes to marine biology, vibrant images of sea-animals, corals, sponges and reefs come to our minds. Little is known about the seagrasses – the gentle yet very important residents of the shallow seas. Seagrasses are the lesser-known aquatic treasures of the ocean that are rated as the third most valuable ecosystem – globally.

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Global Warming – A pressing reality – Part 1

by Ganesh Mahadevan November 25, 2007
Flooding due to Global Warming

Melting glaciers in Greenland. Heat wave in Europe. Hurricane Katrina destroys New Orleans. Wildfire in California. Ice shelf breaks in Antartica. Somebody else’s problems we think, a passing glance at the news and then we concentrate on more important things

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Global Warming Impact Report on Asia released

by Prakash Rangarajan November 21, 2007

Its time the Asian disporia woke up to the Global Warming phenomenon. Stark reality of economic slowdown, development meltdown, production paucity stares the contintent which accounts for more than 60 percent of the world population as a recent report prepared by The Working Group on Climate Change and Development tellingly postulates.

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