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Dengue and its prevention.

Dengue is the name of disease caused by the biting of mosquito named as Aides . It is a man-made disease. In previous days we all had heard quite about the rising fever cases caused by the rising Dengue mosquitoes in India. Out of 36 states and union territories, 35 are reported to be affected by this disease. In this post, I will explain you about the way it spreads and how to cure it and how it can be prevented from spreading and other information related to this disease.   Dengue virus is spread by biting of Aides . This mosquito usually spread in monsoon season especially during November and December. The reason behind this is that temperature of surroundings is mosquito friendly during monsoon. Dengue mosquitoes take birth in clean water rather than dirty water. These mosquitoes attack during morning and evening time.   Symptoms of dengue are high fever, low pulse pressure, sudden headache, pain in joints, pain in throat, sore taste of mouth, physical weakn...

2nd of October and its significance in History of India

2 nd of October is not an ordinary day for people of India but a day of great importance.   It is not just another date. Its importance is not related to someone individual but collectively.   2 nd of October is a national holiday for people of India. It is one of the three official declared national holidays of India, observed in all of its states and union territories. Dry day is also observed on this day throughout the country. That means something good must had happened in past for India. Mahatma Gandhi, the father of our nation, the freedom fighter for India, the great son of Mother  India, was born on 2 nd of October. His birthday is celebrated as “Gandhi Jayanti” on 2 nd October every year. A national holiday is also celebrated to mark the occasion. Mahatma Gandhi also known as “bapu” (means father) was a freedom fighter who strongly believed in non – violence and with his beliefs he fought the battle of independence for India non-violently. It ...

Nine New Species of Mushroom Discovered in India

Indian has been blessed with natural resources as we know. Natural resources such as coal, iron, gold, diamond, water, land and other living beings such as animals, birds, vegetables, fruits, crops etc . are found abundantly in India. But coming back to mushrooms ( belonging   to kingdom fungi ),   2,000 species of mushrooms have been discovered from India alone. And across the world, about 12,000 to 15,000 species of mushrooms are found. Canthrellus sikkimensis The small mountain state of Sikkim(India) situated in Eastern Himalayas, is emerging as a store of valuable or delightful things for botanists, mycologists and naturalists who in the year 2015 alone have discovered nine species of wild mushrooms. Scientists from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have found these species from North Sikkim state particularly in the sub alpine region dominated by coniferous trees. Mr. Kanad Das of BSI particularly   discovered the species. Mr. Das along with his tea...

HARVESTING DIVERTED WATER - An Innovative Idea and Inspiration For Others.

A success story written at Sinising located in Odisha(India) by farmers and a voluntary organisation named as Institute of Social Action and Research Activities(ISARA).   Now a days, people of this tiny village are happy a lot because even as the scare of drought looms large over several parts of the State, people are still able to irrigate their land. This is made possible only by using water from the continually recurring streams originating from the hill adjacent to the small village. A farmer in Odhisa working in his fields All of   this started around three years ago probably in 2012 when Institute of Social Action and Research Activities(ISARA) with help and support from Mennonite Central Committee, started the diversion-based irrigation system(DBIS) on their(residents of village) land. In this system, water originating from perennial (continually recurring) hill stream is brought to their land. Earlier, water from the perennial streams was going waste ...