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The book ‘Parasitic Weeds-Biology and Management’ contains a unique review of the present status of research on parasitic weeds Cuscuta, Striga, Orobanche, Mistletoe and their medicinal importance. This book was written in response to significant recent advances in understanding the problems of these parasitic weeds, their biology, management strategies and utilization as medicinal plants. It consists of contributions by well recognized leading weed ...
At the beginning of the 20 century only 10.8% of the total 218 million population of the country resided in cities and towns. It is amazing to note that today, in the beginning of the 21 century; the urban population in India is 67 million more than the total population of the country in 1901. As per conservative projections 459 million people will be residing in urban areas in India in 2021. The phenomenal urban growth with its concentration in bigger towns, and ...
Mahakumbh-2001 celebrated on the holy confluence of the river Ganges, Yamuna and the invisible Saraswati at Allahabad was extremely auspicious due to rare planetary conjunctions that occurred after a long gap of 144 years. Mahakumbh 2001, organized between 9 January and 21 February 2001 at Allahabad, was a confluence of spiritual sublimity, human faith and managerial perfection; where during a period of 42 days about 100 million devotees visited the city and on ...