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MOTHER- IN- LAW'S- TONGUE     It is an  evergreen   perennial plant  forming dense stands, spreading by way of its creeping  rhizome , which is sometimes above ground, sometimes underground. Its stiff leaves grow vertically from a basal  rosette . Mature leaves are dark green with light gray-green cross-banding and usually range between 70–90 centimetres (28–35 in) long and 5–6 centimetres (2.0–2.4 in) wide. BENEFITS One of the top air purifying plants identified by NASA, Sansevieria removes at least 107 known air pollutants, including carbon monoxide and nitrogen monoxide, formaldehyde, chloroform, benzene, xylene, and trichloroethylene among many others. Sansevieria also produces copious amounts of oxygen throughout the night, making it an excellent plant to keep in the bedroom.

ARECA PALM Dypsis lutescens or Areca palm  grows 6–12 m (20–39 ft) in height. Multiple stems emerge from the base. The  leaves  are arched, 2–3 m (6 ft 7 in–9 ft 10 in) long, and  pinnate , with 40-60 pairs of leaflets. It bears  panicles  of yellow flowers in summer.  Offsets  can be cut off when mature enough, as a  propagation  method. It is grown as an  ornamental plant  in gardens in tropical and subtropical regions, and elsewhere indoors as a  houseplant . It has gained the  Royal Horticultural Society 's  Award of Garden Merit . BENEFITS According to NASA and Dr. B. C. Wolverton, the areca palm filters  xylene  and toluene  from the air. Wolverton also specifies that, at 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) in height, the plant will transpire 1 liter of water per 24 hours, thereby making it an effective humidifier.

GO-GREEN-DRIVE AN EFFORT BY ENTERPRISE STUDENTS Under the supervision of respected teachers of enterprise house, an awareness drive was launched in different classes to make people cautious about deteriorating environment.the students of enterprise house made posters and drafted slogans to achieve this.These impressive slogans helped us a lot to realize the importance of conserving our environment. The slogans were as follows:- 1. " Earth is the only  live-able  planet; just save it." 2. "Less pollution is the best solution." 3. "Tree plantation is the best option against pollution." 4. "The best solution of pollution is its dilution." 5. "Pollution isn’t cool, so don’t be a fool!" 6. "Let’s go green to get our globe clean." 7. "When you refuse to reuse it’s our Earth you abuse." 8. ."Modern technology owes ecology an apology." 9. "Cut a Tree Cut a Tree and there’ll be ...

CHANGING TREND - SAVE ENVIRONMENT - BE ECO  FRIENDLY No denying the fact that the forest cover of the whole   world   has drastically depleted over a period of time owing to the human needs and activities. One contributing factor towards this is the paper industry. I’m putting forward some of the facts regarding paper: Worldwide more than 300 million metric tons of paper and paperboard is produced every year. Of the total global wood harvest for industrial use. 42 per cent goes into paper making and it is expected to reach 50 per cent in the next fifty years . In our country we have about 600 paper mills producing different varieties of paper. On an average each one of us uses 700 pounds of paper products every year. For the production of paper special kind of tree plantations are made called as the managed timberlands. The trend has no doubt already been started but still the speed and spread is very slow. Some of the steps that can be followe...

WE, THE inhabitants of earth, have reached that stage where we need to redesign and reconsider our lifestyles for further survival on this planet. If we want the generations to look forward to a healthy and green earth, then we really have to change ourselves at the earliest. green tax on heavy vehicles The govt. Of India has step forward with a new idea of reducing vehicle caused air pollution in major cities like DELHI. Commercial vehicles entering the state now have to  pay an environmental compensation charge in addition to the toll tax for the emission of pollutant matter. The second major cause of pollution is the Nitrogen Dioxide (NOx) load, which again is sourced from emissions of automobiles. The green panel had ordered that the compensation would be payable at the rates of   Rs.   700 for two-axle vehicles,   Rs.   1,000 for three-axle and   Rs.   500 for four-axle and above. It is a conceded position before us that vehicular pol...

               DLDAV in pursuit of environment conservation "wow ! The tiny little saplings grown last year are kind of adults and facing us with their heads high 'isn't it madam" exclaimed one of the enterprise house volunteer . Yes,  of course  it is very heartening to appreciate the blooming and dancing twigs of  bougainvillea and ficus in school field . No wonder we are marching ahead towards a  greener and healthier environment .