One of the largest park in East Delhi is undoubedly the sprawling Sanjay Lake Complex, which has become extremely polluted and that the maintenence of the surrounding is very poor.
Plant that can produce biodegradable plastic: The scientists are developing a plant which can produce biodegradable plastic namely genetically modified (GM) plants, principally it is a oil seed rape, contain four added genes from bacteria that naturally produce a biodegradable plastic called PHBV. Inserting the genes and manipulating the plants metabolism was a considerable feat of genetic engineering, according to Nature Biotecnological Magazine which has pubsenicosis and deteriorationlished a peer-reviewed paper on the experiment in its latest issues.
According to World Bank report, extreme pollution insanitary conditions and deteriorating public health are the major problems that will plauge the developing world in the new millennium due to rapid pace of urbanisation.
The MoEF prohibited the usage of carry bags or containers made of recycled plastic for packaging and supplying food stuff.
The Rs. 300 crores, a World Bank aided plan to enhance the forest cover of the Bihar state from the alarming 17 % to a desired level seems to have come out. Forest sources pointed out that once, Bihar was covered with some 33% forests which sharply declined to 17 %. This alarming situation had to be tackled seriously and this project may turn out to be a boon.
