Month: April 2014

  • Hydraulic Fracturing

    Hydraulic Fracturing

    Natural gas plays a key role in any country’s energy resources and signifies the economic prosperity of the country. It also plays an important role in enhancing country’s clean energy prospects. But, when the natural gas is extracted at the cost of degradation of the environment and creating health hazards, to what level is it…

  • Every Breath you Take

    Every Breath you Take

    We breathe oxygen and give out carbon dioxide. Is this what you knew? Well, then your knowledge of the environment and our surroundings is set to go for a ride as you re-learn the basics of life on earth today. Earth’s atmosphere has been polluted with chemicals, particulates, industrial and biological materials over the years.…

  • A Comprehensive Summer Food Guide

    A Comprehensive Summer Food Guide

    Summer is the time to have fun and enjoy in the sun. It is a time for lazy swims in the pool or weekend picnics in the park. But summer cannot be complete without some delicious foods to snack on. But having everything and anything may not be a very good idea. The idea is…

  • Nanotechnology: Amazing Solutions it Gave!!!

    Nanotechnology: Amazing Solutions it Gave!!!

    A little word “ nano”  which has come to light into the world’s consciousness over the past few years has craved up the scientific community and even humanity in speculating about a profound shift in almost every aspect of science and engineering with its implication for ethics, economics, international relations, day-to-day life. Some visionaries proclaim…

  • Acid Mine Drainage:The River of Destruction

    Acid Mine Drainage:The River of Destruction

    As the industrial revolution  surges forwards and the technological innovation continues.There is an increasing demand for raw materials such as iron,copper etc.These are mainly obtained from mining.Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth from an ore body, lode or seam which forms the mineralized package of economic interest…

  • Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright…

    Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright…

    Even though I’m not a man of poems, or a literature nut, I have to say, William Blake’s ‘The Tyger’ I will always remember. For some inexplicable reason, it has been branded into my brain, ever since I learned it in school. Its verses have not left my mind, even after 7 years, and today…

  • It ‘Does’ Matter What you Wear: Eco-Fashion

    It ‘Does’ Matter What you Wear: Eco-Fashion

    “Instead of getting a bolt of fabric that anyone down the block could buy, using recycled materials creates a more individual look.” –Deborah Lindquist One issue we never think about, when we go shopping, is how harmful or toxic that particular piece of clothing is? We do not realise how that particular fabric is made…

  • Filmy Tales of Nature

    Filmy Tales of Nature

    You know how mesmerizing nature can be, from tree archways to pools to beaches. Instead of just writing anything, I can give you five pictures to turn you speechless right now. The obsession with nature has been shared by many fellow human beings as it has been our right to explore Earth and look at…

  • Much Ado about Sweating….

    Much Ado about Sweating….

    “Women glow, men perspire and pigs sweat”, goes the saying. But some people really do sweat a lot, and it can make their lives a misery.Even though sweating is a natural phenomenon and it isn’t dangerous either, it can get embarrassing and problematic when you start sweating profusely without the normal stimuli like physical exertion,…

  • Is Nanotechnology the Solution for a Better Future?

    Is Nanotechnology the Solution for a Better Future?

    In most simple words, Nanotechnology can be defined as the study and application of materials at the atomic and molecular level.Nanotechnology involves the ability to see and to control individual atoms and molecules, which are invisible to our naked eyes. Nano – scale materials were being used for many decades, but it is not that…