Month: May 2014
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Toxic chemicals are everywhere in our home!
In our day to day life, all of us are surrounded by a lot of chemical attack and we are not even aware that it is happening! It became an everyday scenario in our home. From our morning coffee and mouthwash to body lotion,…
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What the Earth Wants
John F. Kennedy in his inaugural address after the presidential war, had said, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” As true and profound this statement is, what is worrying is how everyone seems to ignore that this holds equally, if not truer for the…
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Paper Pollution
We don’t really give it a second thought before tearing another piece of paper after we crumbled up the first one to throw it in the dustbin. We go on printing one small paragraph till we get a perfect print. We don’t even bother when we use one full sheet of paper to write a…
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Dams: Causing Devastation Everywhere
The dam was so huge you had to stretch your neck in an obtuse angle to catch the entire height of it. The water was yet to gush from those barrage gates but the director of the program could totally imagine white raging waters gushing down those cement slopes, making a lot of sound. This…
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Man-made Man-eaters
Within minutes, it was all over for the leopardess. She had fought valiantly but claws and canines do not match up to bullets and rifles. Earlier, a tranquilizer shotgun had been tried but to no avail. The leopardess died just like her two previous counterparts had. It was rather sad to be sure. Such brilliant…
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Acid rain: The Ugly Truth
Rain .The word alone radiates freshness. But, what if this rain turns into an intoxicating, lethal fluid that would pour its atrocious devastating impact on us? Yes, we are talking about the acid rain ! What exactly is acid rain? It is actually a precipitation that’s interspersed with nitric and sulphuric acids in great amounts…
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Endangered Species – Can be Seen ONLY in Text Books in future
The Endangered species are organisms which are on the verge of extinction. There are about 3079 animals and 2655 plants worldwide, which are on the endangered list. This count is on the higher side when comparing with the level of 1102 and 1197 respectively in the year 1998. A lot of species have already become…
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Get rid of junk- the green way!
With the exploding population and even further exploding needs of the current generation, waste disposal has become a big issue because all modern amenities seem to come for a price- the price being the health of the environment. Everything in today’s world, ranging from refills of gel pens to fast food to clothes to electronics-…
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Mind-boggling Environment secrets
Everything towards which we turn our eyes is our beautiful Environment. It constitutes the vast and shining water bodies which teem with infinite variety of aquatic flora and fauna; the countless species of flora as well as fauna; the tall and majestic mountain ranges; the flowering and fruitful trees and shrubs; the fertile plains, the…
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Blood Ivory
A few of you will probably draw the link between the title and the term ‘blood diamonds’ and realize what this article is going to be about. You guessed right. However, there may be some unfamiliar with the term. By the end of this article, you too will know what it refers to. Ivory is…