Month: June 2014
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Groundwater :Depletion,Contamination and the prevention
Ground water depletion is one of the greatest fears that has arisen in the modern day world. As the demand for water increases with the rising population, there is also a threat regarding the draining of the so-called ground water too. Ground water moves in a slower pace when compared to the surface water. Hence,…
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Conquer heat the green way
Every summer, as the mercury begins to rise, temperatures rise and tempers spiral out of control, different people look for different ways to chill off. For most, this would just involve hanging up their boots and relaxing with their families in the familiar surroundings of their air conditioned rooms. Relaxing, that is, till the end…
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Do-It-Yourself: Live Greener
Everyone wants to live safe and clean, but nobody wants to achieve that by natural means. We are living in a selfish world, where everyone keeps their house and the space within the compound clean, but making the street and other places untidy. Our earth is facing a lot of problems by our acts and…
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Start your baby’s life the organic way
Living green is not a choice- it is a necessity in our world. Times are changing and we are all embracing the concept of green living in our lives. From house chores to parties, holidays to office tasks- we are going green like never before. Going green does not mean just caring for the environment…
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The Ozone-depletion prevention
The ozone layer forms a most important part of the earth’s stratosphere as it can absorb most of the UV radiation and prevent it from reaching the surface of the earth. This is apparently found in the lowest region of the stratosphere. It is very essential as it prevents nearly 99% o f the UV…
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Waste is Wealth!
Imagine you go for a walk, and there is greenery all over and as you are walking seeing the greenery you smell a foul smell of the garbage following your path too! Is only planting trees are necessary to have healthy environment! Then the answer is, No! We need to understand that greener environment will…
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Green colleges are here to stay
The green revolution is here to stay and its flag bearers are the youth of today. It is up to the present generation to take the green initiative forward and spread it around the world. A green youth promises a green future for the earth. So if you are the youth of today, a huge…
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Horticulture : Practices and The Therapy
The scintillating smell of petrichor.The quiet murmur of greenery.The fresh gush of oxygenated breeze throughout the day. Where do you find them all? Yes, it’s in the horticulture!! Horticulture is basically a sub-sector of Agriculture and involves plenty of things like technology, business and also science and art. It can be used for a plenty…
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Bonzai trees : Seek the ultimate tranquility!
Miniature, chic and traditionally elegant. That’s what bonsai trees are all about! ‘Bon’ is the name for the low sided pot and ‘sai’ means the planting/plant. The earlier Chinese term for bonsai was penzai. The traditional Chinese practice of growing bonsais is basically a cultivation that could be long term and also includes the shaping…
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Cleaners – Clean as they claim?
One of the oldest proverbs that I have heard is ‘Cleanliness is next to Godliness’. It is so old and so clichéd that it has become really uncool to say something even remotely close to that. However, the onus that that proverb places on cleanliness is definitely questionable. There are a zillion ads on T.Vs…