Month: June 2014
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Honda Growing Green
The alarmingly high rate of global warming and declining earth sustainability has certainly left the so called “sane” humans scratching their heads for developing such a piece of creativity that might save their lives from going into the approaching black hole What we as citizens believe is that are leaders- the societal political, and economic…
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Ten ways to turn your home Eco-friendly
Eco friendly furnishings have become so popular nowadays that it is ostensibly considered to be classic, elegant and absolutely admirable. You can now conserve the natural resources by just sitting in the comforts of your home. From little floor rugs to expensive and plush appliances, everything has reached for an Eco-friendly touch. Organic and natural…
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The Holiday Homework Mantra
In the myriad of articles on green living, science and its boon and bane, waste management, oh wait wait wait! What did I say, waste management? Ohh! Waste management seems interesting for the mantra edition today. But yes, we will go out of the way, our green way in managing waste and not the conventional…
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Green ways to reuse waste plastic bottles
Plastic containers or bottles are often discarded as waste by most of us and usually sold to the recyclers. Though recycling is a good thing, plastic PET bottles can actually be used as recreational engineering materials to build several green structures that have far better strength than regular building materials and can serve a number…
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Organic cleaners
In a previous article, I had listed out some of the harmful effects of using chemical cleaners in our homes. I had also specified an alternate called organic cleaning in order to overcome the disadvantages of chemical cleaning methods. In this one, I shall give a few more technical and rather terrifying points on why…
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Green recreation – Turn your urban space green
Most of us live in urban areas where gardens are no larger than three sorry little pots containing mostly weed plants stacked in the corner of a balcony. But we are not to blame, as urban conglomerations are getting bigger and bigger and the living space proportionately smaller. But that doesn’t mean a person who…
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Marine threats and the Green solutions
Man has not only conquered the vast land areas, but also the oceans. The growing repercussions of marine problems due to excessive pollution also raise an equally acute concern like the pollution on the land. It is estimated that most of the wastes or debris that is normally found in the oceans is a result…
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The World of Chemicals !!!
The journey of development from the early man to the twenty first century has been a very happening one. The advancements in Science and Technology have changed our life style completely. The focus from physical work has shifted to mental work. The large investments done by the nations in technological researches speak of their motives…
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Environment friendly plastics
What material causes most harm to the environment? What material is such that nothing short of a blanket ban on it is sufficient for ensuring environmental safety? What material clogs up huge portions of the underside of the Earth’s surface and can lie there for millions of years, literally, forever? Well, if a survey was…
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The Need for Change !
Have you been reading about environmental problems and are concerned about the climatic change? Do the decreasing monsoon in India and the uneven temperature affect you? Do you want to contribute to the environmental conservation but do not get time to do so? Does your fast and materialistic lifestyle have taken up your space with…