Author: Green Blogger
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Acid Rain – A Regional Environment Challenge
Normal clean rainfall through unpolluted environment is very slightly acidic, with its pH value just less than 7. This slight acidity is caused by the equilibrium reaction between water and Co2 present in the air, forming a weak carbonic acid solution. However, when the environment is polluted with primary pollutants like So2 and NOx gases,…
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OZONE DEPLETION – The most dreaded global environment
Ozone depletion is the most dreaded aspect of air pollution, having wide spread implications, extending over the entire atmosphere. This problem is caused by the reduction of naturally available ozone layer in the atmosphere. Before we explain ozone depletion, we will like to summarize the contents of the gaseous atmosphere that exists above the surface…
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Bid Goodbye to Pills Forever
How many of you dread falling sick just because you have to take a disgusting pill or tablet to get well? If you are repulsed by pills then you are definitely not alone. Allopathic medication or tablets can leave a bitter aftertaste in your mouth. Apart from that, they can cause severe side effects as…
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Biggest Environmental Issues
It is the year 2014, mankind has come a long way from being a primitive, crude beast, to a sophisticated and developed species. Our technology continues to progress exponentially as our kind’s intelligence grows and spreads all over the globe. And yet, perhaps it would have been better if we had stayed primitive; better for…
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Solar Pocket Factory- Revolutionizing Solar Power
There has been enough said about the carelessness of Human beings which has degraded the environment. Land, water and air- all are getting polluted day by day because of the many human activities and are heading towards a future full of uncertainty and danger. While most of us continue to blame the human beings for…
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The Rakshabandhan Mantra:Protect the Earth and it will protect you!
The mantra edition is here again greeting you all a very happy summer season, which marks the arrival of a never-ending list of Indian festivals. The leading one is Rakshabandhan. Oh! True, you all must be scratching your heads, thinking as to what in heaven, is Rakhi going to do with environment. For all the…
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Resource Management: Sustainable Development Mantra
Resources are finite but human needs and desires are uncontrollable and limitless. This statement made by an economist made the mantra edition popped out in my head with the most common mantra of the generation: Sustainable development plan. It is where economic growth and environmental growth go hand in hand. We have not inherited this…
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Landslides and man as the agent of change!
Landslides are among the major hydro geological hazards that affect large parts of India, especially the Himalayas, the North-eastern hill ranges, the western Ghats, the Nilgiris, the Eastern Ghats and the Vindhyas. In the Himalayas alone, one could find landslides of very fame, name and description-big and small, long and short, quick and creeping, ancient…
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Safety Rules for Electronic Devices
Electronic devices surround us nowdays like bees around a hive. Its true that life in the urban areas is dominantly dependent on machines, and the spread of these fancy and modern machines is also seen in rural and remote regions these days. We spend a big sum of money to purchase the electronic products as…
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Energy infrastructure, services and efficiency improvement
As we all know, trends in today’s marketplace, such as tight energy supplies, increasing energy prices, and the environmental impact of energy such as air pollution, are shining a spot light on energy economics. As social responsibility, climate change and green buildings become driving issues, leading businesses and institutions are looking to gain a competitive…