Category: Environment
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Acid Rain: Causes, Effects and Solutions
The term ‘acid rain’ can refer to any form of wet or dry precipitation that contains unusually high and thus dangerous amounts of acids such as sulfuric and nitric acids. It is generally formed because the large amounts of such substances present in the atmosphere – a little due to natural sources like volcanoes but…
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Community Knowledge
Community knowledge refers to the knowledge possessed by the different communities and societies all over the world that is utilized to carry out the day to day activities. Community knowledge includes scientific knowledge associated with occupations and life styles influenced by industrialization, also knowledge associated with traditional occupations, especially in developing countries. Both the kinds…
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Rain Water – From Sink to Drink
It is the monsoon season in the South East Asia. Again, there will be rains, after the intensifying heat. Again, there will be the smell of rain drops falling on the soil. Again, there will be merry children dancing in the streets. Again, there will be the smile on the face of the farmer, when…
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How Water Footprint Is the new Big Concern
To the average consumer, being “environment conscious” or “eco-friendly” may seem a fairly simple concept to understand. Being “eco-friendly” at the individual or household level can range from judicious use of resources like water and electricity and recycling waste, to a reduced use of environmentally harmful material like plastic bags in day-to-day activities. If one…
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Illegal Sand Mining: The Slow Death of Our Rivers
At this point in the history of human civilization, mankind has reached heights previously thought insurmountable, even in the most literal sense. Skyscrapers are being built every day, with each day bringing taller and taller buildings with advancements in design and construction. While looking at a building like the Burj Khalifa one cannot help but…
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Global Warming vs Greenhouse Effect
Global Warming and greenhouse effect are two words which we hear often related to the environment or green living. When we research about these two terminologies we often find that there is some interlink between them and often confuse ourselves by thinking that they are similar to each other or almost the same. But the…
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The Poisoning of Indian Rivers
In the Indian sub-continent, the river system is classified broadly into four categories-the Himalayas, the rivers in the plains, the coastal rivers and those in the drainage basins. One of the largest basin of India is the Ganga or the Ganges which is originated from the Himalayas and considered to be abode of gods. Mythologically…
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Amusement parks going green!!
Its’ hot summer you are about to die in this scorching heat! But you got a solution to ease it by spending leisure and adventurous time in the amusement park!! Imagine if you go in the park and see no water in the pool! Or deserted amusement park won’t amuse you for sure. Amusement parks…
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Consumerism Will Consume Us
Mrs. McPhee pushed the cart along the aisle in the multi-national chain of supermarkets and kept throwing in shiny packaged articles at ninja speed. Her two children kept adding to the pile as well. George wanted a red car while Greg wanted a black one. There, two cars added. Having billed a mountain of processed…
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Over Population – A Major Havoc in Future
A recent study by WWF shows us that the population has a major havoc on our planet. There are just too many people for the earth to carry and have an eye. The study also states that over population is the main cause in the reduction of biodiversity, pollution, natural resources, and food. At the current…