Category: Environment
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Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright…
Even though I’m not a man of poems, or a literature nut, I have to say, William Blake’s ‘The Tyger’ I will always remember. For some inexplicable reason, it has been branded into my brain, ever since I learned it in school. Its verses have not left my mind, even after 7 years, and today…
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It ‘Does’ Matter What you Wear: Eco-Fashion
“Instead of getting a bolt of fabric that anyone down the block could buy, using recycled materials creates a more individual look.” –Deborah Lindquist One issue we never think about, when we go shopping, is how harmful or toxic that particular piece of clothing is? We do not realise how that particular fabric is made…
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Filmy Tales of Nature
You know how mesmerizing nature can be, from tree archways to pools to beaches. Instead of just writing anything, I can give you five pictures to turn you speechless right now. The obsession with nature has been shared by many fellow human beings as it has been our right to explore Earth and look at…
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Much Ado about Sweating….
“Women glow, men perspire and pigs sweat”, goes the saying. But some people really do sweat a lot, and it can make their lives a misery.Even though sweating is a natural phenomenon and it isn’t dangerous either, it can get embarrassing and problematic when you start sweating profusely without the normal stimuli like physical exertion,…
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Is Nanotechnology the Solution for a Better Future?
In most simple words, Nanotechnology can be defined as the study and application of materials at the atomic and molecular level.Nanotechnology involves the ability to see and to control individual atoms and molecules, which are invisible to our naked eyes. Nano – scale materials were being used for many decades, but it is not that…
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Fly-Ash, the Green Superman!
In the present age where everyone is concerned about going green and sustainable living, since people have realized that contrary to popular belief, it not only means doing your bit for the environment, but it also turns out to be cheaper, not steeper on your pocket! So you must be wondering where to start from;…
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Are our Villages Ready to be Globalized?
It is high time that we are heading towards a world of globalization and materialism. Capitalism seems to have taken over everything else. Internet and Insustrialization are commanding people’s life styles all over the world. While accelerating in its primary methods of production i.e agricultural practices, India has been quite fast in adapting itself to…
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Alternative Apparel- the “cool” Word for Green Clothing!
To all the girls out there especially, who doesn’t love shopping till we drop and our arms paining with the load of the shopping bags in our hands! Now if we can combine this love for clothes with our love for the environment- how cool would that be? Well, it has been achieved. Sustainable fashion,…
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My Water, your Water
He goes about wasting water, buckets after buckets. He thinks that the entire responsibility to clean the staircase and the world is on his shoulders. He would clean his car by pouring water from the top of his terrace. He would keep the entire world clean (except himself). He believes that he owns all the…
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Reforestation for Better Tomorrow.
Don’t you think it’s really hot outside? Sharp sun rays stroking on your windows panes! Everywhere dry warm air following and you are even trembling to go outside your home at noon but you cannot. It is the result of concrete jungle you are living in. The beginning of new technology just not brought but…