Category: Going Green
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Renewable Energy is the need of the hour for India
To empower the use of solar energy in India, the government has encouraged the use of Solar panels in all parts of the country. But the real problem exists deep inside the roots of the Indians. We have been focussing a lot more on the use of non renewable sources rather than capitalising on our…
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Solar cities: A short & Necessary glimpse
Introduction– Let us first understand the concept of solar cities before moving further. Solar cities are also known as green cities. In a Solar City all types of renewable energy based projects like solar, wind, biomass, small hydro, waste to energy etc. may be installed along with possible energy efficiency measures depending on the need…
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How is greenhouse effect harmful?
Have you ever wondered why the climate keeps changing? What exactly makes you to think that it is effecting your nature for green living? Well, the answer to this question is greenhouse effects. First of all to start with what is greenhouse effects? Green House effects is the phenomenon in which gases are present. Some…
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Recycling : The codes and basics
Converting waste materials that are potentially useful into new products ,in order to reduce the energy usage , to prevent pollution ,to curb the release of greenhouse gases and also to prevent the waste disposal is called as recycling. The mantra ‘ Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’ is indeed something that has acquired acute preponderance nowadays.…
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Composting-The Green Way
What is Composting? Composting can be defined as the biological decomposition and stabilization of organic substrates, under conditions which allow development of thermophilic temperatures as a result of biologically produced heat, leading to a final product which is stable for storage and provides nutrition to land without causing any adverse environmental effects. Simply putting, it…
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How Companies Can Contribute to Climate Control
There was a time that the most common occupation for people was farming. Every other occupation was related to its allied activities. With time, farming became a relatively less popular profession of choice. Modernization of equipments was another trend. With the advent of industrialization, a few decades back, industries were being set up at a…
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Passive daylighting : A green-building strategy
Exhilarating sunny mornings. Cold milkshakes. Heavy sun-tan. A scintillating walk under the sun. If you say that the sun gets you lively, active and going, I couldn’t agree more!! The sunlight does have its own health benefits. But, do you know how the sun also serves as an abundant and generous provider of natural light…
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Organic Foods – Way to a better future?
‘Is our future safe?’, ‘What kind of planet are we going to leave for our progeny?’ Or in some extreme cases ‘Do we even have a future?’ These are some of the concerns that have been given voice to with increasingly alarming frequency in the recent past. One cannot help but wonder if our planet…
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Flow Of Energy in Ecosystems
None of the organisms in an ecosystem, be it a grassland, a pond or a desert, live in isolation. Each organisms exists in a number of relationship with other organisms and the non living environment. Flow of energy is the consequence of this inter relationship. Ecosystem, being typical open system, driven by the continuous input…
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Greenest And Cleanest Cities in India
I know it’s kind of hard for many people to accept that there are cities in India which are green and clean. Although there are no completely green and clean cities in India, these are the best in our country as of now. According to the national city rating published by the government of India,…