Category: Going Green
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Some important environmental laws: We must be aware!
To protect the environment from degradation by human activities, it is necessary to enforce environmental laws. The legal control for the protection of environment was incorporated by the 42nd amendment Act 1976 into the constitution. The amendment act incorporated two new articles, Article 48A, and Article 51A(g). Article 48Asays that the state would protect and…
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The Academic Mantra: Environmental Education is the future!
The Academic Mantra 2014 is: Go for environmental studies and serve better than just an aware bearer of the problem, contribute in making a change. For all the toddlers who are asked questions about their aim in life: Remember! Green is the new cool. Let’s have a greener and sustainable revolution! Environmental studies are the…
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10 Ancient Green Homes
We hear a lot about green homes now-a-days. The first thing that will come to our mind when we hear the term Green House is home with high grade technologies to reduce the usual impact on the nature. The people have an idea that Green Homes are with modern technology, design and construction. But the…
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10 reasons why living green is awesome
Let’s face it, at the end of the day nothing gives us more happiness than saving money and happiness and believe me when I say if you follow green living, you are going to get rich and the quality of your lifestyle will improve by leaps and bounds. Below are 10 reasons how by following…
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NOVEL WAYS OF CREATING ENERGY
Novel ways of creating energy that could help your bank balances as well as the planet. HUMAN DYNAMOS Smart ways of generating clean energy don’t have to be jaw-droppingly high-tech. Let’s start by remembering that a great source of energy, one that’s immediately on tap, comes from ourselves: specifically our legs. Get pumping! Every day…
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Festivals Go Green!
Shweta with all zest to 15 years old Ridhhi, “Ridhhi do you know that Ganpati baapa arriving at our home! It will be so fun! Lights, decorations, sweets and we would see magnificent idols of lord Ganesha!” On this replies to her friend Shweta, “No! it is not at all good! For the environment in…
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Sustainable Agriculture: Nation’s Economy Mantra
Using modern cultivation methods and the high yielding varieties of certain staple crops to produce more food per acre of cropland is well known as the Green Revolution. The two most important problems associated with higher crop production are the high energy costs (which goes against the “save energy” mantra) built into this form of…
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BIOMASS RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGIES
Biomass is an abundant renewable resource in developing countries. As we know, biomass is nothing but solar energy stored in a chemical form in plant and animal materials. It is a truly rich energy resource endowed with a significant potential to meet the energy end-use requirements of millions of people worldwide. It provides not only…
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Techniques to be implemented in New Homes
We talk a lot about green ways and green living. We read a lot of green living blog, newspapers and hear a lot about the effects on our planet. We read, listen and give ideas alone, but, have we ever tried to reduce the rate of impact on our planet. If you think that, you…
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Action Plan: Project Citizen
Environmental education, Awareness and training plays a significant role in encouraging and enhancing people’s participation in activities aimed at conservation, protection and management of the environment, essential for achieving sustainable development. The Ministry, therefore, accords priority for the promotion of non-formal environmental education and creation of awareness among all sections of the society through diverse…