Category: Resources
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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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Social Control Of Energy
What kind of efforts, initiatives and involvements are needed, at an individual and societal level to improve energy efficiency and effect energy savings? For understanding this, let us discuss the role of individuals and society in effecting energy savings and developing energy infrastructure. Here are some of the need of energy efficiency improvement and their…
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World after oil- Pongamia oil could be the alternative then
What will happen after the biggest and the most important commodity of the entire mankind will vanish? How would be the world look like after the depletion of this incredibly useful resource for us? Yes, I am talking about oil. Oil is the most used resource on the Earth. Oils are used in million number…
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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…
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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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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…