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Moving towards a Sustainable Energy: The Future
As, we would agree that in order to progress towards energy sustainability, we need to carry out certain changes in the existing way of our energy production and consumption. But before focusing onto anything serious, its great to recall the profound changes that have been already occurred in our energy use and energy systems during…
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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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Plastics Harming the Environment? We try to find out
These days plastics have been used for various items such as bottles, bags etc. But what most of the people don’t know is that what are the harmful chemicals present in it. Most of the people who buy water bottles happen to dispose them instead of reusing them. As calculations taken from a report around…
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GENESIS AND CONCEPTS OF PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT: AN INTRODUCTION TO PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT.
GENESIS AND CONCEPTS OF PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT: AN INTRODUCTION TO PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT. In this article, we will discuss important concepts of the participatory management, its emergence as a new paradigm of management; its philosophy and approaches to development; participation mechanisms and impact of political system and major constraints in people’s participation. In the context of the…
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Ozone Depletion: Alert!
OZONE DEPLETION: ALERT! The ozone layer refers to a region of Earth’s stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun’s UV radiation. It contains high concentrations of ozone (O3) relative to other parts of the atmosphere, although it is still very small relative to other gases in the stratosphere. Ozone layer depletion refers to the decline…
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10 Quick Ways to Save Resources
Conserving natural resources not only saves money but also valuable resources. Here are some valuable tips to save the Earth as well as the human race. 1. Save trees, use less Paper – To satisfy the world’s need for paper, every year 4 million trees are slaughtered. Both money and trees can be saved from…
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Towards a Greener Future – New Technologies.
As I know, all of you have studied about the various issues pertaining to food security, ecological and genetic conservation and technology transfer. You know that we are faced with an increasing pressure on the existing land and we need to enhance agricultural productivity with the optimal use of resources that are facing the twin…
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Are we heading towards a E-Junk World?
Office electronic gadget, entertainment related devices likes cell-phones, television sets, refrigerators, computers and household-electric devices like air-conditioners, mixer, grinder, toaster, toys, stereo systems, kettles are the gadgets constituting a E-junk world. E- waste can be designed to refuse, reduce, re-use, salvage and recycled. But due to lack of consensus that E-waste should be re-sold, reused…
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How Eco-Friendly is your Home???
“Home is where our heart is” and home defines the beauty of a homemaker. Most of us like to enjoy the beauty of nature. But considering today’s scenario and our buzzing life and changing lifestyle, how often do we go to places where we can experience the nature and appreciate its beauty? We…
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Global Warming: The World On Fire!
GLOBAL WARMING: THE WORLD ON FIRE! As the name suggest global warming in simple words refers to the increase in temperatures resulting in heating of the globe. But let us give you a better and broader definition of global warming: “Global warming refers to an unequivocal and continuing rise in the average temperature of Earth’s…