Tag: 80
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Water Scarcity: The Scare.
Water Scarcity: The Scare. Water scarcity is the lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the demands of water usage within a region. It already affects every continent and around 2.8 billion people around the world at least one month out of every year. More than 1.2 billion people lack access to clean drinking…
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Human Evolution and Population Growth.
HUMAN EVOLUTION AND POPULATION GROWTH. As we all know, the root cause for environmental degradation may be traced to human activities. You all may also understand that the environmental degradation has not occurred overnight, but has grown with this growing population and the progress of civilization. So, in this article, we will discuss about the…
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Mining: Why a Threat?
What is mining? Mining is the extraction of valuable materials, extraction of metal from the surface and below the earth from an ore body, lode, vein, stem or reef which has an economic impact for the miner. It is also the extraction of non-renewable resources such as crude oil, petroleum, etc. The…
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ACID RAIN: A DEATH CALL?
ACID RAIN: A DEATH CALL. Acid rain refers to rain, or any form of precipitation that is acidic in nature, which means it contains hazardous compounds and causes a low pH leve (contains elevated levels of hydrogen ions). Acid rain has harmful effects on plants, animals and infrastructure. Acid rain is caused by emissions of…
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Fuel Efficient Cars – Cons and Pros.
+ In today’s modern world, every one likes and loves modern technologybased gadgets and stuffs. Cars are one of the most wanted stuffs, intoday’s world. Cars are of many types and on many basis, but here dowe only concentrate on fuel efficient cars. But before directly movingon to the fuel efficient cars, let me give…
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Air Pollution: The Air We Breathe.
Air Pollution: The Air we breathe. We all wonder what air pollution is? We breathe every day and we do not see any change or damage being caused. This is because the effects of air pollution are slow but fatal. Air pollution is the introduction of chemicals, particulates, biological materials, or other harmful materials…
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World War III – Water War ?
Water is every living being’s lifeline that plays dual role- it bathes us and feeds us. Right from the ancient time water represented the very essence of life. Water has not only played a role in the history of countries, but also in religion, mythology, and art. Most religions believe that water cleanses the souls.…
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Scorching Heat, Avoid by Green Living
With the rise of industrialization and migration of people from villages to towns in search of employment, there has been regular increase in the problems of shelter, unhygienic conditions, waste disposal, pollution, global warming, ozone layer depletion and many more to name which lead to ecological imbalance. This imbalance was created when man heedlessly exploited…
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Beauty to Beast- From Garden City to Garbage City Bangalore
A city well reputed as the Information Technology (IT) capital of India, home to many well recognized educational and research institutes like the Indian Institute of Science (IIS), Indian Institute of Management (IIMB), Indian Institute of Fashion Designing (IIFD), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), National Institute of Medical and Health Sciences (NIMHANS), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL),…