Tag: benefits
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Green tea: A heavenly beverage
Sitting at the coffee-shop, savouring every single sip of her green tea, Kruti was transported to a different world. “Earth to Kruti! ,” gasped her friend Rahul.” What magic does that beverage weave?! Every time we go out , there is always that one thing you need , Green tea!!” Kruti grinned and replied ,”…
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Renewable Energy-The Future is Here
If you are sitting and looking at a green living site I’m sure you’ve heard all the rantings that go like, “fossil fuels are BAD!! Renewable energy FTW !!” You know what, the Ranters have it absolutely right. Since the age of industrialization, we have been using the combustion of fossil fuels as a source…
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Millennia to Create, Moments to Destroy – Coral Reefs
Cradle to Myriads of Species Millennia to Create Moments to Destroy ” -Jim Morris Look like underwater cities, filled with colorful fishes, intricate forms and wondrous sea creatures. The Rainforests of Marine Ecosystem, they are the marine thermostat and stand tall as a mountain against the strong currents and waves. When we think about them…
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Natural Beauty of Green
Ugadi, a festival all of us enjoy, is celebrated when the neem tree first flowers. This is just one of its significant feature of this universal plant. The benefits we reap are far more, such as, beautification, health and many others. Nowadays we focus more on our appearances and this is where trees and plants…
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Deforestation and The Uttarakhand Disaster
June 16th 2013, a date that means more or less nothing to you (unless it’s your birthday of course, in which case many happy returns to you!). It does for many others though. That date will be blacked out off the calendar of many households. A date remembered only to regret its existence. A day…
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Global Warming-A Global Warning
Well, a happy summer vacation to those of you who do have one! It’s really a pleasure to sit at home instead of having to step out in this heat (sorry office goers. I feel for you…). Summer hasn’t even got to its full strength yet, but it’s already strong enough to be punishing. I…
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Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Biotic vs Abiotic
Carbon sequestration and capture is the process of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and putting it into long-term storage. This method can largely reduce the carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. While some naturally occurring biological processes ensure the carrying out of carbon sequestration from the atmosphere on their own, it is also being…
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Is Nanotechnology the Solution for a Better Future?
In most simple words, Nanotechnology can be defined as the study and application of materials at the atomic and molecular level.Nanotechnology involves the ability to see and to control individual atoms and molecules, which are invisible to our naked eyes. Nano – scale materials were being used for many decades, but it is not that…
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Mangroves- Man’s Best Friend?
Coastal areas all around the world are different, but they have one sight in common. No, not the sea. Okay, maybe two sights then… The sea, and mangroves. Yes mangroves, something we mumbaikars are very familiar with, if only to stay far away from them. We associate them with garbage, awful smells, and a waste…
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The Vital Importance of Shopping Bags
It is common for a green-living website to have something up about plastic. This site is no different. But that’s a good thing. Plastic bags are so common now I can bet you don’t even give them a second thought. Until they start over-running your house that is. The most popular solution at that point…