Tag: deforestation
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Landslides and man as the agent of change!
Landslides are among the major hydro geological hazards that affect large parts of India, especially the Himalayas, the North-eastern hill ranges, the western Ghats, the Nilgiris, the Eastern Ghats and the Vindhyas. In the Himalayas alone, one could find landslides of very fame, name and description-big and small, long and short, quick and creeping, ancient…
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Necessary Human Habits that are harming Eco-friendly living
Humans are always in a constant battle to save planet earth, let alone improving and contributing towards its existence. Problems seem to arise from every nook and corner of the globe, natural disasters like earthquake, landslides, etc etc. Fixing the problem with a definite solution goes a long way in helping, but the fact that…
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Narmada Bachao Andolan- The Ongoing Protests and Plans
In the recent years, there has been a lot of buzz about Narmada Bachao Andolan. This article will try to make some points clears about the project, and on the same time, will try to focus on the different aspects of building a dam across a river. Is it really important to build a dam…
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Cut your preferences not Trees
Today all of us are talking about the threat to our home planet i.e, Earth. There are debates, meetings, conferences, global summits and many more to safeguard our environment. But do we care that much only to just talk about it. Its high time now to get up and just do it for the…
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Deforestation : The effects and prevention
The oxygen that we breathe. The vegetation that we consume. Where does all this come from? Yes, the trees!! Or in general, the flora. The trees are not only helpful to us, but the birds and animals as well. They provide shelter to almost everybody and through photosynthesis, provide us with oxygen to breathe. But,…
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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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Sustainable Palm Oil – a possibility?
I was recently part of a Greenpeace India action in Delhi, asking Procter & Gamble (owner of brands like Olay, Pantene, Head & Shoulders and many more) to commit to no deforestation and usage of only sustainable palm oil. It was a global campaign as volunteers worldwide urged P&G to save the endangered Sumatran tigers…