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Biomass Energy: Reviving the traditional sources through Modern Technology
Traditionally, the biomass, specially fuel wood has been used as an important source of energy since pre-historic days. Biomass is an organic substance, living or dead that has potential biochemical energy stored in its bonds and interior. This is a form of renewable solar energy stored in all plant materials everyday in the process of…
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All about Green Bench and The Kyoto Mechanism
Environmental pollution has become a global problem. Hence, every country developed or developing are putting emphasis on ways to minimize the environmental degradations. Laws are made in many countries for the protection of the environment. The Supreme Court (Apex court) of India also felt the need to establishing the Green Benches in different High courts…
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Some important environmental laws: We must be aware!
To protect the environment from degradation by human activities, it is necessary to enforce environmental laws. The legal control for the protection of environment was incorporated by the 42nd amendment Act 1976 into the constitution. The amendment act incorporated two new articles, Article 48A, and Article 51A(g). Article 48Asays that the state would protect and…
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The Academic Mantra: Environmental Education is the future!
The Academic Mantra 2014 is: Go for environmental studies and serve better than just an aware bearer of the problem, contribute in making a change. For all the toddlers who are asked questions about their aim in life: Remember! Green is the new cool. Let’s have a greener and sustainable revolution! Environmental studies are the…
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World food problems
The basic stipulation for the survival of human beings or loving beings if food. The food humans eat are composed of several major types of biological molecules/ components necessary to maintain health: carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. In additional to these, human require other nutrients like vitamins, minerals and water in their diet. Food production is…
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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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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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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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The Holiday Homework Mantra
In the myriad of articles on green living, science and its boon and bane, waste management, oh wait wait wait! What did I say, waste management? Ohh! Waste management seems interesting for the mantra edition today. But yes, we will go out of the way, our green way in managing waste and not the conventional…
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The Monsoon Mantra 2k14: Catch water drops
The Mantra Edition is again here. Let’s talk about the kid’s favorite season, the tip top season, Monsoon. Ah! Monsoon reminds me of the “chapak dance” and for those who don’t know, “the water splashing dance”, hot pakodas or French fries, a cup of coffee and you are set for the most heavenly trip. But…