Electricity bill is a major component in terms of operational expenses of an organisation. Ever-increasing, exorbitant electricity bills have a negative impact on business viability. When it is time to pay for electricity bills, we naturally get tensed. However, one cannot function without electricity either as all equipments are driven by power. But if you …
In scientific terms, air pollution is caused by the presence of chemicals and compounds, which adversely affect the quality of air. Every gas present in the atmosphere has got a fixed value. If any of these gases increase, it leads to air pollution, which is very harmful to Planet Earth. To avoid air pollution, people …
It is rightly said that “water is life”. It is difficult to imagine life without water as water is essential to perform different tasks. As heat increases, the problem of water in many parts of the country acquires terrible proportions. This problem has aggravated in successive years. In many regions in the country, due to …
At present, plastic pollution has become a serious global problem. Billions of plastic bags are thrown every year across the world. These plastic bags block the flow of drains, and moving further, they reach rivers and oceans. Since plastic does not get naturally disintegrated, it affects the life and environment of rivers, oceans etc in …
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Garbage has become a serious problem in the world today. According to a report published in Nature journal, the problem of garbage or solid waste is assuming terrible proportions today. By the end of this century (2100,), garbage will be collected at the rate of 11 million tonnes per day globally, more than three times …
No creature on Earth can live life in isolation but this inter-dependence of species in Nature is under grave threat due to increasing population, industrialization, urbanization and the desire to over-exploit the environment. Among several forms of pollution, thermal pollution increases natural outbreaks like flood, drought, and famine. It leads to an alarming increase in …
Over the years, global warming has led to geologically significant conditions and processes with damaging implications. The space for wildlife is shrinking rapidly, forest cover is getting eroded and species are facing extinction. Carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse levels in the atmosphere are rising threateningly. The ocean is filled with plastic, suffocating the habitat …
Environmental protection generally refers to the preservation of trees and greenery, but in a broader sense it includes protection of trees, plants, animals, birds and the entire planet. In fact, there is a unique relationship between environment and life. Environmental protection is critical to the survival and the future of mankind. Today, environmental degradation and …
When dense smog chocked the National Capital Region in November 2017, there was widespread concern. Even words such as gas chamber for Delhi were used. And it was not wide off the mark. This can be estimated from the fact that the level of PM2.5 in Delhi has gone up from 700 to 900, whereas …
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Greenhouse effect is a complex process in which the surface and atmosphere of the Earth become warm by the complexities of sunlight radiation and particles and gases present in the environment. A part of the sun’s heat is radiated back to the space, but some of it does not go back due to the layer …
