Agriculture and Sustainable Agriculture
The growing human population and backwardness of agriculture remained the principal reasons behind the scarcity of food in India up…
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Monoculture and its impact on the Environment
Growing a single crop species over a large area or farm is called intensive farming or monoculture. Earlier practices of mixed cropping caused problems in crop management, like harvesting, etc. Uniformity in plant height adds beauty to our fields and makes the application of agrochemicals easy. It also saves time and energy in segregating grains in threshing.
Animals : domestic and wild
Animals can be categorized mainly into two categories- domestic, and wild. However, the domestic animals that live under wild conditions are called Feral Animals.
The emergence of environment problems and Sustainable World
The processes of development through years have spurred on unplanned urbanization, extensive industrialization followed by different types of pollutions, construction of a series of mega dams, and large-scale application of Agro-chemicals.
Respiration in Aquatic and Terrestrial Animals
Respiration is different in aquatic and terrestrial animals. Aquatic animals repire by means of gills and skin while terrestrial animals breathe in through lungs.
Environmental Indicators that We Observe
Anthills show the quality of soil.
A substance, factor, change, living being or a system that quantifies and simplifies phenomena and helps in understanding complex realities, is called as indicator.
It tells us something about changes in a system. There are many types of indicators some of which are- Financial Indicators, Poverty Indicators, Health Indicators, Environmental Indicators, and Indicators of Sustainable Development.
Social Dimensions of Environment
The Social Dimensions of environment incorporate – Demographic Pattern, Life styles of people, Human Health and Habitat, and Social Interactions…
Types of animals: Vertebrates and Invertebrates
According to their physical make up, there are basically two types of animals- Vertebrates and invertebrates. Invertebrates are those animals that don’t have a vertebral column or backbone. On the other hand, Vertebrates are those animals who have a vertebral column or the back bone.
Amazing world of animals
The term animal has its origin from the Latin word animalis which means one who has breath. This word is usually applied for the non-human members of the Kingdom Animalia in animal taxonomy. However, the closer relatives of humans like mammals (having mammary glands) have been included in this term.
Reproduction in Human Being
In human beings reproduction takes place through the activities of male and female reproductive organs. To understand this, it is essential to study the structure of male and female reproductive systems separately.
Major provisions of the Environmental Laws
The development in all sectors of a country is essential to feed its growing numbers and to feed and to…
Fossil fuel combustion and effect on ecosystem and human health
Fossil fuels- coal, petroleum and natural gas, are sources of energy and lots of useful substances. They have been and still they are the back bones of the economic developments and the basis of the modern civilization.
