Herbs that Protect us during COVID-19
In the early stages of COVID-19, when the world was in terror, and no way of treatment was seen, the public of India depended on the traditional systems of healthcare.
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Increasing Air Pollution may boost up infections of Corona and other Diseases
After a long lock down period in India, air pollution in cities is rising up again during unlock period. The condition of Ranchi city in Jharkhand state is also progressing along the same line. As reported by different Pollution Monitoring agencies air pollution had dropped down considerably during lockdown period.
Types of species
Species can be classified in many different ways. One species classification system may categorise species into Typological, evolutionary, and phylogenetic species.
Burning of Those Dry Fallen Leaves of Trees
It is reported that about 30 million tones of dry leaves are dumped into landfills every year in America. In India most of these leaves are either burnt on the floor where they fall or collected by poor people and stored for burning during winter season to generate heat.
Loss of Energy in the Food –Chain
About 1000J radiant energy comes to the earth from the sun. Out of this, only 10% of the total energy is used up by green plants in the process of Photosynthesis. Remaining 990J of energy escapes away into the atmosphere. 10J of energy is stored in the form of chemical energy in starch and sugars.
The Death of Jordanov Bruno
Jordanov was a famous Italian philosopher, astronomer, mathematician and poet of 16th century. He was born in Shola, Italy in 1548.
Hunger, Famine, and Nutritional Deficiency Diseases
People who suffer from hunger remain undernourished. They don’t get enough food to eat. As such they don’t get energy, they need to live active lives. Undernourished persons remain unable to study, work or otherwise perform physical and mental activities. This condition is especially hard for women and children. Continuous hunger weakens the immune system and makes them vulnerable to diseases and infections. Mothers who suffer continuous hunger often give birth to underweight and weak babies, and they face increased risk of death.
Ecological Niche and Ecological Habitat
Dictionary defines the term Niche as a comfortable or suitable position in life of a living being, or a role taken by a type of organism within its community.
Industrial Pollution Control Measures
Prevention of entry into the environment: According to this principle, pollutants are checked at the point of their origin and are not allowed to enter into the environment by the application of specific devices.
Modern Agriculture and its impact on the Environment
More than half of the population of the world comprises farmers. These farmers know that maintenance and conservation of natural resources are very important to sustain their livelihoods. However, the demand of more and more food due to exploding population and higher expectations for comfort and wealth forces these farmers to exploit more and more of the natural resources through the application of modern technology.
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.
Water Pollution- Sources and Control
Mixing of different solid, liquid or gaseous substances and microorganisms into water, so as to alter its natural qualities is called as water pollution. According to the National Water Commission (1973), water gets polluted if it has not been of sufficiently high quality to be suitable for the highest uses people wish to make of it at present or in future.
