The Ecotrends

August 28, 2024

What is Ozone layer? How is it depleted and what are the control measures?

Ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiations so that much of it is never allowed to reach to the earth surface. The protective umbrella of ozone layer in the stratosphere protects the earth from harmful ultraviolet radiations. Ozone plays an important role in the biology and climatology on the earth’s environment. It filters out all the radiations that remain below 3000Å. Radiations below this wavelength are biologically harmful. Hence any depletion of ozone layer is sure to exert catastrophic impacts on life in the biosphere.

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January 3, 2021 Recommended

The Bird – Trade in India

Some reports regarding increasing bird trade in endangered species that were published recently in some news papers are matters of concern not alone for the lovers of environment and wildlife but for common public as well.

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August 18, 2022 Recommended

Questions for JTET/CTET

Questions on CTET

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October 1, 2022 Recommended

Soil Pollution: Causes and Consequences

Mixing of different types of substances in soil- which affects its natural qualities, and reduces its fertility- is called as soil pollution. Some environmentalists define soil pollution as – build-up of toxic chemical compounds, salts, pathogens or radioactive materials in soil that can affect plant and animal life adversely, is called as soil pollution.

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December 17, 2022 Recommended

Interactions between members of a species

Living beings interact among themselves in the same species, with the members of the other species, and with the components of the abiotic environment in an ecosystem. Interaction between the members of the same species is called as Intraspecific whereas the interaction among individuals of different species is called as Interspecific.

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October 5, 2022 Recommended

United Nations System

On June 26, 1945 fifty-one; nations representing 80% of the world’s population approved and signed a charter for the establishment of a world body of nations – the United Nations Organisation (UNO); at San Francisco.

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August 4, 2024 Recommended

Reproduction and Variation in Planaria

Living beings have many processes in common. Among all the common processes there is one very interesting and wonderful process…

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March 9, 2025 Recommended

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.

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August 26, 2022 Recommended

Community Eating and Mid-Day Meal Programme

Eating together is a traditional practice not only in India but in most of the countries of the world. It is practiced in all types of societies and in all cultures.

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April 11, 2021 Recommended

Court Hearing on Depletion of Water Resources in Ranchi

The Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court Dr. Ravi Ranjan and Justice S.N.Prasad heard on the PIL demanding encroachment free conservation of Ranchi’s Bara Talab (so called Ranchi Lake) and other water sources on Thursday i.e. on 8th April, 2021.

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February 1, 2022 Recommended

Inequality at workplace: Gender, age, caste & economic aspects

Earlier women had to do most of the work in household. But, the trend is changing now. Both men and women have to do all the work now. The Inequality at the work place is vanishing now.

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February 27, 2021 Recommended

Types of Family Structure in India

Family is a universal Organisaion. The structure and form of a family varies from society to society. Variations in the forms of family are created by culture, social system, social values, and conditions of life. It is difficult to classify family on any one of these bases.

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