The Ecotrends

October 2, 2022

Legal Regimes for Sustainable Development

Modern development has caused a number of environmental problems at local, regional, national and international levels. Global Climate Change, depletion of ozone layer, increasing inequality, reduction in the means of livelihood for poor, scarcity of food, increasing number of disasters, extinction of species, falling underground water table etc. are some of the major environmental problems created by modern unsustainable development. These problems are challenging the existence of human race on this planet.

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December 13, 2020

How does Global Warming affect Our Lives

The regular pattern of weather conditions of a particular place is called as climate of that place. This regular pattern of weather conditions is considerably disturbed by fluctuations in temperature. The disturbance in the pattern of weather conditions at the particular place may thus be called as Climate Change.

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October 10, 2021 Recommended

Inheritance of Genetic Characters

Parental traits are transferred from one generation to other generation by means of chromosomes, DNA, or Genes.

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November 1, 2024 Recommended

Conservation of Wildlife

Conservation of species in their natural habitats- in areas where they occur under normal conditions is called in-situ conservation.

This type of conservation strategy protects the entire area. Such an area is protected and maintained to conserve all the known or unknown species inhabiting it.

In this type of conservation, species are not isolated or provided with health care, food, or mating facilities. Only factors detrimental to species’ existence and development are eliminated in this conservation strategy. Human interference, such as hunting, cutting down trees, collecting firewood, etc., is completely banned in such areas.

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February 27, 2021 Recommended

Making Compost for Better Health of the Soil

The organic matter formed through degradation of decomposable biomass and which is rich in nutrients for the growth and development of plants is called as compost.

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January 23, 2021 Recommended

Working Time and Leisure Time: the Basic Concepts

Working time is the time when a person remains busy in doing some work. It may be the part of his daily routine when he has to do something either assigned by an organisation or by his own plan of work.

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May 14, 2022 Recommended

Importance of forests and Wildlife

Forests and wildlife are integral part of environment. Forests control climate, soil erosion and wildlife. They cause rains.

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April 8, 2023 Recommended

Social Dimensions of Environment

The Social Dimensions of environment incorporate – Demographic Pattern, Life styles of people, Human Health and Habitat, and Social Interactions…

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April 11, 2023 Recommended

Overpopulation and its impact

A group of individuals of a particular species occupying a particular area at specific time is called as population. A species is a group of similar type of organisms that can interbreed under natural conditions. The interbreeding organisms of a species produce new organisms and finally result into the growth of population. This is true for all the life forms including human beings.

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December 29, 2020 Recommended

Come! Protect Birds in Our Surroundings

A careful study and examination is necessary to understand the nesting behaviour of birds. Nests can be and should be studied only after the migration of birds. A scientific observation and careful study of nests reveals the secrets of the nesting concepts of these little architects (birds).

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December 15, 2020 Recommended

Jharkhand to Link Farmers with Mushroom Propagation

The Government of Jharkhand is preparing to add one more link in the chain of creating income source for farmers of the state.

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August 23, 2024 Recommended

What is acid deposition? What is acid rain?

The acid rain affects living and non- living components of environment. In July 1982, Stockholm- the venue of U N –conference on acid rain, suffered heavy acid showers for about a week. In India too, acid rains have been reported since last twenty years in areas where thermal power plants are located and also around Delhi, the capital of India.

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