Kalmegh: The Drug for All Ailments
Kirata, Kalmegh or Chiraita is a wild herb with bitter taste. It grows in the wild in forests, wastelands, and along roadsides. It is popularly known as the king of bitters.
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Landfilling and Incineration
Land-filling is the process of disposing solid waste in low lands or into trenches through proper sanitary methods. It involves- collection, transport, compaction, etc. processes along with proper management for gas-outlet etc. For land filling, the important thing to be taken into account is the distance of waste collection site to the waste dumping site, because it involves cost of transportation.
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.
What is Global Warming and how is it linked to Green House Effect?
Human activities of pollution are modifying the natural process of green house effect. The advent of the Industrial Revolution in the 1700s boosted up the activities of burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas which released lots of heat absorbing gases into the atmosphere.
Responsibilities of Industries and NGOs towards Environment
New Technologies are developed for improving and increasing industrial production. Similarly, new projects are formulated for providing energy to those industries.
Grow Banyan and Tamarind for a better environment
Both the banyan and tamarind trees have large canopy and plenty of leaves. These produce lots of oxygen and absorb lots of carbon dioxide. Thus, besides numerous other benefits they keep up the balance of environment.
Dignity of Labour and Social Values
Dignity of labour means – all jobs are equal and no job should be considered as big or small.
Pollution of atmosphere
The condition produced due to ‘substances put into air by the activity of mankind into concentration sufficient to cause harmful effects to his health, vegetables, property or to interfere with the enjoyment of his property’ is called as air pollution or the atmospheric pollution
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.
Grow Salai Trees for Health and Economic Growth
Salai tree or the Boswellia is the tree of economic and medicinal importance.
