… Waiting for the last Gulmohar Tree
Well, I am going to talk about a tree waiting to be cut down for the sake of opening the fifteenth gate of a Stadium, or for the sake of urban development.
last Gulmohar tree
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Characteristics of Animals
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. Thus cows, bats, rats etc also are mammals.
Approaches and techniques of Environment and Social Impact Assessment
Constructing a new infrastructure; expanding a residential area; building an industrial plant; increasing the capacity of an airport – are some typical examples of developments that can be carried out only if the competent planning authorities grant the authorization.
Inheritance of Genetic Characters
Parental traits are transferred from one generation to other generation by means of chromosomes, DNA, or Genes.
Sacred Grove
Hindus and Hindu tribals believe that certain Gods live on some trees. They worship these trees and protect by all means. These trees are called as sacred groves.
Conservation and Management of Forest
A forest is a highly complex and constantly changing environment. It is made up of a variety of living things like wildlife, trees, shrubs, wildflowers, ferns, mosses, lichens, fungi and microscopic soil organisms; and non-living things such as water, nutrients, rocks, sunlight and air. Trees are the biggest part of this complex community.
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.
Dairy Owners to Take Clearance from SPCB Jharkhand
The State Pollution Control Board, Jharkhand has passed an order for cattle rearing people not to keep more than nine cattle with them without its written permission.
Population Control
Through different means – natural and unnatural the process of keeping in a limit the growth of population is called as Population Control. It is essential for the welfare of human families. This is the reason why its name has been changed to the Family Welfare.
Urban and Rural Waste: Methods of their Disposal
Different activities may generate waste which may be solid or liquid. The quality of both solid and liquid wastes is increasing and if the wastes are disposed in an uncontrolled manner these may cause adverse impact on public health and environment. Hence these wastes need to be managed efficiently so as to safeguard public health and environment.
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.
Terrestrial Ecosystems and Their Components
The biosphere is itself a vast ecosystem which incorporates all the small ecosystems. But, the biosphere may have different types of physical conditions, communities of plants and animals, and climatic conditions in its different zones.
