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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February 17, 2021 Recommended

Glaciers of Himalaya are linked to our Existence

Fighting against the Climate Change which has become the biggest problem of environment is a big challenge of today.

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September 21, 2022 Recommended

Ant Colony and Bee Colony

Ant colonies are Eusocial which means living in a cooperative group in which usually one female and several males are reproductively active and the non-breeding individuals care for the young and protect the group. These are very much like those found in other social animals though the various groups of these developed sociality independently through convergent evolution.

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February 15, 2021 Recommended

The Wise Owl: Let’s Protect Owl

Most of us have seen owls in our surroundings. Owls are hard to be seen in natural settings because they usually remain active during nights only.

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January 5, 2025 Recommended

Recycling and Paper Industry

The process of recovering or reusing usable materials from discarded waste is called recycling. For example, about 15 per cent of Sulphuric acid is recycled in chemical manufacturing. In the early days, all the sulphur needed for the production of sulphuric acid was taken out of mines directly. But now, with the prevailing tendencies of recycling, sulphuric acid manufacturing industries are using sulphur from smelters, refineries, etc.

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April 4, 2025 Recommended

New Organic Fertilizers

Biofertilizers: Definition, Types, Benefits, and Uses in Sustainable Agriculture The fertilizers of biological origin that don’t contain any chemicals detrimental…

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September 1, 2022 Recommended

Cooking and Fuels

The process of preparing food for consumption with the use of heat is called as cooking. The art and science of cooking is called as cookery.

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August 12, 2022 Recommended

Components and sources of food

The food eaten by any one comprises many different components like – Carbohydrates, Proteins, fats, Minerals, and Vitamins and water. For humans and big animals water too has been accepted as a necessary component of food.

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October 26, 2024 Recommended

Biodiversity and Importance of Biodiversity

Biodiversity sources and also other sources supply raw materials to many important industries.

They have aesthetic value and an appeal for ecotourism, which supports the growth of the national economy. They are also potential sources of pharmaceuticals, other chemicals, agricultural materials, etc.

Pharmaceutical products of biodiversity origin offer important medicines to our healthcare systems and prepare a background for many social services. Besides these, biodiversity offers various ecosystem services as each of the numerous species of animals and plants depends on other animals or plants for survival, breeding, and development.

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July 5, 2021 Recommended

Grow Salai Trees for Health and Economic Growth

Salai tree or the Boswellia is the tree of economic and medicinal importance.

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May 6, 2021 Recommended

Take Beet Roots and Spinach Soup to raise the Oxygen in Blood

In the current period of Corona Pandemic most of the people are running to and fro for oxygen container as if Oxygen can only cure the corona patients in this period.

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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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