Eat Ginger to treat Degenerative Disorders
Ginger is one of the most commonly consumed condiments in the world. It is botanically known as Zingiber officinalis and…
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Dynamics of Population
A population is a group of individuals (all members of a single species) who live together in the same habitat and are likely to interbreed. Each population has a unique physical distribution in time and space. It may contain individuals of different ages, and its size (density) is likely to change over time. It grows or shrinks according to the reproductive success of its members.
Biogas and Biogas Plant
Biogas is a mixture of 56% methane gas (CH4), 40% carbon dioxide (C02) and rest, a mixture of H2, H2S and N2. It is produced by digestion, Pyrolysis and hydro gasification in a specific plant called as Biogas Plant. Biogas plants are of various types like — Janata biogas plant, Dean Bandhu biogas plant, Khadi and Village Industries Corporation (KVIC) type biogas plant, Pragati Design biogas plant and Chinese biogas plant.
What is Conservation? What is its need? What can be done for conservation?
The conservation of the environment implies the sustainable use and management of natural resources, including wildlife, water, air, and earth soils.
It usually focuses on human needs and interests, which include the biological, economic, cultural, and recreational values of the natural environment.
Factors Causing Population Change
There are four basic factors that cause population change in a country – Natality or the birth rate, Mortality or…
Industrial Pollution Control Measures
Prevention of entry into the environment: According to this principle, pollutants are checked at the point of their origin and are not allowed to enter into the environment by the application of specific devices.
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
Animal Body- Parts and Sense Organs
Most animals of the same kind have same body parts. But their body parts differ in size, shape, color and functions. They have different types of sense organs as well.
Food Production from Animals
The government have initiated a number of measures to increase the productivity of milch animals. It has resulted in an increase in the milk production significantly from the level of 102.6 million tonnes at the end of the tenth plan (2006 -2007) to 127.9 million tonnes at the end of the Eleventh plan (2011 -2012. The Annual Growth Rate of milk production was about 5% in 2011 -12 compared to 2010 -11.
Neighbourhood- Mapping and Representation
Neighbourhood is a geographically localized community within an area, may it be a rural area, a town or a city, or sub-urban. Neighbourhood are considered as social communities in which face-to-face interaction among people take place.
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.
International Initiatives for Environment
A number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or non-governmental agencies have been playing their important roles in spreading Environmental Awareness across the globe and in developing policies for the protection of environment and sustainable development.
