Project Tiger – An Assessment
It is difficult to visualize India without tigers. It will be like imagining an inky black sky without stars: – John Seidensticker. ֍ It is estimated that…
DEPLETION OF OZONE LAYER – PREVENTION AND CONTROL
OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES (ODS) Chlorofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxides (N2O), carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), methyl bromide (a soil fumigant and insecticide), aircraft emissions, n- propyl bromide and Halon- 1202…
OZONE LAYER – ITS FORMATION AND SIGNIFICANCE
What is Ozone? Ozone is one of the three allotropes of oxygen, an element in gaseous form. It is triatomic and less stable than oxygen. Its chemical…
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY – DECLINE – CAUSES AND EFFECTS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY The rate of production of agricultural goods in a unit period of time is called as AgriculturalProductivity. In more simple terms, the production of flowers,…
BIOREMEDIATION – TYPES , ADVANTAGES & EXAMPLES
What is bioremediation? It is often used to describe a variety of quite different microbial processes that occur in natural ecosystems, such as mineralization, detoxification, co-metabolism or…
MELTING ICE CAPS AND SHEETS
What is an Ice Cap ? A dome shaped glacier with a generally outward and radial flow of ice is known as ice cap. The marginal regions…
TRADITIONAL PRACTICES OF WATER CONSERVATION
Water has been harvested in India since the ancient period. The need of Conservation andManagement of Water was felt even by the people of the Harappa and…
CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE – WORLD
The consequences of uncontrolled atmospheric warming are complex. Different regional and international responses are expected as temperature, precipitation, soil moisture, and air-masses characteristics change. Although, it is…
OCEAN ACIDIFICATION – CAUSES , MECHANISM & IMPACT
WHAT IS OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ? Ocean acidification (OA) can be defined as a reduction in the pH of the ocean over an extended period, typically decades or…
INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT – OBJECTIVES , COMPONENTS AND NEED
What is a watershed? A Watershed is the reservoir in which the rainwater falling on a vast hilly area is made to accumulate for recharging the water-table…