Environment

Most of Earth’s toxic pollution comes from manmade inventions. Likewise, the invention of electric lightbulb, which is believed to be one of the greatest human inventions, has created a new problem called Light pollution. Artificial light at night has revolutionized the way we live and work outdoors, but it has come at a price. Light …

Light Pollution – The Dark Side of the Light, a focus on diminishing Urban Night Skies Read More »

Introduction To assess or evaluate any subject various parameters are taken into consideration. The parameters can be segregated into two broad categories quantitative parameters and qualitative parameters. Quantitative parameters basically account for the amount/quantity for the concerned subject i.e., how many? Whereas Qualitative parameters are descriptive and are not constrained to some fixed answer or …

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India has a long history and list of environmental laws and protection acts. The first environmental law to be enacted in India dates back to 1865 when under the British Raj, Indian Forest Act was legislated which later got amended in 1878 and then 1927. Instead of protecting the forest, this Act led to the …

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We tend to gaze skywards when speaking about pollutants, but this problem isn’t confined to our skies. The soil in which our fruit and vegetables develop is also suffering its consequences, the outcomes of which impact is directly through the aforementioned foodstuffs. The soil is the skin of the earth’s injuries caused both by man …

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What is Ecosystem Valuation? Ecosystem Valuation is the economic process that assigns the value to the ecosystem or its ecosystem services/resources that might be in the form of monetary, biophysical, or any other benefit. For example, wetland prevents flooding as well as provide necessary food products in and around. Ecosystem Valuation plays a wider role …

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Introduction For the average person, it might be practically impossible to shut out sound completely. In fact, of itself, sound is hardly problematic. It is when it transforms into noise, acquiring certain properties that are harmful to your body, that it becomes a huge challenge. In some locations, noise can build up to a certain …

How to Reduce Noise Pollution at Home – 5 Effective Tips Read More »

People don’t often pay much mind to ecology, compared to other more “dynamic” sciences like astronomy or economics. This is a shame, as ecology provides us with insight into the very world around us and how it works. In recent years, people have started to pay attention to the pressing news that has come from …

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