Month: May 2019
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Become an entrepreneur by recycling- 10 simple ways
Recycling means making new products from old/used products. Instead of throwing away the used articles into the dustbin, a new product can be made by applying various innovative ideas. Recycling can also be turned into a business to create wealth. Adopting a lifestyle inclusive of recycling will be enduring for the environment, for this planet…
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Solid Waste Management -Landfills
What are wastes? Substances or objects which are disposed of or are intended to be disposed of or are required to be disposed of by the provisions of the law. Disposal Means- Any operation which may lead to resource recovery, recycling, reclamation, direct reuse or alternative uses. Classifications of wastes according to their origin and…
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Happy Mother’s Day
Protect the mother of all mothers- the planet Earth. Respect her abundance and beauty. Respect her clam and patience. It is our utmost duty to see that the destruction stops, more and more people join the drive of saving the climate and the planet. Let us take a pledge today to initiate a cultural change…
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Solid Wastes-Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
“Practice Zero waste living” is the buzz word now and I am into it. My interest is shooting up day by day and taking me to a new exciting level of life. Reading about environmental protection is opening a new window every day. It can be about protecting the air we breathe or the water we…
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Stop Wasting Food-5 simple ways
My day starts in the kitchen and ends in the kitchen. Cooking food, thinking about food, feeding the hungry family members and self is an everyday affair. Naturally, I have to have to go to the market, retail stores, malls to collect the varieties of food my family consumes every day. Recently, my small city…
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Ozone -Good Up High, Bad Nearby
OZONE: Ozone is a colourless gas made up of three oxygen atoms. Ozone is not emitted directly into the air but is formed through chemical reactions between natural and man-made emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the presence of sunlight. These gaseous compounds mix in the ambient, or outdoor air, and when they…
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Air Pollution – Solutions
The environment will continue to deteriorate until pollution practices are abandoned. …
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Air Pollution-II. Particulate Matter
PM stands for particulate matter (also called particle pollution): It is the sum of all solid particles and liquid droplets found suspended in the air. These complex mixtures include both organic ( mainly natural hydrocarbons and synthetic organic compounds) and inorganic particles( usually heavy metal elements like lead and mercury and other toxic non-HC compounds), dust,…
Revolving Around Life 