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World Environment Day, 5th June, 2014

World Environment Day (WED) is the United Nations’ flagship programme to call for action to protect the environment. This year’s theme is Small Island Developing States in the broader context of...

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Vehicular Pollution and Emission Standards in India

Vehicle emission norms were set for the first time in 1990’s when the government under the Supreme Court order introduced Euro norms in 1999. Later, it was replaced by Bharat Stage Emission standards....

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The ‘Green’ Shade of Eco-Friendly Paints

The paint industry has developed myriad chemicals to enhance the product shelf life, color, texture and other properties. Currently, these paints are made from a few chemicals that are especially...

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Rosalind Franklin – A molecular biologist and the women behind photograph 51

Full name: Rosalind Elsie Franklin Born on: 25 July 1920, Notting Hill, London, England Died on: 16 April 1958 (aged 37), Chelsea, London, England Nationality: British Education: Physical chemistry,...

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Marine pollution

Each time I visit a coastline or a beach and see tiny bits of plastic and other waste I keep thinking that current legislative framework and monitoring mechanisms are not enough to protect our seas...

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Go Organic! It works

Organic agriculture products have great demand all over the world because there are too many products that are being produced by artificial means. The global market is growing promptly since 1990,...

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Main Principles of Organic Farming

Organic farming is very important because it produces naturally grown organic foods. Organic farming emphasizes soil fertility and maintains the soil naturally without using chemicals to help grow and...

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Environmental Activism in small things

I have been involved with writing and environment activism for quite some time now. Like many writers in formation, I have already had a string of jobs, and very little money. But I knew this was going...

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Homeless, Stateless and Penniless- The Syrian Refugee Crisis

The Syrian refugee crisis has assumed alarming proportions and much of it is the result of the unplanned measures of the west. The refugee crisis has increased because of the massive gains made by ISIS...

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World Environment Day, 5th June, 2014

World Environment Day (WED) is the United Nations’ flagship programme to call for action to protect the environment. This year’s theme is Small Island Developing States in the broader context of...

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Climate Change Can Make You Vulnerable To Diseases

The earth is 4.5 billion years old. It has seen a lot of changes over the centuries from phases of extremely high temperature to the periods of permafrost, a lot about these climatic changes is known...

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Devastating Oil Spills of the Century

Oil spills has been a prevalent problem since long which the world has been trying to deal with. A result of human negligence or accidents near the coast, sea, lake or river these oil spills have a...

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Marie Curie – Physicist and Chemist, Queen of Modern Science

Full name– Maria Skłodowska Curie Born on– 7th November, 1867 in Warsaw, Poland Died on: 4th July 1934 (aged 66) at Passy, Haute-Savoie, France Nationality– French Education– Gained Licenciateships...

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Marjory Stoneman Douglas- A Renowned Writer and Environment Activist

Full name – Marjory Stoneman Douglas Born on – 7th April, 1890, at Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America Died on– 14th May, 1998, at Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, United States of America...

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Gertrude B. Elion – A Biochemist and Pharmacologist

Full name: Gertrude Belle Elion Born on: 23rd January 1918 in New York City, United States of America Died on: 21st February 1999 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Nationality: American Education:...

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Lake Natron- Infamous for Phantasmagorical Photographs of Dead Animals

Lake Natron, the East African Halophytic situated along the Great Rift Valley in Tanzania is a saline soda lake. This Ramsar wetland site, principally fed by Southern Ewaso Ngiro River and mineral hot...

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Seeking Asylum is a Fundamental Right, Granting it is a Fundamental Duty

The best advice people will often impart in India is to avoid being political even though politics runs in practically every corner of this country. Writing, by its very nature is a political act, the...

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India – Insincere at Paris

“Unto Heaven be Peace, Unto the Sky and the Earth be Peace, Peace be unto the Water, Unto the Herbs and Trees be Peace” These lines from Yajur Veda, at the start of India’s Intended Nationally...

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Why AAP Government’s Odd-Even Car Formula is Good for the Environment

India is the seventh largest country in the world and almost 30% of its population resides in the urban areas according to the 2011 census. The decreasing viability of the agricultural sector and...

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Infographic: Top 10 Reasons to Recycle

One of the most positive things to save our world is to practice recycling, which is important for both nature and us. Recycling plays a vital role in reducing the negative impact of waste which is...

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