Understanding ISO 14001 and related Environmental standards
The management and conservation of the Environment rely greatly on a set of crucial laws, protocols, and standards that have been derived for prescribing certain limits and encouraging effective management and mitigation strategies to various Environmental aspects that may harm the Environment directly or indirectly….
The Environment & Sustainable Development (Based on the Rio Declaration)
Mankind in the past has exploited the Earth’s resources in such a way that the generation today is struggling to cope up with the scarcity and lack of resources. This scarcity is a result of the over-consumption and lack of resource management, especially the non-renewable…
Environmental Ethics and Values
Ethics plays an important role in our society today, and environmental ethics and business ethics must be considered. This has become more prevalent in today’s society. The term “Ethics” itself means the “Combination of Philosophy with Technique”. Definition Environmental ethics is a branch of ethics…
Solar energy and solar storage batteries – A quick guide
The 21st century is the age where nations worldwide are joining hands in a desperate attempt to save and revive the dying environment. Renewable sources of energy are named so because they are available in abundance in nature and mankind is making the best efforts…
Reasons behind India’s failure at tackling Environmental issues
It would be wrong to state that India and the country’s government is not concerned about the Environment and its related issues like global warming. Some efforts have been initiated by the country in the past few years, but there are however numerous reasons behind…
How can increasing vegetation reduce global warming?
First of all, what is Global warming? Global warming is the unnatural heating of the Earth’s surface and it’s atmosphere due to the excess emission of CO2 and other Greenhouse gases also known as CO2 equivalents (CO2e), that trap the planet’s heat and prevents it from escaping…
Environmental Laws and Human mentality
The balance between Environmental Laws and Human mentality has been a subject of massive debates and discussions over the past decade. Numerous experts and environmental gurus around the globe have stated that the success or failure of an environmental policy depends greatly on the human…
Electronic pollution – The upcoming environmental concern
We all have heard and read about environmental degradation and how human activities are leaving a big scar on the environment and its vital resources today. People and experts around the globe are spreading widespread awareness about air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution and noise…
Ozone hole over Antarctica
We have read and keep reading a lot about the depletion of the Ozone layer and the formation of the Ozone hole over Antarctica. Most of the blogs and posts you find on the internet generally discuss only the causes and consequences of the depletion…
The Air (Prevention and control of pollution) Act – 1981
History India participated in the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm in June 1972 to take appropriate steps for the preservation of the natural resources of the earth which, among other things, include the preservation of the quality of air and…
Are we protecting the environment or is the environment protecting us?
Protecting the environment has been the key matter of concern for the human society since the past few decades. Considering the present condition of the mother nature, today the debate is that “Are we protecting the environment or is the environment protecting us?” Is the…
Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) – The new age effluent treatment technology
The rapid growth of Industrialization over the past few decades has degraded the quality of water resources available in nature, especially freshwater resources. Freshwater scarcity around the globe has posed a major threat to economic growth, water security, and ecosystem health. Numerous industrial processes have…
The dying rivers of India – A quick case study
India is the land of rivers. There are more than 20 river basins spread across the entire subcontinent spanning different geographical regions. This feature has led to India being tagged as a megadiversity and land with rich water resources. All the river basins provide irrigational…