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…
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…
Taking Indoor Air Quality seriously
While the level of pollution outdoors is rising constantly to alarming levels, there also comes a point where we need to take Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) seriously to ensure we and our loved ones have a healthy and hygienic life at home. Most people do not realize that…
Green Transportation – A step towards a clean Environment
The 21st century is struggling to sustain the Environment today. The widespread population, rising exploitation and lack of management of resources, both renewable and non-renewable are killing the Earth in more ways than we can list down. All such factors have degraded the Earth and…
The National Green Tribunal Act – 2010
One of the most recent acts/policies laid out and incorporated into the Indian Constitution as a statute to conserve and reclaim the Environment is the National Green Tribunal Act. According to the legal definition stated by The Legislate Act of the Indian Constitution, the National Green…
Treatment of industrial wastewater using ETP.
Industrial effluents contain various materials, depending on the industry. Some effluents contain oils and grease, and some contain toxic materials (e.g., cyanide). Effluents from food and beverage factories contain degradable organic pollutants. Since industrial wastewater contains a diversity of impurities and therefore specific treatment technology…