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भूगोल और आप जल की आवश्यकता संसाधन संरक्षण से पूरी होगी

<p>दोहा घोषणा के 13 वें अनुच्छेद (डब्ल्यू. डी./एम.आई.एन. (01) डी.ई.सी./1) में कहा गया है हम इस बात पर सहमत हैं कि वार्ताओं के सभी तत्वों में विकासशील देशों को विशेष व विशिष्ट दर्जा दिया जाना एक आंतरिक भाग होगा और रियायतों व प्रतिबद्धताओं के अनुच्छेदों में इन्हें शामिल किया जाएगा।</p>

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WEATHER N CLIMATE Mitigating Cloudbursts Need Better Forecasting and Disaster Preparedness

<p>Cloudbursts are usually made up of saturated clouds accompanied by the upward movement of warm currents of air. This causes large accumulations of heavy raindrops in the cloud that are bolstered by the updraft until they coalesce together and become too heavy for the cloud to hold.</p>

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ECONOMY Patterns of World Trade in Natural Resources | The Basics

<p>The volumes of traded goods are calculated on the basis of the shares or contracts traded for a specified security, such as futures contracts, bonds, stocks, etc (Investopedia, LLC, 2017). The volumes are calculated for specific time periods and are represented as increases or declines from previous periods.</p>

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ENERGY Nuclear Power in India and the Fight Against Climate Change

<p>India however, plans to increase its nuclear power capacity to 14.6 GWe by 2024 and to 63 GWe by 2032, and has plans to have 25 per cent of its electricity supply to be supplied by nuclear power by 2050 (World Nuclear Association, WNA, 2016).</p>

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ENVIRONMENT Plastic Waste | More Than 8.3 Billion Tonnes Produced So Far

<p>What is plastic waste and why is it bothersome? Plastics are synthetic organic polymers made from petrochemicals with additives such as colorants, stabilisers, fillers etc. Plastic wastes are the discarded materials whose shelf life is over or are left with no economic use.</p>

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भूगोल और आप जलवायु परिवर्तन के मानव स्वास्थ्य पर प्रभाव

<p>संसार के बहुत से भागों मेंए विशेषकर तापमान में हो रही निरंतर वृद्धि ने शारीरिक और जैविकीय व्यवस्थाओं के विभिन्न ढंगों को तरह.तरह से प्रभावित करना शुरू कर दिया है। मनुष्य के कार्यों का नकारात्मक प्रभाव आने वाली पीढ़ी पर निश्चित रूप से पड़ेगा।</p>

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भूगोल और आप इलैक्ट्रानिक कचरे का उचित प्रबंधन जरूरी है

<p>सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी में आयी क्रांति ने कई मायने में सारी दुनिया की तस्वीर ही बदल दी है। यह प्रौद्योगिकी संचारए मनोरंजनए स्वास्थ्यए शिक्षा जैसे अनेकों क्षेत्रों में मानव हित  के लिये वरदान सिद्ध हुई है। इस प्रौद्योगिकी के सहारे आज सुख सुविधा तथा सम्पन्नता की नई इबारतें लिखी जा रही हैं।</p>

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ENVIRONMENT Antarctic Iceberg Measuring 5800 sq km Breaks from Larsen C Shelf

<p>According to NASA, the health of ice sheets that form an Antarctic iceberg can be assessed by looking at their balance. Balance in an ice sheet is the balance between the ice added through snowfall and the ice that is lost due to melting and formation of icebergs.</p>

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ENERGY Radioactive Waste Management | An Overview with Indian Perspectives

<p>High-level radioactive waste comprises the fuel which is used up in a nuclear reactor for generating electricity, usually uranium, which is called spent fuel – fuel that is no longer efficient for producing electricity. </p>

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PLANNING N MITIGATION Exploring the Possibilities for Landslide Mitigation in India

<p>India has witnessed a number of landslides in the period between the end of June and the start of July, with the latest in Devidhar village in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh on 18th July, 2017 claiming the life of a child (S. Sharma, ToI, 2017).</p>

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