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The Yamuna Biodiversity Park | Example of Wasteland Restoration
<p>Backdrop of Wasteland Restoration Wastelands are degraded lands where the soil might have low productive capacity. Wastelands include areas that are affected by erosion, shifting cultivation, high...
Ecological Restoration of Coal Mine Degraded Lands
Mining activities are responsible for adverse changes in land use pattern. Ecorestoration is, therefore, essential for bringing back the original characteristics of the land.
Biofuels for Emission Reduction
Transport fuels are one of the major contributors to carbon dioxide emissions. The other major contributor is coal based power generation. Several alternatives like solar, wind, hydro and nuclear powe...
Top Ten Eastern flowing Rivers in India You Must Know About
<p>The Abounding Indian Rivers The landscape of India is plentiful in rivers, which have a massive impact on the lives of ordinary Indians. Rivers are a source of water, hydro-electricity, transporta...
Mining and Environment
There are different types of mining depending upon the techniques employed in the extraction of minerals. Each type has a bearing on varying environmental concerns related to biodiversity, air, water...
Coal Fields in India
Nearness to coal deposits has been advantageous to the industrial locations that have to transport the bulkier raw material to production sites. Such locational advantages are, however, losing their t...
जल मार्ग आकृतिक विज्ञान से जलधारा का ज्ञान होना
<p>‘जल मार्ग’ अंग्रेजी शब्द ‘चैनल’ का हिन्दी रूपान्तरण है जिसका तात्पर्य यह है कि किसी प्राकृतिक जल स्रोत का वह भाग जहाँ से परिवहन का कार्य सम्पादित होता हो। लेकिन जल मार्ग का व्यवहारिक सम्बन्ध नदी मा...
Right to Privacy a Fundamental Right | Supreme Court Rules
<p>In a path breaking decision, the Supreme Court ruled on August 24, 2017 that privacy is a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The verdict was delivered by a nine-Judge...
मुम्बई में बारिश से आफत में जिन्दगी
<p>महाराष्ट्र आपदा प्रबंधन ने मंगलवार को मुम्बई में शाम 4.30 पर ‘हाई-टाईड’ आने का अलर्ट जारी किया था और संभावना जताई थी कि समुद्र में 3.32 मीटर तक ऊँचाई वाली लहरें उठ सकती हैं। ‘हाई-टाईड’ के दौरान कई...
Understanding the Hadley Cell | The Single Cell Circulation
<p>Differential cooling at the Earth’s polar regions then causes the cooled air to sink downwards at the higher latitudes. Hadley said that this air joins the surface westerlies (moving west to east)...