Cholla Cactus

15 best flowers and plants in the desert

Desert flowers and plants have developed three main adaptive strategies: succulence, drought tolerance, and drought avoidance. Each of these Desert flowers and plants are a different but effective suite of adaptations for prospering under conditions that would kill plants from other regions. Deserts are natural laboratories in which to study the interactions of wind and …

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Earth Day 2020

Earth Day 2020, History

Today, more than a billion people gather across the globe to celebrate Earth Day. It has gained immense popularity and recognition since its inception. Slowly, people are recognizing and are becoming more aware of the importance of the environment in their lives. History of the Earth Day Celebration Since its inception from the year 1970, …

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Urban Sanitation

Urban Sanitation in India and Challenges

Urban Sanitation ‘Sanitation’ refers back to the safe management and disposal of human excreta. It is very important to perceive that this involves service delivery, not simply the set up of infrastructure; each service suppliers and customers must act in outlined methods. This means the success of sanitation investments can’t be measured solely by way of …

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Best Green Schools of India

Best Green Schools of India

The Green School is a new and emerging concept in today’s context speaking of environment protection right from the schools. As schools are the basic component of education building, school-going children should be the absolute target group for bringing out the change. Children are more susceptible to growing environmental degradation. As the future lies within …

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Solid Waste Management

Solid Waste Management

Human activities create waste, and it is the way these wastes are handled, stored, collected, and disposed of, which can pose a risk to the environment and public health. In urban areas, especially in the rapidly urbanizing cities of the developing world, the problems and issues of solid waste management (SWM) are of immediate importance. …

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Organic Farming

Organic Farming, Advantages and Objectives

What is Organic Farming? Organic farming focuses on locally grown products and large scale use of local products and local wisdom. It excludes the need and demand for external fertilizers for crop production and management. Organic Farming also is known as “Organic Agriculture”. The organic farming mainly relies upon: Crop rotations Use of crop residues …

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Green Buildings

Concept of Green Building and Benefits

While there are several different definitions of Green Building out there, it is commonly accepted as the planning, design, construction, and processes of buildings with several central, foremost reflections: energy use, water use, indoor environmental quality, material section and the building’s effects on its site. What is Green Building? A parallel concept is natural building, …

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Environmental Health and and Safety

Environmental Health and Safety

Environmental Health and Safety is considered as a discipline and specialty that studies the activities that do not cause harm to anyone. It involves identifying potential workplace hazards by reducing accidents. It also prevents exposure to harmful situations and substances. The training is also provided for accident prevention, accident response, emergency preparedness, and use of …

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