Found 59 Articles for Environment

If you could change something about your home, without worry about expense or mess, what would you do?

Rani RPS
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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I love Indoor plants. If I have to change my home without worrying about money or mess, I would prefer to get a handful of indoor plants. I can have plants in my living room, dining area, windows, balconies and even in bathrooms.Even in the bedroom, we can have some air-purifying plants, which convert CO2 into 02 at night. I think plants are the best decoration for any house.I love to have plants all over my house!!

Which is the most polluted city in India now?

Diler Singh
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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Pollution Control Board has recently announced Gurgaon or Gurugram as the most polluted city in the country. The board lately tested the quality of the air in 62 cities and found the air quality index 321 in Gurugram on Sunday (5th Aug 2018) which is considered the worst from the environment point of view. The board also pointed out the air quality in Delhi and marked it as ‘Bad’.

What is Greenhouse Effect?

Knowledge base
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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The greenhouse effect can be understood as the process of heat retention in the earth’s atmosphere, caused by greenhouse gases more than the required level. This effect is causing greater damage to the earth’s atmosphere and hence affecting the lives on earth. The greenhouse gases when produced more than the required level, cause the greenhouse effect.What Is Actually Going On?When the solar energy reaches the earth’s atmosphere, some of this is reflected back to space while some of it is absorbed by the Earth’s surface. This part of the heat energy that is absorbed by land, water bodies etc. on ... Read More

From a business perspective, what can be done with used plastic bottles?

Pinki Rao
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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There are millions of users worldwide who use plastic bottles/bags every day. There is a recommendation by the government and other private organizations to stop plastic usage as it is destroying the mother nature. So, what needs to be done? A plethora of companies are there in the recycling business. These companies collect waste plastic bottles and recycle them for other uses and make new products out of them. One of the most common types of plastic materials used for recycling is polyethene terephthalate ("PET") from beverages and water bottles. The developing awareness of plastic recycling has led to an ... Read More

What is the difference between humans and other species on earth?

Pinki Rao
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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Animals are free from the cages and fitters of religion, caste, color, gender, etc. While we humans are still exchanging blows over such trivial matters.They are animals but have more empathy than us.On the contrary, we humans have become worse than animals.They kill to feed their families while we kill our fellow beings out of envy, greed, or sometimes without any reason.On one way, we have become demi-gods and to achieve it we are no more, what GOD created us as. While animals have brilliantly kept their innate characteristics unimpaired.Many ‘intellectuals’ claims that we humans are superior because we have ... Read More

What is the difference between the country and a continent?

Knowledge base
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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There are seven continents in the world such as Asia, Australia, Antarctica, Africa, North America, South America, and Europe. But there are a total of 195 countries in the world. These countries are all parts of these continents. Hence a country is a part of a continent on this earth.A ContinentIt is a general definition that a Continent is a very large land mass that is separated from other continents in the world by oceans. But, that is not precise. These continents are separated only by geographical boundaries that limit these land masses to a certain area. Rather, the continents ... Read More

What is the difference between an island and the continent?

Knowledge base
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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Though Australia gives you a feel that continent and Island could be the same, there are not. An Island is a continental-land that is surrounded by water on all its sides. There are different names depending upon the size of this land and the water body surrounds it. A continent is a large land mass that has specified geographical boundaries and separated by oceans.IslandAn Island is a large piece of sub-continental land which is surrounded by water on all sides. Very small islands formed on emerged lands or atolls are called Islets or Skerries. An island formed in a river ... Read More

Why do the two oceans in Alaska don't mix?

Knowledge base
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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The Gulf of Alaska holds a spectacular view which seems to be the confluence of two oceans, whereas it is actually the glacial meltwater meeting the offshore waters. The color variations found here, draw a clear line between these two oceans. The heavier clay materials with iron and sediments at that harbor at the gulf, make the waters at gulf appear darker than the glacial meltwaters.VariationsThe differences in water density, the salinity, and temperatures of both these oceans keep their waters demarked and separated. This phenomenon is called Water Stratification. The nutrients present don’t mix and the photosynthesis process for ... Read More

What causes the sailing stones to move?

Knowledge base
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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The moving or Sailing stones are found in the Racetrack Playa, which is a dried lake bed, located in the Death Valley National Park of California where the Sailing stones move in a random fashion. Even the heaviest stones which weigh nearly 318 kilograms are moved.The rock trails were as long as 250 meters, while some trails are straight lines and some of them even have sudden bends and curves which baffled the researchers. There are no logical explanations for believing the reason such as wind or dust devils.A NASA scientist named Ralph Lorenz who is already investigating on weather ... Read More

Why the desert plants have thorns?

Knowledge base
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24

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The spiky shrubs such as Cactus are good to look at, but feels hard to maintain as the thought of sharp pain that those thorns can cause will not let most of you say we would love to have one. Desert plants like Cactus, Agave or Mesquite have to survive in deserts where the water is scarce. These desert plants have to fight many odd circumstances to survive.Other plants lose moisture through their pores which they have on their leaves and stem. So, these desert plants need to avoid those pores so as to lock the minimum levels of moisture ... Read More

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