Oils and gas conservation ‚its relevance in daily life: Oil and gas conservation means their better and more efficient use with regard to economic‚ social or environment costs and benefits resulting minimization of wastage and protection of environment. A very high priority is attached by the government to conservation of petroleum products in view of the need to reduce increasing gap between demand for and supply of oil and petroleum products. Government has initiated various
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Chapter 9 Wildlife and Nature Conservation 9.1 Protected Areas The first national park in India was declared in 1935‚ now famous as the Corbett National Park. Since Independence‚ there has been a steady rise in the number of Protected Areas (PAs) (National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries)‚ especially after the enactment of the Wildlife Protection Act in 1972. In 1988‚ there were 54 national parks and 372 sanctuaries covering a total area of 109‚652 sq km. By the year 2000‚ this number
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nuclear industry. Introduction to Nuclear Energy for Civilian Purposes * Most early atomic research focused on developing an effective weapon for use in World War II. After the war‚ the United States government encouraged the development of nuclear energy for peaceful civilian purposes while continuing to develop‚ test‚ and deploy new nuclear weapons. * The Experimental Breeder Reactor I at a site in Idaho generated the first electricity from nuclear energy on December 20‚ 1951. * As of 2008
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Overview Executive summary Projections in the Annual Energy Outlook 2014 (AEO2014) Reference case focus on the factors that shape U.S. energy markets through 2040‚ under the assumption that current laws and regulations remain generally unchanged throughout the projection period. The early release provides a basis for the examination and discussion of energy market trends and serves as a starting point for analysis of potential changes in U.S. energy policies‚ rules‚ or regulations or possible technology
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d GBook Review: History‚ Performance and Conservation by Barry Bridgwood‚ Lindsay Lennie Gayatri Saoji (UD 7912)‚ UD‚ CEPT‚ Ahmedabad. 2012 The book History‚ Performance and Conservation by Barry Bridgwood and Lindsay Lennie written in 2009 provides a base for the construction of old heritage and its appropriate conservation today‚ considering the overview of history since ancient period with the help of a wealth of examples to support the same. The authors intend to focus on the understanding
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the most cost effective means for establishing national and global conservation priorities.” Conservationists are challenged with the problem of protecting a range of species at minimal costs. As such conservationists have to prioritize to help those in most need of assistance or trouble (Myers et al. 2000). Therefore‚ many conservationists have adopted the surrogate species approach as a shortcut to aid with the conservation priority decision (Caro and O’ Doherty 1999). The surrogate species
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CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES The term “resource” means anything that we use from our environment to achieve our objective. For example‚ we require bricks‚ cement‚ iron‚ wood etc. to construct a building. All these items are called the resources for construction of building. Are source can be defined as „any natural or artificial substance‚ energy or organism‚ which is used by human being for its welfare. These resources are of two types: 1.Natural resources 2.Artificial resources CONSERVATION
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26 per cent in 2000. This new found prosperity has not only led to a greater collective demand for a variety of goods‚ but also that traditional lifestyles have been altered in pursuit of an increasingly ‘modern’ way of living. Per capita urban energy consumption has been increasing in the recent years. Demand for packaged consumer goods has increased several folds even in rural areas. These Table 10.1 GDP Growth Rates of India in the Last Decade Year|GDP growth rate| 1994–5|7
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The roles of Zoos in conservation The main aim of zoos is to protect and conserve global biodiversity and wildlife. To do this they have four roles to play which are; research‚ conservation‚ education and welfare. Research: Research is the careful search or inquiry for new facts by scientific study of a subject‚ through a course of critical investigation. By studying animals we can learn new things about their behaviour and lifestyle. The Secretary of State’s Standards of Modern Zoo Practice (SSSMZP)
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Nature and Animal Conservation Deforestation reduction strategies Effective implementation is critical in addition to stakeholder participation‚ and management plans of development‚ and attention to enforcement. The Strategies ought to be hand and hand as the recognition of national critical roles of municipal and state governments‚ empowering societal civility of the private sector‚ A professional animated part in lessening deforestation‚ same time working for conjunction for legislature. Some
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