Water supply and sanitation in Bangladesh is characterized by a number of achievements and challenges. The share of the population with access to an improved water source was estimated at 98% in 2004‚[1] a very high level for a low-income country. This has been achieved to a large extent through the construction of handpumps with the support of external donors. However‚ in 1993 it was discovered that groundwater‚ the source of drinking water for 97% of the rural population and a significant share
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joint with the oxygen in the air to produce sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. When these gases are emitted in sufficient quantities‚ it reacts with the water and oxygen in the atmosphere to produce sulfuric acid and nitric acid which will mix with rainwater in clouds and form acidic solutions which falls as acid rain. There are many dangerous effects of acid rain to humans and the environment. One of these include making the waters acidic and causes the waters to absorb aluminum which is sourced
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Sustainability in Hotels the hospitality sector are relatively straightforward to record and interpret (e.g. occupancy percentages‚ capitalization rates‚ RevPAR‚ etc.)‚ sustainability has remained intrinsically difficult to quantify. Sustainability issues touch on nearly all aspects of hotel ownership and management‚ necessitating the alignment of environmental‚ social‚ and financial factors to promote responsible business operations over time. Despite the lack of clear‚ universally accepted metrics
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In the prose‚ The Red Wheelbarrow‚ a rain slicked red wagon with a broken wheel‚ desolate and decrepit‚ stands sombrely in the tawny-patterned mud. It is a rather simplistic image that evokes the sense of a worn down agricultural household;slowly‚ diminishing along as the red wheelbarrow rusts in the rain. But‚ how could the speaker present such a mundane idea so brilliantly‚ so intensely‚ so eloquently? Simply. He performs it simply. Through a sadden tone‚ William Carlos Williams illustrates the
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like the age or relation to the described scene. There are only suggestions the author has some connections with it‚ as he knows many things depend upon the wheelbarrow. The poem has three images of physical objects or events: the wheelbarrow‚ rainwater and chickens. The name and content
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Economic Growth and environmental problems The industrial revolution‚ which began around 1750‚ ushered human beings into a new era of modern civilization. While the remarkable progress in science and technology has improved people’s lives greatly‚ our earth is changing and the environment around us is becoming worse and worse. According to Booth (1991‚ p.552)‚ the" long-run economic growth relies on the creation of new industries and new forms of economic activity‚ these new forms of economic activity
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to pick up a few items for dinner. It was a rainy‚ windy day‚ and the wind had blown water through the door of Ling ’s Market each time the door opened. As Kim entered through the door‚ she slipped and fell in the approximately one half inch of rainwater that had accumulated on the floor. The manager knew of the weather conditions but had not posted any sign to warn customers of the water hazard. Kim injured her back as a result of the fall and sued Ling ’s for damages. Can Ling’s be heald liable
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The Effect Of Pop Culture on Kambili Throughout Purple Hibiscus Pop Culture has always had a huge effect of teenagers‚ some teenagers more than others. Although some teenagers are late bloomers‚ usually by some point all teenagers join the bandwagon. However‚ there are always outliers such as Amaka and Kambili in Purple Hibiscus by Chiminanda Ngozi Adichie. Amaka has grown up knowing pop culture‚ whereas Kambili has never known what pop culture even is. As her cousin Amaka pulls her into the
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NGOs and Civil Society Empowerment Writing on BAREFOOT COLLEGE As an Inspiration for the Under-Privileged Communities By: Larissa Kristany 2011330026 The Faculty of Socials and Politics University of Catholic Parahyangan Bandung 2013 “For 40 years‚ our ‘Barefoot Professionals’ have brought sustainable change to their villages all over the world. The demystified and decentralized ‘barefoot approach’ of community management‚ control‚ and ownership has demonstrated the
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Improving Quality of Rural Health & Education through Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study on Jindal Steel & Power Limited *AshutoshPrayas Dash ABSTRACT CSR is the commitment of the business to contribute towards sustainable economic development‚ working with employees‚ their families‚ the local community and society at large to improve their quality of life.Rapid industrialization‚ technologies and urbanization took place as a result of Liberalization‚ Privatization and Globalization
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