PROBLEMS OF POLUTION (Tape script‚ slightly abridged) Pollution is today‚ probably‚ the greatest problem that faces mankind. There is a saying in English that it is an ill bird that fouls its own nest. And human beings are‚ collectively speaking‚ fouling their nest at the increasing rate. It is an alarming picture. We are polluting the air‚ which we need to breathe‚ the earth from which we derive all our food‚ and the waters from which wе‚ of course‚ derive the water we need to live‚ to drink
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POPULATION RISE IN INDIA: A MOJOR CONCERN India has experienced extraordinary population growth: between 2001 and 2011 India added 181 million people to the world‚ slightly less than the entire population of Brazil. But 76 per cent of India’s population lives on less than US$2 per day (at purchasing power parity rates). India ranks at the bottom of the pyramid in per capita-level consumption indicators not only in energy or electricity but in almost all other relevant per capita-level consumption
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increase steadily. The various principle pollutants emit from vehicles are as follows- Carbon monoxide (CO) Suspended particulate matter (SPM) Oxides of nitrogen (NOx) Hydrocarbons (HC) Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) 2005 Air Toxic Emissions from On-road Mobile Sources (Tox-weighted) Affects of Automobile Pollution 1. In India about 15-20 million people are asthmatic because of emission of automobile pollution. 2. N02 is a highly toxic gas and attacks the lungs
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reasons as to why this threat has occurred. Some examples of these are things such as the transition from military to civilian life‚ post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)‚ and poverty. I am going to apply the functionalist and conflict perspectives in explaining the problems of homelessness amongst veterans. The first institution that fails veterans is the military. From the functionalist perspective the manifest function of the military is to train and structure a person into what is necessary to
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Environmental Pollution Environment means our surroundings. It consists of air‚ water‚ soil and other natural resources‚ that make our earth habitable for us. All the elements of environment are well proportioned and depend upon each other. This characteristic of environment is called ecosystem. If any element of it is destroyed‚ it affects all other elements. So for our existence we must not destroy the ecological balance. But consciously or unconsciously we are damaging vital elements
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WHAT IS NOISE POLLUTION? What is noise Pollution? Sound is essential to our daily lives‚ but noise is not. Noise is generally used as an unwanted sound‚ or sound which produces unpleasant effects and discomfort on the ears. Sound becomes unwanted when it either interferes with normal activities such as sleeping‚ conversation‚ or disrupts or diminishes one’s quality of life. Not all noise can be called noise pollution. If it does not happen reqularly‚ it may be termed as ’Nuisance’
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Presented on Renewable Energy Sources – Policies of India Author- Rucha Korhale BE-Instrumentation Lecturer‚ VPM’s Polytechnic‚ Thane 1 Renewable Energy Sources – Policies of India Abstract:In today’s date‚ India is a large consumer of fossil fuel such as coal‚ crude oil etc. The rapid increase in use of Non renewable energies such as fossil fuel‚ oil‚ natural gas has created problems of demand & supply. Because of which‚ the future of Non renewable energies is becoming uncertain
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Ohio is one of the many states that suffer from air pollution. Numbers are rising‚ deaths are occurring and many health risks are involved because of air pollution. Different toxins that are being released into our air cause a great deal of concern because this causes many frequent weather changes as well as population issues. People tend to move away from certain areas located near factories which release massive amounts of pollutants daily. There are land issues as well as waterways where contaminants
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Hydropower is a renewable energy source which is produced by the movement of water. The energy produced can be stored and utilized for various operations. By drawing inspiration from existing hydroelectric technologies‚ but implemented on a much smaller scale‚ we believe that enough energy can be produced to support disadvantaged communities in the wake of the recent tariff increase. As aspiring engineers‚ we are keen on using our creative problem solving skills to make a difference. In recent years
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1941‚ the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Across America on that Saturday afternoon the stunning news from the radio electrified the nation and changed the lives of all who heard it. The young Americans of this time constituted a generation birth marked for greatness. A generation of Americans that would take it’s place in American history. It may be historically premature to judge the greatest generation but indisputably there are common traits that cannot be denied. It’s a generation of towering
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