resources have adversely affected environmental balance. Environmental pollution in India has increased manifold‚ One of the greatest problems confronting the modern civilized world is pollution‚ which literally means fouling the natural habitat and environment. Air pollution‚ water pollution‚ land pollution‚ noise pollution are some types of pollution. Nearly 175 million hectares of land (35% of India’s total land area) is subject to serious environmental degradation. Hardly 10.12 per cent of the total
Premium Pollution
1. On a scale from 1 to 10 (10 being ‘very difficult’)‚ how difficult will it be for Chris Johnson to make a success of his new job? Answer: • On a scale of 1 to 10‚ I would rate the difficulty level as 9‚ because of the following reasons • Difference with Corti over staffing issues • Limited knowledge of Chris about SAP and IT makes the job more tedious. • Time constraint to finish the project in nearly 3 years (mid-2000 to 2003) failing which will cause financial losses. • Lack of
Premium Project management Technical support The Delivery
ENVIRONMENT Defining Environment Is the circumstances or conditions that surround one; surroundings. It is the totality of circumstances surrounding an organism or group of organisms‚ especially: The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth‚ development‚ and survival of organisms: Is the complex of social and cultural conditions affecting the nature of an individual or community Hence therefore we can classify components of environment as follows;
Premium Agriculture
from financing by conventional banks‚ provide employment‚ engender rural development and reduce poverty. This paper theoretically examines the challenges these banks have had to grapple with from their inception. Furthermore‚ it scans the business environment to assess the prospects of microfinance banks in Nigeria. The paper shows that microfinance banking in Nigeria faces enormous challenges in infrastructural inadequacies‚ social misconception‚ poor legal and regulatory framework‚ unbridled competition
Premium Bank Microfinance Poverty
exploitation of natural resources. In turn‚ the conventional sources of energy we use today cause pollution‚ so economic growth is almost inevitably associated with environmental damage. One of the aspects of economic growth which affects the environment most of all is that‚ in order to produce more goods and products‚ at a faster rate‚ the construction of large industrial plants is required. These enterprises generate a lot of waste in the form of liquid waste and gaseous fumes. The liquid waste
Premium World energy resources and consumption Wind power Energy development
too many fatalities on our roads and highways. The Dangerous State of Micro-Sleep Is it possible to force yourself to stay awake by continually drinking coffee‚ playing loud music‚ and using truck driver tricks such as chewing gum? While you may succeed at sitting in an upright position and doing some amount of driving this way‚ parts of your brain will start taking short naps lasting a few seconds. Scientists call this micro-sleep. When this
Premium Automobile Sleep Traffic
concerns and conflicts have surfaced throughout human history‚ from the earliest settlements to the latest headlines. This comes as a surprise to many people because our emphasis in history has all too often been on war and politics‚ rather than environment‚ culture and development. The evidence for a longstanding concern for environmental issues has been readily available in manuscripts‚ publications and historical archives. It can be found under labels like conservation‚ public health‚ preservation
Premium Air pollution United States Environmental Protection Agency Environmentalism
Today‚ as working environment has been changing a lot‚ more people are taking different jobs in a period of time to finance their life. This essay shall discuss numerous reasons for these differences and suggest what a person needs for his career in the future. The first cause is the development of technology. For example‚ the Internet established creates a more convenient working environment for employees. It helps them to complete the assignment in flexible places‚ instead of staying at the
Premium Time Employment Leonard Cohen
commonly used de-icing agent (Road salting). Sometimes‚ it can be used along with some anti-caking agents like sodium hexacyanoferrate (II) or sand and grits. These elements like sodium‚ chloride‚ ferrocyanide and other impurities seep into our environment when the snow or ice melts‚ and poses a threat to water bodies‚ soil‚ vegetation and large number of species sustaining on them (Environmental‚ Health and Economic Impacts of Road Salt). De-icing of the roads is‚ beyond a doubt‚ very essential‚
Premium Water Sodium chloride Salt
minority‚ shifted the emphasis from skilful work to credit-worthy consumption. The work is now done by automated processes at home in the domestic market and elsewhere in the global free-market via the intensified exploitation of people and their environment. Capitalists need consumers to buy products. To ensure that this facet of capitalism exists‚ social structures and processes have evolved which support and stimulate acquisitiveness in a specific social culture called the "consumer society" (Jones
Premium Consumerism Capitalism Consumption