Waste generation is an inevitable consequence of human activity. With the COVID-19 pandemic, there is increasing amount of bio medical waste (BMW) accumulation across the world. The handling and disposal of these wastes are a major concern due to the various health hazards associated with it. It is the social responsibility of all citizens to…
Environmental Degradation is one of the grave issues happening in our ecological system. Our environment is getting deteriorated day by day. Environmental degradation is the reduction of the environment’s capacity to meet social and ecological objectives and needs. Environmental degradation causes due to both man-made as well as natural factors. Various factors that cause environmental…
Article 21 This Article of the constitution provides for the fundamental right of life. It states that no person shall be deprived of his right to life or personal liberty except in accordance with procedures established by law. The words “except in accordance with procedures established by law” can be interpreted to mean that this…
Renewable energy as some refer to it as clean energy is the need of the hour. Natural resources are depleting quickly and it is going to be very difficult to survive without these resources. The overall demand for energy is increased manifold around the world and there is not enough of these resources to supply…
Disaster is a sudden hazardous change in the environment which causes great destruction to that area as well as the surrounding area which is being affected by the disaster. World Health Organization has defined disaster as any sudden occurrence of the events that cause damage, ecological disruption, loss of human life, deterioration of health and…
Pollution is one of those problems in India which is least talked about but is one of the most serious issue we are facing. Pollution is the addition of harmful substances in the environment. It is the process of making land, water, air or other parts of the environment dirty and not safe or suitable…
We can start this with a question that can we live without animals and the answer says no, without animals or plants our life would have been impossible. As, oxygen, clean water, food, clothing all comes from them. Even the smallest of the smallest animal on the planet plays a vital role in its ecosystem…
The International Solar Alliance was launched during the Paris Declaration in 2015. India and France are the founding members of the International Solar Alliance. The International Solar Alliance is an international organization based on a treaty that envisages cooperation between the countries that are located near the Tropic of Cancer or Capricorn and receive ample…
“Away, away, from men and towns,To the wild wood and the downs, —To the silent wilderness,Where the soul need not repress its music.”—Percy Bysshe Shelley The land we walk on, the air we breathe, the forests in which animals thrive, the friends who surround us are all part of the ecosystem or our environment. It…
This Act applies to the whole of India. The Act contains certain definitions which fall under the scope of this Act. Knowing these definitions is important as they will help to understand what qualifies as air pollution according to Indian law so that air polluters can be punished under this Act. What is an ‘air…
