Energy Conservation and Security: A Key to Sustainable Development

At a time when the entire world is experiencing an economic downturn and a changing geopolitical situation, another crisis seems to be looming large over the horizon. The question of Energy Security has been one that has…

A Catastrophe in the Offing

Our physical environment, and the preservation of it, rarely demands our attention. Our world, as we know always takes care of itself, or so we believed, not anymore. Man’s activities, all attained at aiming material contentment, has disrupted nature’s…

Environmental Issues and Human Beings

Environment – the gift of nature given by God, which includes everything that is natural; not artificial. The environment is exploited by human beings for their own benefits and it is increasing day by day. As a result…

Artificial Glaciation: A way out of Global Warming?

Last December, our Energy Network of ShARE DSE (The Delhi School of Economics branch of the global student’s organisation comprising of top economics institutes) aired a wonderful documentary, “A Degree of Concern” by Fayaz Rizvi,…

Global Warming is Global Warning!

The term ‘Global Warming’ has definitely shaken the globe by now. World over, governments, researchers and science institutes are being plagued by this alarming phenomenon and trying to address the issue. Global warming is basically the increase…

Google Earth: Bane or Ban?

Since India was rocked by the unfortunate terrorist attacks at the Taj in Mumbai, technology has become the latest target. A petition has been filed in the high court against the revolutionary geographical mapping tool ‘Google Earth.’ …

Land Filled

An urban habitat can sometimes have a quaint flora and fauna. A mighty mountain range made of garbage. A black placid river carrying chemical effluents. Eagles diving in circles, competing with crows to nibble on the leftover of meat pieces…

Global warming: Causes and Consequences

Green house gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapour, methane and nitrous oxide trap the heat from the infra red radiations of the sun and heat up the earth’s atmosphere. This has caused a rise in mean temperature of the earth’s…

E-waste – Bane if Dumped, Boon if Recycled

A software professional working on a latest PC, companies making ample of pirated CDs or a sophomore chatting with his/her friends; all might be happy with their current status. But have they ceased to think what happens when they get…

Science and Technology: Our last weapon against Global Warming

The problem of global warming is not alien to anyone of us. From melting ice-caps to the destruction of the habitats of animals, the phenomena has various manifestations, each as…

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