Environment and Ecology

What is UNCCD? The United Nations Convention for Combat Desertification seems to be a committee setup in locations or nations that seem to deal with high amounts of drought environmental conditions or in short, suffer from desertification. This seems to be more prevalent within regions within Africa. The UN desertification committee seems to be a […]

 Introduction Aquatic ecosystems are habitats in which living species interact. Marine organisms are living species with an aquatic environment for their food, habitats, reproduction, and other vital functions. They need water to survive.Water has characteristics that reflect the quality of the water body. An aquatic ecosystem’s physicochemical qualities dictate its functions and how long it

The ecosystem is a space where the living and nonliving components of the environment live and co-exist together. Hence, it is a structural and functional unit within the biosphere where abiotic and biotic factors interact through the food chain, food web, and chemical cycles. Desert ecosystem is one of the major ecosystem types and is

Introduction Earthquakes and volcanic emissions cause the ocean bottom to move unexpectedly, bringing about abrupt arrival of energy by relocating seawater as high vertical waves are called tsunami (harbor waves) or seismic ocean waves. The speed of waves in the ocean is governed by water depth. It is higher in shallow water than in the

With a budgeted expenditure of Rs 50 lakh crore within the next 12 years, the Indian railways have an intensive program to renovate and provide the best safety, speed, and services to customers. This necessitates speed and size and a united, agile organisation capable of focusing solely on this mission or reacting to difficulties. Today’s

The Types of Ecosystem There are majorly three types of ecosystems– Terrestrial ecosystem, freshwater ecosystem, and ocean water ecosystem. Again, many more kinds of ecosystems come under the terrestrial ecosystems which are the forest ecosystems, grassland ecosystems, desert ecosystems, and the tundra.  Forest Ecosystems Forests are natural plant ecosystems that are dominated by flowering plants.

In Haryana and Punjab, almost 4500 villages have been designated as “Zero Stubble Burning Villages.” The reduction in crop stubble burning can be linked to the Central Sector Scheme on Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for In-Situ Management of Crop Residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

With rising pollution in the country and degradation of the natural reserve, there is a need to look for the environment and work towards it. For such a purpose, the headquarters of the naval component that comes under the Andaman and Nicobar has initiated the ocean cleansing mission known as ‘Swachh Samudra Abhiyaan’. It is

International Agreements for Environmental Conservation – Sustainable development Stockholm Conference 1972 Also known as the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment. It was the first international declaration on environmental conservation, held in Stockholm, Sweden from June 5th to 16th, 1972. One of the main topics that arose from the conference was the acceptance of

Introduction to Sustainable Development:   Sustainable development is a concept that arose out of a growing awareness of an impending ecological crisis caused by a rat race among nations for economic growth in terms of gross domestic product or per capita income. The Brundtland Report’s definition of sustainable development is: “Sustainable development is a development that