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Rainwater Harvesting as a method of utilising rainwater for domestic and agricultural use is already widely used throughout the world. It is a method which has been used since ancient times and is increasingly being accepted as a practical method of providing potable water development projects throughout the world. Rainwater harvesting is regaining its importance as governments are exercising special efforts to promote the same supported by the efforts of NGOs, ...
Global warming is predicted to cause rising ocean levels, lower plant productivity, and more frequent and dangerous wether patterns. Ozone depletion may also make it harder to combat global warming, because more UV light penetrates the world's oceans and destroys plankton. Plankton plays a pivotal role in the ability of oceans to draw carbon dioxide (the primary global warming chemical) from the atmosphere, thereby making oceans (along with rainforest) ...
Human greed and wish to achieve very high levels of affluence is fast denuding the planet of its resources. Accelerated industrialization and urbanization has worsened the situation all the more. Air, water and soil are key resources linked with sustenance of life and environmental degradation is a real threat with irreversible consequences. Water, the elixir of life has been enormously depleted and acute deterioration in its quality has also been witnessed which ...