Entries Tagged as 'Ecology'
SPONGE IRON PLANTS POLLUTING WATER BODIES IN JHARKHAND, INDIA.
BY
DR.NITISH PRIYADARSHI
Most of the rivers and ponds and other water bodies of the Jharkhand state are getting polluted by different toxic elements. Culprits are coals, iron, sponge iron plants, uranium mining, thermal power plants etc. Jharkhand is the treasure trove of all the minerals. It has lots […]
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CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOT RECENT PHENOMENON.Climate has changed from “Hot to Cold” and Cold to Hot”- a brief history.By
DR. NITISH PRIYADARSHI.
In recent years, the scenario of future global environment is haunting the man as the present environmental changes (e.g. global warming) pose considerable danger to his own existence and environment. He is presently struggling to […]
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‘Active glacier found’ on MarsBy Paul Rincon Science reporter, BBC News
A probable active glacier has been identified for the first time on Mars.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7151190.stm
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Thick blanket of Haze spreads over North India.
ByDr. Nitish Priyadarshi
Haze lingered in Northern India south of the Himalayas, for several days in December 2007. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua Satellite captured this image on December 16, 2007. In this image, the haze appears as a dull gray blur. The haze extends […]
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DISTRIBUTION OF ARSENIC IN WORLD COALS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NORTH KARANPURA COALFIELD, JHARKHAND, INDIA.ByDr. Nitish PriyadarshiThe origin of coal Coal is a result of the accumulation and slow decay of plant remains in sedimentary strata. It undergoes in situ compaction under water with time, accompanied by biochemical processes such as decomposition due to bacterial […]
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