by admin | May 31, 2015 | sem3
Mineral resources Types of Mineral Resources: Useful Notes on the Types and Uses of Mineral Resources ! Mineral refers to the inorganic substances which are produced in nature and are obtained in some combined state. The process of extracting out mineral from earth is...
by admin | May 31, 2015 | sem3
Use and over utilization of surface and ground water 1. Agriculture Needs of Water for the Crops: As our country is essentially an agricultural based country, the crops are to be developed for the production of different types of food grains. The requirement of water...
by admin | May 31, 2015 | sem3
Water resources More than 99% of Earth’s water in its natural state is unavailable or unsuitable for human use. Thus, the amount of freshwater for which all the people, animals and plants on earth compete is even less than 1%. This water which is available as fresh...
by admin | May 31, 2015 | sem3
deforestation Deforestation is the permanent destruction of indigenous forests and woodlands. The term does not include the removal of industrial forests such as plantations of gums or pines. Deforestation has resulted in the reduction of indigenous forests to...
by admin | May 31, 2015 | sem3
forest resources use and overexploitation In India, forests form 23 percent of the total land area. The word ‘forest’ is derived from the Latin word ‘foris’ means ‘outside’ (may be the reference was to a village boundary or fence separating the village and the forest...
by admin | May 29, 2015 | sem3
soil waste management Solid waste management is a polite term for garbage management. As long as liumans have been living in settled communities, solid waste, or garbage, has been an issue, and modern societies generate far more solid waste than early humans ever did....
