OCEANS AND PLASTIC

  Stray Dogs Welfare  When you think of a pet the first animals that comes in our mind is dog or a puppy. They are the most popular household pets in many parts of our world. The dogs are known as the man's best friend. These merry little creatures have been have been domesticated by humans since 15,000 years ago, even before the development of agriculture. They've been the most loyal and closest to humans than any other animals.  In the Recent years dogs are playing many important roles in different fields of activities. They've become the most important part of these fields as security dogs, therapy Dogs, helper dogs, etc.  But even though they become parts of human lives, many dogs are being left astray by their owners. They are being left on the streets to be on their own making them a stray. People are leaving their dogs when they're becoming old, when they think of it as a burden or simply when they lost interest, etc.  Today wherever we go we can see thes...

  What are Natural Resources?  The resources that are obtained by humans but are produced naturally in nature and are used for daily essentials with few modifications are called Natural Resources. Anything that we get from our nature without human moderation can be labeled as natural resources. Few examples of natural resources are wood, water, sand, sunlight, fruits, ores, etc.  There are two types of natural resources: 1. Renewable Natural Resources: These are the type of resources that can never be extinguished like water, air, light, etc. or can be recovered like vegetation plants, animals, etc.  2. Non Renewable Resources:  These are the resources that can be extinguished as we use them. These resources can be recovered but takes decades to thousands of years to recover. Resources like coal, coal gas, minerals, etc. comes under this category. Depletion of Natural Resources: Since industrialization started in the middle decades of the 18th century people hav...

  Sm all scale industries                            In general there are two types of small scale industries, modern and traditional. Traditional industries are home-based, use simple tools and equipment, depend on family labor, and are completely manual.Traditional small industries include khadi and handloom, village industries, handicrafts, sericulture, coir, etc.        Essentially the small scale industries are generally comprised of those industries which manufacture, produce and render services with the help of small machines and less manpowerThese enterprises must fall under the guidelines, set by the Government of India. The SSI’s are the lifeline of the economy, especially in developing countries like India. These industries are generally labour-intensive, and hence they play an important role in the creation of employment. SSI’s are a crucial sector of the economy both from a f...

O ur oceans are turning into plastic….are we conscious about this? The answer to this question would most likely be not really. Generally many of us knew how much plastic effects the environment around us. Many of us might have also seen tons of plastic being dumped in some areas and how that areas have been affected by it. But how many of us knew that the plastic which is more than a million times the quantity we see on the land is being dumped in the ocean? HOW MUCH PLASTIC IS IN THE OCEAN?           Plastic is a major contributor to ocean pollution, but ‘how much plastic is in the ocean’, you ask? A study published in 2017 estimated between 1.15 to 2.41 million tonnes of plastic enter the oceans via rivers annually, with peak months being between May and October. The top 20 contributing rivers which, according to the report are mostly found in Asia, contribute around 67% of all plastics flowing into the ocean from rivers around the world.     ...