The proverb, “Cleanliness is next to Godliness” is a wise saying. The words “Cleanliness” and “Godliness” means being devoutly clean and devoutly religious, respectively. When a person refers to the term “Cleanliness”, he refers to the state of being pure and clean. Being clean does not necessarily mean keeping our surroundings clean, in a more…

Since this law of conversation is held to be true, it means that it is up to humans to save energy in every possible way. All of us at a point of time in our lives must have got a scolding for leaving our room without switching off the fans and lights. At that time,…

Tsunami can be generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water. Such large vertical movements of the earth’s crust can occur at plate boundaries. Although often referred to as ‘tidal waves’, a tsunami does not look like the popular impression of ‘a normal wave only much bigger’. Instead, it looks…

The monsoons in India, being highly erratic, the country faces drought and flood cycles year after year. River linking would provide adequate irrigation to the poor farmers for their crops. This, would result in greater agricultural yield and food security for the burgeoning population. The Bhakra Nangal dam was one of the earliest river valley…

The Green Revolution, first coined by William Goud, demonstrated the power and influence that science and technology have over the economic, social and institutional environment within which they operate. Traditional agriculture practices involved few or little inputs, with Mother Nature taking care of the crop. However, at some point in history, an improved method of…

The American Revolutionary War happened from 1775 to 1783. Great Britain had 13 North American colonies at that time. When the residents of those 13 North American colonies of Great Britain had issues with the colonial Government, i.e., the British crown then some tensions started growing. These tensions led to the start of the revolutionary…

During the British rule in India, tiger was hunted in large numbers for several reasons. Hunting tiger was a popular source of entertaining sport for the royal families and elites; they were killed for the beautiful skin which was used for making clothes, rugs etc; for its multitude of medicinal properties and for other selfish…

In place of enjoying the beauty of nature, benefiting from her bounties, man in his greed and selfishness is looting and emptying its resources mercilessly. In consequence, air pollution, water pollution and the pollution of atmosphere are threatening to destroy mankind. It has led to the depletion of ozone layer and has made a hole…

Waste management is one of the biggest challenges that urban India faces. It is not just India, but the whole world faces the menace of mountains of waste on our planet. Every plastic that has ever been produced on this planet still exist on our seas, oceans and lands. There has been no known natural…

Tree Plantation Essay: Trees plantation is the process where seedlings are moved from one location to another for land reclamation, forestry or landscaping purposes. Tree plantation has many apparent advantages – it contributes to the environment by improving air quality, oxygen, conserving water and supporting wildlife. Tree Plantation Essay aims to educate the readers and students…