Today, we have to face several types of pollution – air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution, etc. But the pollution that affects the largest number of people is water pollution. Scientific and technological progress of the past two hundred years has made the life of the man very comfortable. The scientific revolution has …
Noise pollution is very harmful to health. Exposure to excessive sounds such as noisy machinery, loud music, vehicular noise, can adversely affect a person’s hearing. Not only this, the people exposed to noise pollution can be victims of many serious diseases. Loss of concentration, irritability, depression, impotence, even life-threatening diseases like cancer are among the …
How to Control Noise pollution (Ways to reduce noise pollution) The presence of high-intensity undesirable sound or noise in the atmosphere is called “noise pollution” that has extremely harmful effect on the environment. We can take three kinds of measures to control noise pollution: preventive, curative and awareness-building measures. Preventive Measures This means that individuals …
Noise pollution has become a major problem of modern times. Due to increasing urbanization, transportation (rail, air, and road) and mining, the problem of noise pollution is assuming serious dimensions. Virtually, noise has become an inevitable evil of growth and development. Road congestion, the noise of vehicles, maddening sounds of horn all create such chaos …
India is a land of cultural, religious and linguistic diversity. Nationalism is the only thread which binds the people together in the thread of oneness, despite their belonging to different cultural-ethnic backgrounds. It plays an important role in uniting all Indians from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Students are supposed to write essays on nationalism in various …
Noise pollution or excessive noise can be described as any kind of unwanted sounds, which have an adverse effect on human beings, animals and plants. The noise generated during heavy traffic is a primary example for it. Increase in population and development leads to a corresponding increase in traffic, machinery and equipment with the result that …
Even decades after independence, India is replete with inequality so much so that it is often said there are the two countries, one that is Bharat and the other, India. It speaks of the two different realities that prevail in rural and urban parts of the country. But, it is essential that the residents of …
In a move to provide social security cover to the common man, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched three schemes – Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) on May 9, 2015. Among them, the PMJJBY is in force since June 1, 2015. It is …
In India, natural calamities such as floods, droughts, cyclones and earthquakes have caused widespread damage and disruption. Disaster management emphasizes the need for incorporating multi-functional, multi-disciplinary and sectoral approach involving engineering, social and financial processes. Unfortunately, India does not have a good record on the front of disaster management. Natural disasters cannot be prevented from …
Farmers committing suicide can be a truly embarrassing situation for any society. The issues compelling the farmers to commit suicide are required to be paid attention immediately, as the farmers toil tirelessly to produce grain for us without which we can’t survive. In recent times the statistics have depicted an alarming rate of the incidents …
