Nitin Yadav

                                               Topic - Under Ground Water Cities are home to about half of the global population and urban population has doubled in the last 50 years from 1.5 billion people in 1975 to 3.5 billion people in 2015. This urban population will rise to a predicted 5 billion people by 2050. So, it’s probable that most of us will be reading this from a city. So, city dwellers, do you know how deep your groundwater level is? And is it rising or falling? It is often written that groundwater is a hidden resource. But in urban areas, when there is a protracted fall in groundwater levels, subsidence may occur. A recent paper published in the journal Science mapped subsidence at a global scale and identified that the most common cause was excessive groundwater extraction. Many people don’t realize groundwater flooding can also occur. When groundwate...

 Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution can take the form of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (such as radioactivity, heat, sound, or light). Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Although environmental pollution can be caused by natural events, the word pollution generally implies that the contaminants have an anthropogenic source – that is, a source created by human activities. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution. In 2015, pollution killed 9 million people worldwide. Major forms of pollution include air pollution, light pollution, litter, noise pollution, plastic pollution, soil contamination, radioactive contamination, thermal pollution, visual pollution, and water pollution. Air pollution: The release of chemicals and particulates into the atmosphere. Common gaseous pollutant...

Cruelty and inhumanity towards animals in India are on the rise and majority of people of unaware of the rules established by the government to protect these innocent animals from harm and cruelty. Cruelty and Inhumanity towards Animals in India As it has been rightly said by Abraham Lincoln, “I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being.” In India though, many do not feel the same way. Cases of cruelty and inhumanity towards animals are on the rise and what’s being done to stop it? There are numerous laws in India that were established to safeguard animals and stop cruelty towards them but very few are aware of what they are and how they work. In India, it is a common sight to see crudely castrated bulls pulling carts full of huge loads and being whipped repeatedly if it stops on the way. People pelting stones at dogs and cats out of fun and how to forget, all the ‘taming’ contests, fights and cart races where animals like bulls, cows ...

  Every day, countless cats, dogs and other animals suffer and die at the hands of the very people who are supposed to care for and protect them. Physical violence, emotional abuse and life-threatening neglect are daily realities for many animals. Their only hope is that a kind person will speak up before it’s too late. Read on to learn more about some common types of cruelty and what you can do to stop them. Hoarding: A Cruel Compulsion Animal hoarders are not merely people who have a few too many animals – they are individuals whose mental illness or compulsion can cause criminal behaviour with horrific consequences for animals, the hoarders’ families and their communities. Hoarders exist in virtually every community and include members of every socio-economic status, gender and education level. An increasingly common and disturbing trend involves hoarders who operate under the guise of being “shelters” or “rescues”. Hundreds of sick, starved, wounded, dying and dead animals have...