Antibiotics  The invention of antibiotics has proved to be a boon to 5061.; The credit of invention goes to Sir Alexander Fleming whose cars’ observations in 1928 resulted in the invention of antibiotic. Antibiotics are chemical substances produced by various species of micro-organisms and other living systems, which are capable in small concentrations of inhibiting the growth of or killing bacteria and other micro-organisms. These organisms can be bacteria, viruses, fungi,...

Alternative Therapies  History reveals that people of different races and communities have relied on what medical practitioners today termed as alternative medicine. The term alternative medicine covers a broad range of healing methodologies, philosophies, and therapies. It generally describes those treatments and health care practices, which are outside mainstream health care. People use these treatments and therapies in a numerous ways. Alternative therapies used alone are often referred to as alternative;...

Stress Stress is a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense. An intense stress situation for an individual may prove to be a gentle one for another, for yet another person the situation might not be eligible as a stress factor at all. A stress condition can be real or apparent. Yet, our brain reacts the same way to both conditions by releasing stress hormones equal to the degree of...

Water Pollution  Air and water are two most essential ingredients necessary for the existence of life. Air is unlimited. But there is limitation of fresh water, required for the human beings’ consumption. So, there is need to conserve water, by its judicious use and by protecting it from the pollutants. Our water resources are depleting very fast. We need to take action. It has been predicted that the future wars would...

Indian Forests  In its natural state, a forest remains in a relatively fixed, self-regulated condition over a long period of time. Climate, soil, and the topography of the region determine the characteristic trees of a forest. Insects and diseases are a continuing menace to forests. Various insects devastate extensive areas by defoliation, while others serve as carriers for the causative agents of plant diseases that destroy trees. There is enough evidence...

Earth Can Satisfy our needs but not Greet The earth has enough for man’s need but not for man’s greed was what one of India’s greatest visionaries, Mahatma Gandhi had to say. With 5th June being decreed as World Environment Day, one wonders whether the date will just come around and go with people holding functions to commemorate the occasion, mouthing platitudes, and then forgetting all the ground realities till the...

Linking of Rivers : A Mixed Blessing India is a country where ‘a lot depends upon the moods of monsoons. This is truer in for the agricultural sector. A large part of the arable land in India is rain fed. If monsoon fails the budget goes haywire. There are a lot of plans which try to decrease this dependency on monsoon. One such project is river water linking or National Water...

People Participation and Environmental Protection  One of the most confounding questions facing the third world countries in the face is, whether there is a conflict between environmental protection and development. With industrial revolution, people lost sight of the environmental issues, and concentrated on developmental issues only. No thought was given to the fact that more and more goods and services would likely harm the environment. The true implications of damage to...