Monthly Archives: February 2012

Nuclear Power in India: Some Facts

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

India has a flourishing and largely indigenous nuclear power program and expects to have 20,000 MWe nuclear capacity on line by 2020 and 63,000 MWe by 2032.  It aims to supply 25% of electricity from nuclear power by 2050. Because … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Power is Environment Friendly

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Some environmentalists opine that nuclear is a viable emissions-free option to dirty coal while renewable-energy technologies continue to advance. Instead of burning some material, nuclear power plants split uranium nuclei, as noted, without producing any air pollution .The heat that … Continue reading →

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Stay Duration of Greenhouse Gases in Air

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Aside from water vapour, the four principal greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and the halocarbons or CFCs (gases containing fluorine, chlorine and bromine). These gases – described in more detail here – can remain … Continue reading →

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Loess: Parent Material of world’s Prime Agricultural Soils

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Loess  is an aeolian sediment formed by the accumulation of wind-blown silt, typically in the 20–50 micrometre size range, twenty percent or less clay and the balance equal parts sand and silt  that are loosely cemented by calcium carbonate. It … Continue reading →

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