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Fossil Fuels:Overview and Impact

Fossil fuels or mineral fuels are fossil source fuels, that is, hydrocarbons found within the top layer of the earth’s crust. They range from very volatile materials with low carbon:hydrogen ratios like methane, to liquid petroleum to nonvolatile materials composed … Continue reading

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Agrobiodiversity

Agrobiodiversity is a sub-set of general biodiversity including all cultivated varieties. Cultivated varieties can be broadly classified into “modern varieties” and “farmer’s or traditional varieties”. Modern varieties are the outcome of scientific breeding and are characterised by a high yield … Continue reading

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India’s Road Network: Golden Quadrilateral Project

India has a 3313769-kilometer long road network. It consists of 200 kilometere of expressways; 65569 km of National Highways; 128000 km of State Highways; 470000 major km of rural roads. The National Highway constitutes less than 2 percent of the … Continue reading

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Greenhouse Effect

The greenhouse effect is unquestionably real and helps to regulate the temperature of our planet. It is essential for life on Earth and is one of Earth’s natural processes. It is the result of heat absorption by certain gases in … Continue reading

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