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Personal health Populations, resources, and environments Natural hazards Risks and benefits Science and technology in societ..

Personal health Populations, resources, and environments Natural hazards Risks and benefits Science and technology in societ..

Our natural resources are our assets whose prudent and sustainable use is necessary for the well being of humans and other living other organisms. Unfortunately, the continuous and ever increasing demand for basic items of survival and technological developments have caused us to explore..

The risk of total crop failure due to uncertain monsoon is reduced if two crops of different nature are grown simultaneously as a mixed cro..

The kidney slowly deteriorates and stops functioning. The symptoms are water retention, acidosis, anaemia and increase in blood urea leve..

Bio-mass - BIO-MASS Given the large live-stock population in India, we can use this fuel as a steady source. These fuels are obtained from plant and animal produces, so it is called bio-mass. Cow-dung, various plant materials like the residue after harvesting the crops, vegetable waste and sewage a..

Species that are not presently endangered or vulnerable but are at risk e.g., Indian egg eating snake, Indian pied hornbill and golden cat fall in this categor..

With the exponential increase in human population and increased technological advancement, the natural resources are getting relentlessly exploite..

To avoid the risk of electric shocks, the metal of an electrical appliance is 'earthed'. Earthed means to connect the metal case of the appliance to the earth (at zero potential) by means of a metal wire (copper) called the earth wire. One end of the earth wire is buried deep in the eart..

The energy source that we actually choose depends on various factors like the cost, the ease with which it is available, the efficiency of the technology available and the environmental damage that will be caused by using that sourc..