Theme of 2017 World Metrology Day
The World Metrology Day (WMD) is observed every year on May 20 to mark the signing of the Metre Convention on May 20, 1875. The Convention set the framework for … Read More
Category: Environment
Primary Pollutants and Secondary pollutants
Primary pollutants are directly emitted from the sources. Examples of primary pollutants are carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and benzene etc. Secondary pollutants are not emitted directly. They are … Read More
Environment/Ecology Current Affairs January 2013
Geologists Claimed Hawaiian Islands Would Extinct From Maps in 1.5 M Years Geologists claimed that the Hawaiian Islands which are situated in North Pacific are dissolving rapidly from inside and … Read More
Green Temple !Puri Jagannath temple will become first of the kind to go green
As an effort to reduce the emission of green houses gases and make development sustainable, Puri’s famous Jagannath Temple will soon turn green with a Kolkatta-based solar module-making firm Vikram … Read More
UN climate meet approves roadmap for 2015 deal
On December 11, 2011, UN climate negotiators, who had gathered in Durban, South Africa, struck a compromise deal on a roadmap for an accord that will, for the first time, … Read More
Quiz Time-Quiz Based on Environment,Forests,Animals and more..
Q : World Wildlife Fund was founded in : Answer: 1961 Q: World Oceans Day falls on : Answer: June 8 Q : Who wrote the autobiographical book, My Life … Read More
World Bamboo Day 2010
18th September 2010 – today celebrates as World Bamboo Day World Bamboo Day is a day of celebration to increase the awareness of bamboo globally. Where bamboo grows naturally, bamboo … Read More
How is ozone measured and what is the Unit to Measure Ozone
World Meteorological Organization (WMO). This Bureau operates a network of ozone monitoring stations, where the total amount of ozone above the station (the total column ozone) is monitored each day. … Read More
Why is ozone important?
Ozone is the major absorber of UVB (Ultraviolet radiation in the wavelength range 280-320 nanometres) in sunlight, absorbing approximately 90% of it. Many experimental studies of plants and animals, and … Read More
Where is Ozone found?
About 90% of ozone is concentrated between 15 and 30 kilometres above the earth’s surface (stratospheric ozone). It is also found at ground level in lower concentrations where it is … Read More