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Posted on February 1, 2023
monikamba2008

Decarbonizing Energy: Understanding the Concept and its Importance

What is Decarbonization energy? Decarbonization of energy refers to the process of reducing the carbon footprint of energy production and consumption, typically through the increased use of renewable energy sources and the implementation of energy efficiency measures. Some examples of decarbonization energy include: Decarbonization of energy is important for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and addressing […]

Posted on July 8, 2022
monikamba2008

Affordable housing: How to implement it?

Affordable housing in India The population of India has increased from 109 million in 1971 to 377 million in 2011 and is anticipated to reach 600 million by 2030. With increased urbanization and expanding cities providing opportunities, there is a fallout in the shape of slum expansion, expensive land, and construction material prices that make [...]

Terrasustain Climate Change policies of India

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Posted on July 8, 2022
monikamba2008

Some Climate Change policies of India

Climate Change policies of India Policies in Gujarat Gujarat Solar Power Policy, 2021 Gujarat has so far reached 11,000 MW of production capability and has set a goal of producing 30,000 MW of green energy by 2022, the majority of which will be wind and solar energy. Gujarat has outlined the potential for significant [...]

Posted on September 2, 2021
monikamba2008

Water Resource Management- How Cities Can Do Better?

We are on the brink of a global water crisis. Most cities are on the verge of exhausting their freshwater resources. We are either over-exploiting our underground aquifers, over-polluted our rivers, lakes, and ponds, or most likely have done both. Recently Chennai (the sixth-largest city in India) have used all its groundwater resource. Their aquifers [...]

Posted on September 2, 2021
monikamba2008

Covid 19 Changed Us. Here it is How.

In the last couple of years, we have seen things changing dramatically due to a global pandemic caused by one virus “Covid-19”. It is an understatement to say that Covid-19 has changed us. The entire world dynamic has shifted, and we are living in an unprecedented society. For the first time in centuries, we saw [...]

Posted on September 1, 2021
monikamba2008

Green Infrastructure: A solution for Handling Stormwater Runoff

Today, urban cities have become concrete forests. Our houses are made up of concrete; our roads are made up of impervious asphalt, bitumen, and concrete. Our pathways are made up of cement tiles. All in all, we have done a very nice job in making our cities an impermeable forest through which rainwater cannot permeate [...]

Posted on May 25, 2021
Monika Prasad

The Lessons Learned from last Pandemic

COVID- 19 Pandemic QuarantineThe principal isolate was passed into law in the port city of Ragusa (the present Dubrovnik) on July 27, 1377, during the Bubonic Plague, or Black Death. It specified: "The individuals who come from plague-invaded territories will not enter [Ragusa] or its locale except if they go through a month on the [...]

Posted on May 25, 2021
Monika Prasad

Climate change impacts in Israel

Climate change impacts on Israel The gradually unfurling catastrophe might be sufficient to evacuate 6,000,000 Egyptians, notwithstanding millions more relocating from parts of the Sahel. There, land corruption is incurring significant damage and deplorable warmth has become the standard, making a wide area of Africa, effectively the landmass with the quickest developing populace on the [...]

Posted on May 25, 2021
Monika Prasad

TERI prescribes activities for Land Use

India has resolved to reestablish 26 million hectares by 2030. Almost, 33% of the country's territory for example 96.4 million hectares is at present under land corruption. India has a few sectoral arrangements set up; notwithstanding, land debasement is a public issue influencing all environments and land employment. Subsequently, we earnestly require a land-use strategy [...]

Terrasustain The Great London Smog of 1952

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Posted on May 25, 2021
Monika Prasad

The Causes and Consequences of London’s Historical Smog

Incredible Smog of London, a deadly exhaust cloud that covered the city of London for five days (December 5–9) in 1952, was brought about by a blend of mechanical contamination and high-pressure climate conditions. This mix of smoke and haze carried the city to a close-to halt and brought about a huge number of passings. [...]

Decarbonizing Energy: Understanding the Concept and its Importance