Sumedha B S, Bangalore University Increasing the number of crops isn’t the only way to feed a growing population. This research points out that controlling air pollution is vital to increasing crop production. This method saves land and money. Improvements in agricultural productivity are a necessity for the coming decades to achieve sustainable development goals. […]
Sribas Chowdhury, Adamas University, Kolkata The problem of carbon emission The emission of carbon has been a major environmental concern for decades. The carbon footprints left behind after using many of the day-to-day appliances, machines and other commodities have had a huge impact on the environment. With global warming being a raging threat for decades, […]
Akshita Kumar,M.Sc. Biochemistry The therapeutic function of helminths in the modulation and/or deregulation of immune responses in COVID-19 patients has recently been a contentious topic. Richard Bradbury (School of Health and Life Sciences, Federation University, Berwick, Victoria, Australia) and his colleagues (Bradbury et al. 2020) initially proposed that helminths might inadvertently cause severe COVID-19 infections […]
Sampriti Roy, University of Calcutta British philosopher Timothy Morton defines a hyperobject as something that is so widely distributed in space and time such that it surpasses spatiotemporal specificity. This concept applies to Global Warming, radioactive plutonium and something that is a constituent of at least one item in front of you right now- microplastic. […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University Kolkata Over the past 20 years or more, there has been a lot of damage done to the corals, due to the warming of seas which led to bleaching (a process where corals lose their algal partners that are required for their survival). Corals have also been attacked due to the […]
CAMELIA BHATTACHARYYA, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA It is a norm as well as a truth universally acknowledged that a single person who’s a prey of a situation would not be blamed alone but a scenario of discomfort would be brought upon his family as well. Yes, you read it right and I call it “Pride and […]
Richismita Hazra, Amity University Kolkata Synthetic plastics have become an interminable hazard to the environment since the beginning of their use. Synthetic plastics contain such polymers which on interaction with water, generate toxic chemicals that are discharged into the surrounding environment. Although biodegradable products like sugarcane have been utilized for producing an alternative, scientists are […]
-Sristi Raj Rai, Amity University Kolkata Aerosols are minute solid particle/liquid droplets suspended in atmospheric air or other gaseous phases. Various natural (volcanic eruptions, dust storms) and anthropogenic activities (air pollution) give rise to the formation of these aerosols. The particles acts as the core upon which water vapor condense, leading to cloud formation. These […]
