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What is meant by Urbanization? Urbanization means increase in the population shift from rural areas like villages and country sides to more urban areas due to technological, industrial and modern development hubs such as cities and towns. Urbanization is becoming an increasing problem worldwide as well as in Pakistan. This is not surprising considering that […]
Tea has long been an important part of many cultures worldwide. Beginning from China to Britain, it has significantly become ingrained in many aspects of life- from being used as medicine to important trading good- The popularity of tea has only increased and still continues to do so in popular culture. However, tea plantation agriculture […]
What is meant by a “Healthy Environment?” A healthy environment indicates a surrounding in which a human being and other living creatures can live and thrive to their maximum ability. In a healthy environment, all living beings can live up to their full and optimal potential. Clean air, potable (drinkable) water, good and sustainable agricultural […]
What is Sand Mining? Sand mining is a process of extracting sand from shallow shores of beaches, seas or oceans. Sand is also removed from river and ocean beds, digging pits along with from sand dunes or dredges. Oftentimes it is also extracted from coastal shores of beaches and therefore, is also known as Beach […]
What is meant by Ethnobotany? To understand in simple terms, ethnobotany is a composite word- made of two different words. Those are ‘ethnic‘ and ‘botany‘. Ethnic general refers to anything considered as native or indigenous to a specific place. While, botany is simply the study of plants. Technically speaking, ethnobotany is a combination of two […]
What is meant by Petrochemical Industry? The petrochemical industry refers to all activities since the dawn of the industrial revolution that include the extraction, refining and use of Petroleum, oil and natural gas. It also includes the reformulation and further refining and use of other Petroleum derived chemicals such as naphtha, benzene, acetylene etc. that […]
What are the various Soil Types? These are the basic main types of soils. They are: Impact of Soil Type in Plants: Healthy soil is crucial for growth of all plant types and all sorts of vegetation from just home lawns and gardens to shrubs and herbs in the forest. For plant growth, soil pH, […]
What is Biochar? Biochar is the word used to define the charcoal formed from the pyrolysis (thermal decomposition) of various types of organic matter but specifically biological constituents like plants or vegetation etc. The main purpose of this charcoal- biochar that is produced this way is to store it in the soil for carbon sequestration. […]
Air Pollution In Pakistan: The common and most well known definition of air pollution is that of “anything that can degrade or worsen the quality of air which in turn affects the health of the environment and general public.“ However, when we talk about it in a bit more detail, it comes to light the […]
What is meant by “Environmental Sustainability”? Environmental Sustainability basically includes all of the aspects of human lifestyle and activities that have an impact on the environment. It can be both positive or negative however, as we have experienced, and are continuing to see the effects of anthropogenic activities- most of the activities have a negative […]