Shale Gas is a form of natural gas that is trapped within shale (a fine grained sedimentary rock) formations, shale gas is known for more than a century. It was not seen as a viable alternative to petroleum fuels because shale drilling (which is done horizontally) is more expensive than conventional oil drilling. Shale was […]
Introduction The El Nino and La Nina are atmospheric oceanic phenomenon driven by atmospheric circulation and is better called as El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The Southern Oscillation was discovered by Gilbert Walker over seventy years ago. It is an oscillatory pattern of weather between the Pacific and the Indian Ocean extending from Africa and […]
Sunil Gavaskarwas anytime a much better player than Sachin Tendulkar and under any circumstance Gavaskar played as an opener taking the burden of opening the innings when the pitches were never covered, and facing new ball on uncovered pitches made the balls swing like a boomerang. Gavaskar faced the quality of fast bowlers that is […]
– Tibetan Rivers as a Weapon By ThubtenSamphel Among scholars and strategic thinkers in Asia and elsewhere, there is a new recognition of the enormous geopolitical and environmental importance of Tibet to the continent which is home to nearly half of the Earth’s population.1 This recognition is driven home by China’s stunning economic growth for […]
Most forms of condensation in the atmosphere result from the air being cooled in some way or the other. Condensation near the ground results from contact cooling, advection cooling and radiation cooling. A number of weather phenomena result from condensation occurring at ground level. Its important to understand the other forms of condensation before actually […]
Development is a multidimensional process that encompasses growth, welfare to the society, attitudinal changes, institutional and social changes, and eradication of deleterious environmental impacts as well as absolute poverty. It refers to the process of becoming happy and enlargement of the choice of the people. Viewed from that angle, development includes concern about protection of […]
Biofuels include oil extracts from a wide variety of sources including neem (Azadirachtaindica), mahua (Madhucaindica), mustard (Brassica campestris), castor (Ricinuscommunts) and karanj (Pongamiapinnata) as a blending substance for conventional fossil fuels like diesel. The most commonly used biofuels include plant oils such as soya bean, sunflower and rapeseed that are blended with diesel. On the […]
China is developing a network of highways and has moved troops to the Gilgit- Baltistan region in northern areas and has improved military infrastructure in the eastern sector, increasing the possibility of a two front war. China is sending ambiguous signals; Army’s proposed revised defence strategy would be a step in the right direction. China’s […]
The smog over Delhi is a product of many factors that includes temperature inversion stubble burning, and a host of faulty practices. Temperature inversion, which traps pollutants will take place every year, no one has any control over it. It can only be mitigated, not controlled. Measures to combat Suspended particulate material in the Atmosphere […]