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View Resource MUNICIPAL SOLID WET WASTE MANAGEMENT BY PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

The municipal solid wet waste is an organic fraction that contributes to around 40% of total waste and it is biodegradable. In the present scenario, wet waste is generally mixed with other kinds of waste that is not bio-degradable. The foul smell is generated from the wet waste if not disposed within 24 hrs. This smell creates problem for people exposed to handling and management system. All...

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v3.i9SE.2015.3193
View Resource AT THE WHIM OF NATURE “NATURAL DISASTERS”: CAUSES AND PREVENTION

This paper seeks to determine the natural disasters, causes and effects on environment. Natural disasters are any catastrophic event that is caused by nature or the natural processes of the earth. It could be related to weather, geology, biology or even factors outside the Earth. Examples are earthquakes, hurricanes, droughts and flooding. Nature is bountiful full of resources used by the living...

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v3.i9SE.2015.3194
View Resource ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA)-DECISION MAKING TOOL FORPROJECT APPROVAL IN INDIA

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) can broadly be defined as a study of the effects of a proposed project, plan or program on the environment. A Strength, Weakness and Opportunity analysis taken up in this article has suggested that there are several issues that need to be readdressed. The opportunities are realized as increasing public awareness, initiatives of environmental groups and forward...

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v3.i9SE.2015.3195
View Resource DETECTION OFHEPATITIS ANTIGEN AND ANTIBODY IN SERUM OF FEMALE HUMAN POPULATION

Immunization with hepatitis B (HB) vaccine is highly effective; however, more needs to be learned about the duration of protection and the need of booster dose. Present study suggest that age of vaccination is very important also it is observed that there is waning effect of vaccine after a long period. Our study throw light on the reliability of qualitative and quantitative tests to observe...

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v3.i9SE.2015.3196
View Resource SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL IMPACT OF MALARIA – A CASE STUDY OF NEEMUCH, MADHYA PRADESH

Malaria is one of the oldest chronic, most dreaded killer diseases. It is a protozoan Plasmodium borne disease which is transmitted in humans by very efficient mosquito Anopheles. Out of four plasmodium genus, vivax is more dominant and falciparum species likely to cause severe lethal malaria.According to WHO, malaria killed 627000 people in 2012, majority of them sub-Saharan African children...

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v3.i9SE.2015.3197
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