The information provided in this article is to obtain a further understanding of the beneficial health effects of various food pigments naturally occurring in plant products. The bright colors of many vegetables contribute much to their appeal. The colors result from the various pigments contained in their tissues. Most of the pigments occur in plastids –specialized bodies lying in the protoplasm...
Global climatic changes because of human activities have become a major threat to life on Earth. Changing climatic conditions are the result of man-made activities and are continuously leading to a serious deterioration in the earth’s atmosphere. Basically it is leading to erratic climate and weather extremes, altered ecosystems and habitats and risks to human health and society. This problem can...
The word eco-friendly is actually derived from Ecosystem which is related to human beings and their habits. The term eco-friendly means those steps which are friendly to our ecosystem and environment, that do not hurt our earth’s health and wealth. Earth is the wonderful creation of god. To save this beauty nature keeps balance among environmental components through ecosystem. If it is disturbed...
Over the last three decades there has been increasing global concern over the public health impacts attributed to environmental pollution, in particular, the global burden of disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about a quarter of the diseases facing mankind today occur due to prolonged exposure to environmental pollution. Most of these environment-related diseases are...
Industrial progress and ubiquitous technological adoption are major contributing factors to air pollution in developed countries. Air pollution is equally serious in rural and urban areas of our country. In rural India, majority of women use bio mass fuel (unprocessed fuel) for cooking and heating that causes lots of indoor pollution. Rural women heavily depend on fuel wood and bio mass fuels for...