Dr. Shikha Thakur’s Blog on Microbiology & Forest Pathology

Stone quarrying and mushrooming doubled with illegal forestry and land acquisition are some of the reasons for floods in different parts of the world. Madhav Gadgil, an ecologist who also is the founder of the Centre for Ecological Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, stated that the kerela floods and devastation were not due to nature. In fact, he said that it was a disaster made by humans. He said, "Irresponsible environmental policy is to be blamed for the recent floods and landslides in Kerela. Extensive stone quarrying and mushrooming of high-rises as part of tourism, and illegal forest land acquisition by private parties are the major reasons for the recent floods in the state." In the report, the need for the stone quarrying to be stopped was specifically pointed, stating that it might eventually lead to natural calamities "like the one happening in the state today." Gadgill stated, "The government should at least now stop all the...

Hello Everyone, Its been a while that i have not posted any article.Today i would like to make you all aware about the importance and environment friendly approach i.e. paper based biodegradable batteries. As we all know that e-waste has been a major concern lately owing to the increase in pollution level across the world. Conventional lithium-ion batteries used to juice up our electronics is a major component of e-waste. Not only its highly poisonous and lethal but also non-biodegradable. Binghamton University researchers are here with a solution. thy have a created an eco-friendly, biodegradable battery made from paper and its claimed to be much more efficient than other proposed designs. Seokheun " Saen" Choi, Associate professor from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and Professor Omowunmi Sadik from the Chemistry department have simultaneously worked on this project making sure the design is full-proof and the biobattery is self-sustainable. As ...