What is Agenda 21? It is a comprehensive plan of action taken globally ‚nationally and locally by organizations of the United Nations System‚ Governments‚ and Major Groups in every area in which human impacts on the environment. Agenda 21‚ the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development and the statement of principles for sustainable management of forests were adopted by more than 178 Governments at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janerio
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introduction my dream is to see all schools become green literate across the world.all the students and teachers are green concious and environment lovers.and spread the slogan " go green"and practically initiate the green mission for safety of mankind and sustenance of the environment for the future generation 29 Apr‚ 2009 a green literate school my dream school 29 Apr‚ 2009 why should all shcools be green literate? Our environment teaches us to lead and healthy and cheerful life which
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Contents EVALUATION OF CURRENT PERFORMANCE: 3 GOOD PRACTICES: 4 ACCEPTABLE PRACTICES: 4 BAD/INDIFFERENT PRACTICES: 5 DISCUSSION OF 8 CURRENT PERFORMANCE: 8 ENERGY: 9 WATER: 10 WASTE: 10 EMMISIONS: 10 RECOMMENDATIONS: 12 ENERGY MANAGEMENT: 12 WATER MANAGEMENT: 13 WASTE MANAGEMENT: 14 AIR QUALITY: 15 Suggestions for Improving the Property’s Ecological Performance 17 ENERGY MANAGEMENT: 18 WATER MANAGEMENT: 18 SOLID-WASTE MANAGEMEMT: 19 COMMUNICATION 19 MONITORING
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* Construction of Yoga‚ meditation and prayer hall with cultural activities to accommodate another 600 people which cost about Rs.1.00 crore (i.e. $ 2.00) lakhs. Dairy Farm: EXPANSION PLANS AND FUTURE OUTLOOK The future plans of Dar-ul-Sukun reaches beyond the borders of religion‚ cast‚ color and creed. The had always perform to make its members self-sufficient‚ so that they can play a productive part in the society. The non-discriminatory attitude towards the society is a big example of promotion
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STUDY ON POTENTIAL USES OF RAINWATER HARVESTING IN URBAN AREAS Thamer Ahmed Mohammed‚ Megat Johari Megat Mohd. Noor‚ Abdul Halim Ghazali Department of Civil Engineering Faculty of Engineering University Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang‚ Selangor‚ Malaysia e-mail:thamer@eng.upm.edu.my Abstract Rainwater harvesting is the collection of water volume from raindrops. Rainwater harvesting has been the main source of water supply for potable and non-potable uses in the old days because the water conveyance
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RAIN WATER HARVESTING AND ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE TO GROUND WATER WHAT IS RAIN WATER HARVESTING : The principle of collecting and using precipitation from a catchments surface. An old technology is gaining popularity in a new way. Rain water harvesting is enjoying a renaissance of sorts in the world‚ but it traces its history to biblical times. Extensive rain water harvesting apparatus existed 4000 years ago in the Palestine and Greece. In ancient Rome‚ residences were built with individual
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easily torn in the wind. Repairs are easy to make and require little training. Ground water is contaminated. Fog harvesting technology does not need any electrical energy. Many rural areas do not have a piped supply from a reservoir. It is not foggy every day. Some of the foggiest sites are some distance from rural communities. It is not foggy every day. b) Fog harvesting may be considered to be an appropriate technology for a poor rural community because it is cheap to install and maintain
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Rain water harvesting is a technique of recharge of ground water by capturing and storing rain water. This is done by constructing special water-harvesting structures like dug wells‚ percolation‚ lagoon‚ check dams etc. Rain water harvesting is not only proving useful for poor and scantly rainfall regions but also for the rich ones. The annual average rainfall in India is 1‚200 mm. It is astonishing fact that Cherrapunji (Assam)‚ the place receiving the second highest rainfall is 11‚000 mm still
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Rainwater Harvesting Introduction It was very difficult to imagine few decades before that you will require to buy drinking. The use value of water was never undermined‚ but it’s about time that even its exchange value is given due importance. Fresh water today is a scarce resource‚ and it is being felt the world over. More than 2000 million people would live under conditions of high water stress by the year 2050‚ according to the UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)‚ which warns water
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III Review report Project Title: Improve Ground Water Quantity & Quality Through Rain Water Harvesting Coordinator: Dr. K.Nagamani Guide: Dr. Madhavi Ganesan Team Members Kumaravel.A (20085052) Kavi Eswari.K (20085049) Murali.K (20075023) Barathan.P (20085010) Introduction: Tube Products of India is a leading manufacturer of precision steel strips and steel tubes which is located at Avadi‚ which comes under the avadi municipality‚ Thiruvallur district‚ Tamilnadu. The extent
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