The National Environmental Directory

Greenhouses are basically climate controlled enclosed spaces that are set up to provide the ideal conditions for the plants to grow within. They use the principle of greenhouse effect which is essentially to trap the warmth of the sun’s rays that enter the enclosure through the glass ceiling and walls, for the benefit of the [...]

The greenhouse effect is the scientific phenomenon that explains how the earth is able to maintain the temperature when the sun is not around.  This is possible because certain gases that make up the air in the earth’s atmosphere act as traps, preventing the heat from escaping the earth’s atmosphere and thereby maintaining a relatively [...]

Over the history of Earth, the climate has changed many times. Today the climate is starting to change once again. It is clear that humans haven’t learned much lesson from their PAST mistakes and thus this climate change is continuing to happen and it is becoming more drastic. The actions of human’s on earth have [...]

Some people are obsessed with their furniture. Sometimes, people hardly even notice or take special care of it. In every way or the other, making environmentally attuned choices in buying furniture for your home or furnishing the home or office can actually contribute and make a huge difference on the impact on the mother earth [...]

Billions of people the world over use cell phone and in today’s world cell phone is a necessity for each individual. However, in spite of the massive use of cell phones for nearly about two decades the picture is still not clear regarding the negative effects of cell phone radiation. Though many researches have indicated [...]

In order to generate huge amount of electricity by deriving it from the kinetic power of the wind, the wind turbines are used.  These turbines are usually used to turn on the machines and are functional as mechanical devices. Wind generator, one with vertical axis and another with horizontal axis are most commonly used. How [...]

Ozone layer is a layer in the atmosphere which is about 20-50 kilometers away from the surface of the Earth. This layer is supposed to have high concentration of ozone gas. The concentration of this gas is different at places depending on the weather conditions and more importantly on the temperature. It is important for [...]

Pollution is considered to be a menace that is haunting the existence of living environment on this planet. It can be possible contamination by a chemical or any other substance and there making the environment unfit for survival of living organisms and can be in many forms like land, air and water. Reasons For Occurrence [...]

If you love gardening then a small backyard greenhouse will help you enjoy your hobby thoroughly. Small greenhouses are not at all expensive and can be built within a few hours with simple tools and material that is easily available in the neighboring building supply shop or can be purchased. These are suitable to grow [...]

Recycling is the process of converting any item from its used state to a state in which it can be used further. In everyday life, people eat or rather consume many things like food, water, beverages etc which comes in packaged form. Such items are available in packaged form and upon consumption the containers like [...]