Food is the basic necessities of humans. Everyone loves food, it is central not only to our survival but also to our cultures. Although, we love food, we are also wasting it. Food Waste and Lost Food waste is considered to be edible food that is not eaten or tossed away. Food lost occurs at different point, particularly the food that is lost in the supply chain between the producer and the market. This can happen during handling, storage or transportation. We are tossing out around 1.3 billion tones of food into trash. According to the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization, an estimated 1/3 of all food produced globally was lost or wasted every year. Contributor to Climate Change When we picture the stuff that are hurting our planet, we think of pollution from vehicles, oil spills, plastics, etc. We don't really think about the food we throw away. All these wasted foods an environmental impact. As mentioned above each year one-third of all the food the worl...
Electronics have become very important part in our lives. It is impossible to satisfy our appetite for electronics, as it is improving our lives dramatically. During the past few years, technology has evolved in many ways better than ever before. However, by the year of 2030 everyone will consume and dispose about 150-200 kilos of electricals. Many people are more concerned about the environment by usage of plastics. However, we could see the same people replacing their laptop or mobile every year. Currently there are about 10 billion mobile phones worldwide, which surpasses the world population of 7.8 billion people. These 10 billion phones will be old phones in the next 3-4 years, so what will happen to them? Most of them end up in landfills. Electronic Waste: Fastest growing problem The electronic waste or e-waste is now the fastest growing source of toxic waste in the world. Around 50 million tons of e-waste has been generated every year and it will increase more than 200-300%...
“The domestication of dogs was one of the most extraordinary events in human history”- Brian Hare, Anthropologist Human beings have established their homes and communities all over the world. But they didn’t do it alone; dogs have accompanied humans in herding, hunting, and sledding. The relationship with dogs goes back thousands of years further than with any other pet. Of all those animal alliances, our relationship with the dogs is the oldest for at least 30,000 years or even older. But, they all evolved from the ancient wolves which are purely wild animals and more violent in nature. What makes these wolves from being our bitter rivals to man’s best friend? Roughly over 100,000 years ago, human beings started to migrate and settled in Eurasia, the continent comprising all of Europe and Asia. At that time wolves were one of the main rivals at the top of the food chain for humans. Much like human hunters, they lived and hunted in groups. Further, they used th...
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