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Raja Ramanna Center for Atomic Technology (RRCAT) Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology is a unit of Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, engaged in R & D in non-nuclear front line research areas of Lasers, Particle Accelerators & related technologies. RRCAT was established by the Department of Atomic Energy, India to expand the … Read more
The Rate of a Chemical Reaction can be defined as the amount of the reaction which occurs in unit time. The rate of a reaction is measured by choosing certain properties of the reaction which will indicate how far the reaction has gone, and whose magnitude can be observed with time without disturbing the reaction. … Read more
The major causes of the Environmental Degradation are modern Urbanization, industrialization, over-Population Growth, deforestation etc. Environmental pollution refers to the degradation of quality and quantity of natural Resources. Mahatma Gandhi’s principle of “enoughness” in his saying “the earth provides enough to satisfy every persons need but not for every person’s greed” According to World Commission … Read more
Conventional and New Source of Energy Energy is one of the most important component of economic Biomass, coal, Geothermal Energy, hydroelectric energy, Nuclear Energy, oil and natural gas, solar energy, and wind energy. Biomass is a RENEWABLE ENERGY source that comes from plants and other organic materials. Biomass can be used to … Read more
Introduction Power is one of the most critical components of Biodiversity. Coal is a fossil fuel that is formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals. Coal is used to generate electricity, power industrial processes, and heat homes and businesses. Coal is a non-renewable … Read more
Sources of Energy: Conventional and Nonconventional Sources – Energy is one of the most important component of economic Biomass. These substances can be burnt to produce heat energy which can be used in the generation of electricity. Thus, the energy produced from the biomass is known as biomass energy. There are three forms of biomass: … Read more
Introduction Power is one of the most critical components of Biomass. Renewable energy is a clean source of energy. It does not produce greenhouse gas emissions. However, renewable energy sources are intermittent. They do not always produce power when it is needed. The fuel-based industries are facing a number of challenges. These challenges … Read more
Solar Energy : Source, Solar heating devices, solar cooker solar cell Sunlight is Earth’s most abundant energy source and is delivered free of charge. Indeed, the energy from sunlight reaching the land surface of the earth is thousands of times greater than the world’s current total annual consumption of energy. Yet harnessing sunlight’s energy content directly—rather than … Read more
Climate Change It is the long term change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods of time Though it has been happening naturally for millions of years, in recent years it has accelerated due to anthropogenic causes and has been causing Global Warming. UNFCCC defines Climate Change as – “a change of climate … Read more
Chhattisgarh is poised to become the power hub of India. Installed capacity is 5624 MW. The abundant availability of coal ensures constant supply of raw material for future thermal power projects . Chhattisgarh Government actively assists private power producers to set up power projects in the state. State Government has created the RENEWABLE … Read more