Dhara’s Blogs

  1. New Study Shows How Reforestation Slows Mercury Dispersal Reforestation has important implications for mercury contamination and dispersal patterns, as shown in In a new Pure Earth study done to estimate the effects of different deforestation and reforestation scenarios in the area where AMATAF calls home. Pure Earth researchers found that further deforestation could lead to the displacement of up to 20.16 mg of mercury per hectare into the watershed annually, whereas further reforestation could prevent up to 15.36 mg of mercury per hectare from reaching the watershed annually. The study, which was conducted and written by Dr. Francisco Román, Pure Earth’s own France Cabanillas and Charlie Espinosa, and local hydrologist Edwing Arapa, highlights the importance of the Amazon forest in capturing and storing mercury that would otherwise make its way into the water cycle, where it could wind up in fish, then humans. Studies have found high mercury levels in people who consume fish...

  The ozone layer sits in the stratosphere between 15 km and 30 km above the earth, and shields us and other living things from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. Ozone layer depletion could have serious effects on human health and the environment. Depletion of stratospheric ozone   occurs over both hemispheres of the Earth. However, this phenomenon is significantly less severe in the northern hemisphere (Arctic) than in the southern hemisphere (Antarctica). This is the case because, year-to-year, meteorological variability is larger over the Arctic than over the Antarctic. Furthermore,   temperatures in the stratosphere   do not remain low for a long time in the Arctic as in the case in the Antarctic. Maximum ozone hole extent over the southern hemisphere, from 1979 to 2021 Overall, the ozone hole has shown signs of healing since 2000, which is predominantly attributable to  phasing out ozone-depleting substances  under the Montreal Protocol. At the ...

  FSSAI And It’s Composition         What is FSSAI?   The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) was set up in 2008 for the proper monitoring of food hygiene and quality in India. It was functional from 2011 and ever since has been responsible for managing food safety in our country.   The FSSAI has its headquarters at New Delhi. The authority also has 6 regional offices located in Delhi, Guwahati, Mumbai, Kolkata, Cochin, and The organization has been set up as per the FSSAI Act 2006, until which different acts and laws were being administered under the various ministries of Government.   Composition of FSSAI If we talk about the composition of board members leading the organization from the front, the structure of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India comprises:   ·      Chairman – Appointed by the Central Government ·      22 other members , of ...

  COURAGE IS FIRE, AND BULLYING IS SMOKE In today’s world which has been made smaller by technology, new age problems have been born. No doubt technology has a lot of benefits; however, it also comes with a negative side. It has given birth to cyberbullying. To put it simply, cyberbullying refers to the misuse of information technology   with the intention to harass others. Subsequently, cyberbullying comes in various forms. It doesn’t necessarily mean hacking someone’s profiles or posing to be someone else. It also includes posting negative comments about somebody or spreading rumors to defame someone. As everyone is caught up on the social network, it makes it very easy for anyone to misuse this access. In other words, cyberbullying has become very common nowadays. It includes actions to manipulate, harass and defame any person. These hostile actions are seriously damaging and can affect anyone easily and gravely. They take place on social media, public forums, and othe...

As we all know this generation is socialising the world and is soon going to adopt new technologies. Social media where a large number of people meet and connect over the internet as people are going with the trend and are connecting with different people from different areas we don’t know the actual reality of how a person is?   So following are the major effects of cyberbullying: 1. Humiliation: Humiliation is lowering the pride, self-respect or dignity of a person. A cyber bully's most powerful weapon is causing their target to feel shame and humiliation- the two worst emotions humans can feel. Specially being humiliated in front of the world is down right horrific. Cyberbullying leaves mental scars for a long period of time. No matter what it is, it can be photos, comments,etc and these time periods are enough for someone to feel humiliated and take some serious steps regarding their life. 2. Worthlessness: One of the crucial effect of cyber bullying  is feeling worthl...

SOCIAL PHOBIA Social phobia (also known as social anxiety) is a common disabling anxiety disorder that affects around 21.42% of people worldwide at any given time. Social anxiety is typically when people have a sense of indescribable dread in such occasions as simple social interactions. This type of Social phobia often tends to appear around the age of 13 in males or females. Having social anxiety can lower someone 's self-esteem which causes a link with depression or panic attacks often altering their life course.   A good example is when one is offering a speech or being interviewed for a job.The greatest fear of a person suffering from social anxiety disorder is to make mistakes. They also fear to get any embarrassments, look stupid or bad, or feel humiliated in front of people. Lack of social skills or social situations’ experiences trigger fear, and in worse cases, the fear can lead to panic attacks. Majority of the patients of social anxiety disorder also end up s...