Author Archives: Taqdeer Gill

A lot of people die every year by drinking contaminated water because in some parts of the world people do not have access to clean and purified water. Moreover by taking in account the current status of water pollution and the climate change, the condition will be even worse in upcoming years. Drinking purified waterContinue reading “LifeStraw: Efficient Water Purification System”

 The wetlands cover just 5 to 10 % of the earth’s area, however they are an efficient reservoir for carbon, aid in water purification, habitat for flora and fauna, help in groundwater recharge and significantly reduce the climate change by sequestering carbon dioxide. Draining of wetlands leads to an increase in the decomposition rate ofContinue reading “Restoration of Wetlands Using Biochar”

How to collect insects Insect collection can be a hobby or a part of an entomology course. In my case, it was a part of an entomology course but with time it became a hobby. Insects can be collected for identification of already present or new species; this facilitates insect management for crops as wellContinue reading “How to prepare an insect box?”

It is a metaphor used to describe how women disappear from careers like STEM. If there is leakage in the pipeline then water inflow will be more as compared to water outflow. In a same manner, number of young girls who enter in STEM programs is large as compared to number of professional women leadersContinue reading “Women in STEM: A leaky Pipeline”

Use of plastic cutlery is very popular all round the world, either there is a party or while having food outside, we use plastic cutlery most of time. Why? Just because it is easy to throw, cheap to buy and easily available. But we don’t think about the adverse effects of plastic on human healthContinue reading “Eat Your Spoon and Save the Environment”

Punjab is known as ‘Food Bowl’ of India and Paddy (Rice) is one of the important crop being produced. Although it is feeding many people but Paddy production is adversely effecting the environmental conditions, since the disposal of crop residues  after harvesting the crop is difficult. Although paddy straw is good for physical, chemical andContinue reading “To Smoke or Not to Smoke: Alternatives to Paddy Straw Burning”