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Mental Health

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       Mental health  is "a state of  well-being  in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community", according to the  World Health Organization  (WHO).        Mental health includes subjective well-being, perceived self-efficacy, autonomy, competence, intergenerational dependence, and self-actualization of one's intellectual and emotional potential, among others.  From the perspectives of  positive psychology  or  holism , mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and to create a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve  psychological resilience .        Cultural differences, subjective assessments, and competing professional theories all affect how one defines "mental health".  Some earl...
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  Water is inextricably linked to energy and climate change. Energy is required for pumping and treating water that we get at home. Pumping and treating wastewater is energy intensive. Conservation of water indirectly conserves therefore, conserve energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Climate change will also impact freshwater supply. Global warming is resulting in shifting rainfall patterns, an increase in the number of dry days, torrential rainfall over short periods of time, and extreme weather events, all of which increase the likelihood of droughts and floods. It, in turn, will affect food supplies and human health. Water is expected to be a major source of conflict in future because demand is soaring and freshwater reserves are severely stressed. Plummeting groundwater resources in many regions and inefficient use of water is a matter of serious concern. Despite adequate rains, we face a shortage of water for drinking, agriculture, industry and sanitation. It even leads...
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Plastic wastes hazard environment

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       Combating the menace of plastic waste pollution has become a global environmental challenge. Plastic pollution is capable of affecting land, waterways and oceans as a large percentage of marine and land creatures have died due to the fact that plastic is non-biodegradable and it causes hazards to soil. It also emits toxic gasses when exposed or heated up. It blocks drainage lines and fill up land space causing floods and erosion thereby causing deterioration of the Nigerian roads. Plastics wastes are also harmful to human health; they may contain harmful acids which may lead to death. Nigeria, which is the biggest oil exporting country in Africa, relies mainly on the proceeds of the oil trade for its GDP and based strategy in growing her economy. However, with the declination of oil prices and increase in plastic wastes, the world is tending towards energy and sustainable development. Therefore, an urgent need for recycling plastic wastes into a solution for w...
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India's Environmental Challenges

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  Urbanisation In the last two decades, India has urbanised at an unprecedented rate. This image shows the growth of Bangalore between 1990 and 2015. New Cities While existing cities are growing, the country is also building new cities. This image shows the construction in progress between 2016 and 2019 in the new city of Amaravati, which would serve as the new capital for Andhra Pradesh. The city is expected to house    3.5 million people by 2050 . Stress on Natural Resources This fast growth has led to huge stress on our natural resources, especially water. Some parts of the country are facing extreme drought. The city of Chennai is going through one of its worst ever droughts and all the major lakes that supply water to the city are either completely dry or on the verge of drying out. This image shows the drying of Lake Puzhal (Red Hills lake) between October 2018 and May 2019. The lake is a primary water source for the city. Increased Mining The massive need for const...
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