As an aggressively growing economy, India faces a lot of in order to meet the resource, water and energy needs. As the economy grows so does the need for energy. Energy consumption in India is increasing at an annual rate of 4% whereas the economic growth of the country has been around 8% annually over the past five years. Though historically India enjoyed excess water reserves, these resources have now become scarce because of overexploitation and uncontrolled population growth and this increasing population will continue to be a pressure in the future on India’s resources. The cement industry has a high impact on the environment, it uses large quantities of water, energy and contributes close to 5% of the global carbon dioxide emissions. …show more content…
All these brands together enjoy the largest market share in North Indian states like Delhi, Haryana, Rajastan and Punjab. Like every other growing company, Shree Cement also had its tough time in the market. In the year 1997 while in the growing stage, the company had expanded it production capacity from 1.2 million tonnes to 1.8 million tonnes and this capital intensive expansion had eaten into the cash reserves of the company so badly that this company which had always been debt free was forced to take a loan from a bank at high interest rates.
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While it took time for Shree Cement to get back to normalcy, the company soon realised that cutting costs and making its process sustainable was the only way forward for Shree Cement to keep growing organically. While it took some time for the market to get better, the company was taking a chance when it considered the idea of using petroleum coke (petcoke) as fuel instead of coal. This implied that the company had to use less coal and this was at a time when coal as fuel accounted for 70 per cent of the cement production cost. Petcoke was new in the market and was only tested by some of the cement manufacturing companies in Europe and also it was 40 per cent cheaper than coal. After a few initial failed attempts with petcoke as substitute, Shree Cement eventually succeeded and became the first Indian cement manufacturer to
Compare the role of two complementary therapies with those of more orthodox treatments – M2
They have long since got rid of them but when I was working there they still had the stables where they kept the horses. Now they use trucks to haul cement.” This shows that the cement plant has changed over the years. Horse labor is not a modern practice. This is an example of how the cement plant has changed over the years. Stan also says, “ Right before I started working there (in 1967) they had just changed the style of kiln that they used. Lehigh used to have a kiln similiar to The Northwestern States Cement Company. It was long and produced high quality cement but could only produce about 30 tons of cement an hour. That’s not a lot of cement. Lehigh installed a pre- heater type of kiln. That thing produced high quality cement and did it cheaper. It also could make about two hundred tons of cement an hour. It was a unique design.” The kiln is what is used to melt the raw materials into cement. In the early 1960’s Lehigh’s engineers saw that at the rate they were producing cement they would have some financial problems in the future. So they designed a new type of kiln that is still used today. This is another way that Lehigh cement changed. “ In 1977, Lehigh was bought out by
This paper discusses how IOM’s ecological model can be used to stop the AIDs pandemic which is a health issue globally. This is because the number of people infected with the disease has increased over the years, since the first case was reported. Statistics show that over 34 million people are infected globally. The disease has been declared a pandemic due to the effects it has caused globally. Therefore, urgency is needed to stop its spread by reducing the rate of infection.
Identify a broad range of current environmental health problems likely to be exacerbated by climate change. How might existing public health practices be altered to anticipate these effects of climate change? What other key sectors (beyond health) should be engaged?
At a client’s house I made homemade mince and potatoes, with all the peeling from the carrots and potatoes and put them into the kitchen bin them emptied the kitchen bin into the outside bin.
Welfare requirements – In any childcare setting, the staff have to ensure that children are kept safe and secure. The environment should be child friendly with activities suitable for them and indoor and outdoor spaces. We have to make sure we take all the steps we can to avoid illness or infestation (such as head lice.) When a child is ill we must make sure that we try and reduce the risk of spreading. We have to stay within our ratios to make sure we are abiding by rules set to keep the children safe. Toys and equipment must be cleaned regularly to avoid spreading germs or illness. There are safeguarding policies and other policies and procedures that back up this information and they are available for parents or the public to access if you
Ecosystems is the dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment that work together to form a functional unit and they are constantly changing due to the fluctuating equilibrium from natural stress and human action which has had adversarial impacts on ecosystems. This is evident in Minnamurra rainforest as human induced modifications and environmental stresses had resulted in a vulnerable ecosystem. Furthermore, the removal of factors that contribute to the vulnerability of an ecosystem is important as it affect the functioning of the ecosystem as processes are accelerated, biodiversity is decreased which greatly affects humans. Despite the negative effects caused by humans, they have discovered that ecosystems are susceptible from harm caused by natural environmental factors or human impacts and realised the importance of protecting and managing ecosystems therefore have implemented management strategies that are supposed to prevent further detriment and as a consequence may induce resiliency.
The Ecological Model of Health, sometimes also called The Social-Ecological Model, is one of the main models and theories that underpin the practice of health promotion. Defined by the Institute of Medicine as "a model of health that emphasizes the linkages and relationships among multiple factors (or determinants) affecting health”, that ecological framework is based on the premise that no single factor can fully explain the variations, the prevalence and the complexity patterns of diseases, as they are the result of a dynamic interaction of several varied determinants.
to be grown trees have to be cut down and I have explained the effects
Human Impact on the Environment I. Human Population and Industrialization A. By-products of industrialization 1. Industrialization is driven by energy consumption from coal, petroleum, and natural gas a. Fossil fuels were formed by decomposition and pressure on remains of plants and animals millions of years ago b. Oil is the fuel most widely used, both as starting material for making gasoline and for other products 2. Pollution is any environmental change that adversely affects the lives and health of living things a.
The population health factors is a subject of extensive discussion within American health care system, nonetheless, few comprehend the bearing to modern health care environment.
The purpose of the paper is to analyze peer-reviewed literature from my two disciplines Global Health and Sustainability. Through the use of these disciplines I will gain understanding of their origins and integrate them through their foundations and principles. Origin storytelling, core knowledge dissemination, generative tension making, and gatekeeping will help me to discipline these profiles thoroughly. Using my apprentice analyses skills I will breakdown the real-world challenges associated with clean water through the lens of sustainability and global health literature. Finally I will provide my thoughts and feedback from the research I found on clean water and how I found it possible
Overpopulation, pollution, global warming, climate change, genetic modification, ocean acidification, water/soil pollution, deforestation, acid rain, and ozone depletion are among some of the main factors that have a negative impact on the planet. Overpopulation is one the most concerning environmental issues currently. Overpopulation is defined as the human population of a specific area exceeding the carrying capacity. Overpopulation can occur from an increase in births mainly or a decline in deaths. Also, other factors that affect overpopulation can be an increase in immigration or a depletion of resources. It was stated by the United Nations that the worth has a total carrying capacity of somewhere between 4 and 16 billion. Currently we hold over 7 billion humans on Earth. As of 2017 the UN has increased their population predictions to 9.8 billion by 2050 and up to 15 billion by 2100. Pollution we hear about every day.
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First, concrete durable. Concrete is something that will outlive other products up to three times over (“What Makes…”). In addition to durability, concrete is efficient. Concrete can be made with byproducts from power plants, and other aspects of manufacturing. Concrete is primarily made up limestone, the most abundant material on Earth. Above all of this concrete can be recycled. Concrete can be crushed and recycled into another structure or product, reducing the need to mine the limestone for production. Concrete also allows water to pass through which reduces the chance of flash flooding, erosion, and water table depletion as compared to other materials. This is a major check in the sustainability of concrete; the conservation of soil, landscape and ecosystems. Concrete is a very green option when it comes to building