Energy implies the capacity or ability to work vigorously. It has a significant role to play in our day to day life, in fact, it is predominantly required in every field, whether it is a household, industry, communication, transport, defence or agriculture. Energy resources are broadly classified as Conventional and Non-conventional sources of energy. Conventional sources of energy are not present in the environment in abundance, however there uses are unlimited. On the contrary, … [Read more...]

Minerals are defined as the homogeneous substances that occur naturally under varying conditions, in different types of geological environment. It is broadly classified into two categories, i.e. metallic minerals and non-metallic minerals. Metallic Minerals is composed of metals in their original form, whereas no metals are found in non-metallic minerals. Minerals possess a definite chemical structure, and their identification is based on their physical properties. The place where minerals … [Read more...]

Farming is not a one-day affair; rather it requires several days of hard work and proper agricultural procedure to be followed to get the intended output. A range of farming practices has been emerged to increase the productivity, of the agricultural land. Two such farming practices are intensive farming and extensive farming. Intensive Farming is a farming method that uses higher inputs and advanced agricultural techniques to increase the overall yield. In contrast, Extensive Farming is one … [Read more...]

Agriculture is the highly practised occupation all around the world, i.e. there are a lot of people in this world, who earn their livelihood by growing crops, vegetables, fruits, flowers and rearing of cattle. Based on the geographical conditions, level of technology, the demand for produce, and workers required, there is two major classification of farming, i.e. subsistence farming and commercial farming. In subsistence farming, the farmer is involved in the production of crops for local … [Read more...]