The world demand for energy is growing every year. The more goods and services we produce, the more energy we will need. Energy is necessary for almost all sectors of our economy including agriculture, industry, transport, commercial and domestic. This makes it so important to explore ways to ...

Energy resources are things that can produce power. Energy source is the fuel or other force that puts energy into a system or uses energy from the system. Energy resources are renewable and non-renewable. Renewable energy is produced by natural forces which are replenished at a rate ...

Minerals are a non-renewable resource. It takes thousands of years for the formation and concentration of minerals. Continued extraction of ores leads to the depletion of minerals. So, it's important to take the necessary steps so that mineral resources can be used in a planned and sustainable ...

A mineral is defined as a naturally occurring inorganic element or compound with a characteristic chemical composition and physical properties and an ordered atomic arrangement. Minerals occur in many different forms and most can be classified into: 1. Metallic Minerals Metallic minerals ...

Minerals usually occur in ores. An ore is a naturally occurring concentration of minerals (and/or elements) in the earth's crust. Ores are types of rock that contain economically valuable minerals. The mining or extraction of ores is called mining or mineralization and the miner who works the ...

Minerals are substances that occur naturally on Earth, in the absence of life. This means they are inorganic in nature, not made or produced by living organisms, although they do support them in many ways. Minerals are an important part of the ecosystem and provide different functions, such as ...

Agriculture in India employs nearly half of the country's total workforce. In 2010-11, agriculture and allied sectors accounted for about 52% of the total employment in India. Some major agricultural products of India are paddy, wheat, sugarcane, cotton, oilseeds, spices a variety of food ...

The Government of India has introduced various schemes to promote agricultural growth of the nation. The initiatives taken by the Government include crop insurance programmes, on-farm water management, food processing and storage, animal husbandry and poultry development, soil and water ...

Despite the significant increase in agricultural production in India during the last few decades, it has not resulted in an overall improvement in living conditions of the farming community. Different levels of analysis such as socio-cultural, economic and institutional are identified and ...

1. Sugarcane Sugarcane is a major commercial crop and rich source of sugar and ethanol. It can be cultivated along roadsides, railway tracks and in the wastelands, as it does not compete with orchards and forest trees.It grows well in hot and humid climates with a temperature of 21°C to 27°C ...