The document discusses resources, categorizing them as renewable and non-renewable, with examples and associated problems such as overexploitation and uneven distribution. It emphasizes the role of individuals in resource conservation through actions like saving energy and using eco-friendly products, while also highlighting the principles of sustainable development. Additionally, it touches on animal rights, advocating for the basic rights of non-human animals and their freedom from exploitation.

1. By- MOHINI BERRY (P.D.I.M.T.R) MANISHA JOSHI (p.d.i.m.t.r) TQMA2Z.BLOGSPOT.COM

2. RESOURCES: Any thing, which is useful man, or can be transformed into a useful product or can be used to produce a useful thing, can be referred as ‘resources’.

4. RENEWABLE RESOURCES: Renewable resources are those which can be regenerated. Example:

6. NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES : Non renewable resources are those which can not be regenerated once they are exhausted. Examples: mineral elements, coal, oil & natural gas.

7. ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS: Non-Renewable Resources: Overexploitation shall exhaust many of our valuable deposits which took millions of years to form. They can not be duplicated within human scale of time. They require time on geological scale to form. With the sophisticated technology, we may recover these materials from the highly dispersed state. But the cause shall be enormous & the effort could be economically non-viable.

8. Renewable Resources: Though an enormous quantity of water is present, for fresh water life depends largely on precipitation, which to is available only in a finite quantity. Its uneven distribution over earths surface has caused large area to become infertile deserts. Large part of earths surface is too cold or rocky for any productive use, and large area has to be devoted to forest & wildlife due to which a limited area at our disposal for agricultural pastures. Global livestock and fisheries resources can also not be expanded beyond certain limits. Only up to a limited extent resources of biosphere can be safely exploited.

9. ROLE OF AN INDIVIDUAL IN CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES: Saving energy by switching of electrical appliances when not required. Turning off vehicles while standing in traffic, when signal is red. Using water wisely. Planting more trees & stopping deforestation. Avoiding the use of plastic bags. Use of more & more eco-friendly products. Avoid wastage of papers.

10. USE OF RESOURCES FOR SUSTAINABLE LIFECYCLE: Sustainable development mean use of resources carefully so that beside meeting present requirements it also takes care of future generation. Principles of sustainable life cycle are: Respect & care of all forms of life. Improve the quality of human life. Conserve the earth’s vitality & diversity. Minimize the depletion of natural resources.

11. ANIMAL RIGHTS: Philosophy of allowing non-human animals to have the most basic rights. Freedom to live a natural life free from human exploitation, unnecessary pain & suffering. Issues which concern people involved in animal rights fur, wool, wildlife, medical experimentations, use of animals in entertainment, aquariums & zoos.

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