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Coastal research Keeping the Oceans Plastic Free

Plastic litter and waste in the marine environment impact global ecology and the environment of the oceans. To understand the extent of the problem, India initiated a nationwide programme to collect data on plastic debris and its dispersal in coastal and offshore environments. These studies include the ubiquitous distr...

By: Pravakar Mishra, M Sambandam, K Dhineka and T Kaviarasan

Opinion Myriad Challenges of the Coasts of India

Monitoring from space, aerial and in situ platforms in coastal regions will help develop models for...

By: Shailesh Nayak

Coastal research Perspectives on Coastal Research

The Indian coastline sustains unique habitats that are subjected to increasing anthropogenic stresso...

By: Uma Sankar Panda, Tune Usha and M V Ramana Murthy

Coastal research Our Fragile Coasts: Scientific Approaches and Solutions

The Indian coasts hold diverse geomorphological features—mudflats, rocky shores, cliffs, sandy beach...

By: S K Raju Alluri, V Ramanathan, R S Kankara and M V Ramana Murthy

Coastal research Need of Flood Warning System for Coastal Metropolis

Integrated Flood Warning System (IFLOWS) is an integrated GIS-based decision support system develope...

By: S K Dash, Gopinath G, A Gera and T Usha

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India's outdoors Hornbills in India

Hornbills play a significant role in the regeneration of forests. Yet, logging and hunting in north-east India is leading to a huge decline in their population. Community involvement in the conservation process thus needs to be stressed.

By: Staff Reporter

India's outdoors Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary

Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary in the Leh district of Jammu & Kashmir abounds with a number of rare species of wildlife, many of which are unique to the region.

By: D D Misra

India's outdoors Living root bridges

Living tree bridges that one finds in picturesque Meghalaya are called Jingkieng Deingjri meaning ‘bridge of the rubber tree’ in Khasi. Tree bridges are natural structures that are examples of bioengineering at its best.

By: Dipanjan Ghosh

BOOKS

Samajik Chintan

Eminent social worker Avinash Rai Khanna is a remarkable thinker. A former Member of Parliament and an active politician, he has been working intensely on social issues and raised them in Parliament from time to time. These social issues are in no way connected to politics. These in fact present deep thinking and an earnest relationship with ground realities. Each of the nine chapters of this book showcases an outlook on pertinent social issues. From the ever-changing evils of society and how together we can solve day-to-day problems to what the responsibility of society towards orphans should be and how to prevent their criminalization have been discussed threadbare. Khanna has selected topics unrelated to politics and governments, addressing the smallest unit of a nation - the family. He attributes problems to the departure from India's roots and highlights instilling the nation's ageold cultural ethos among children. Khanna hails from Punjab where, in the recent decades drug addiction among the young population has emerged as a significant problem. In his article 'How to get rid of drug addiction', Khanna presents a solution to this very problem. The author also considers military training in tandem with formal education an important input for nation-building. Overall, this succinct bouquet of thinking - Samajik Chintan, is an inspiring treatise for all..

Jaiv Vividhata Sanrakshan

जैव विविधता हमारे प्राकृतिक पर्यावरण का अनिवार्य हिस्सा है। पर्यावरण संतुलन व सतत विकास के लिए यह विविधता बनाए रखना जरूरी है। यह तभी संभव है जब इनका संरक्षण करें। यह पुस्तक जैव विविधता एवं उसके संरक्षण के सभी पहलुओं को स्पर्श करती है। पुस्तक में इस पुस्तक में संरक्षण संबंधी चुनौतियों का भी यथास्थान वर्णन है। पर्यावरण अध्ययन में अभिरूचि रखने वाले शिक्षकों, शोधार्थियों एवं छात्रों के लिए यह पुस्तक अति उपयोगी है।