Geography and You

The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) is the only institute in the country working on technology for the oceans. In the quarter century of its existence, the achievements are truly remarkable. Technology development has been taken up from shallow water depths to deep waters. The areas of activity encompass societal benefits, strategic needs, technology […]

भारत में मानसूनी वर्षा 2020 भारतीय मौसम विज्ञान विभाग (आईएमडी) के अनुसार 1 जून से 30 सितंबर के बीच वर्ष 2020 का अखिल भारतीय मानसून मौसमी वर्षा सामान्य से अधिक रही है। आईएमडी 1961 से 2010 के बीच वर्षा के औसत को दीर्घावधिक औसत यानी एलपीए (Long Period Average-LPA) मानता है जो कि 88 सेंटीमीटर […]

The Borehole Geophysics Research Laboratory (BGRL) situated in Karad, Maharashtra is a first of a kind and the only laboratory in India that has been helping scientists to study earth’s deep secrets for nearly five years now (Fig 1). Set up in 2014, BGRL has enabled scientists to get access to a variety of samples […]

There have been numerous efforts to conserve terrestrial forests and habitats. However, the same cannot be said for our oceans and seascapes. In recent years, coastal zones have been under increasing pressure due to population growth, unplanned developmental activities, increase in infrastructural growth, coastal lighting, tourism and other related issues often leading to the destruction […]

G’nY. Do you believe that integrated medicine systems have the potential to deal with health care problems in India? Traditional systems of medicine, especially ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy, unani, siddha, sowa rigpa and homoeopathy (AYUSH) have a huge potential in addressing the health care needs of the society. Traditional medicines, in well codified systems can […]