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NATURE WATCH Wetland Conservation

Wetlands occur where the water table is at or near the surface and land remains covered by water. Once treated as transitional habitats or seral stages in succession from open water to land, wetlands are now considered to be distinct ecosystems with specific ecological characteristics, functions and values.

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ISLANDS OF INDIA Islands under Siege

The oceanic environment of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands endows them on one hand with unsurpassed beauty, and on the other exacerbates their fragility. The Islands also fall in the Zone V of the earthquake hazard map adding to their vulnerability.

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POPULATION STUDIES The India Migration Report 2009: Past, Present and the Future Outlook

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POPULATION STUDIES Understanding Migration

Migration is probably a more important element in determining population structure and change in an area than fertility and mortality. Its study however poses many problems as the subject is prone to definition complexities especially in the global context.

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BIODIVERSITY YEAR India and International Year of Biodiversity 2010

The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) to raise awareness about the underlying threats to and the need for biodiversity conservation. As a mega-diverse country and as a Party to the International Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), India had committed itself to achieving the 2010 Biodiversity Target, adopted by the sixth Conference of the Parties (CoP) to the CBD, to significantly reduce the rate of loss of biodiversity.

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ENERGY INDIA Grid Management

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (POWERGRID), a central transmission utility, was established in 1989 with the mandate of establishment and operation of regional and national grids to facilitate transfer of power with reliability, security and economy.

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ENERGY INDIA Ocean Energy Sources

The oceans and the land beneath them could provide all the energy the world needs for years to come. As new technologies are been developed ocean resources are shaping up to meet our increasing energy needs.

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ENERGY INDIA Ocean Energy: Gas Hydrates

The Ministry of Earth Sciences established National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) to serve as its technical arm for taking up technology development and demonstration projects in major areas of ocean energy, a reliable and commercially viable multi-functional system for the extraction of energy from sea water. Gas hydrate exploration amounts to one of its prominent achievements.

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ENERGY INDIA Energy versus Climate Change

Reducing atmospheric greenhouse gases, while increasing economic wealth is only achievable with an intelligent mix of all available energy sources.

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INTERVIEWS Adapting India’s Energy Needs to Climate Change

India energy scenario is fast adapting to the changing climatic regimes with new low carbon technologies, energy efficiency and renewables striding into prominence. Shri H S Brahma, Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India, briefly interacts with G’nY team via email to lend us a glimpse of what is envisaged for the years ahead.

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