Myriad Challenges of the Coasts of India
Monitoring from space, aerial and in situ platforms in coastal regions will help develop models for interactions between ecological and anthropogenic processes, helping sustainable management of coast...
Perspectives on Coastal Research
The Indian coastline sustains unique habitats that are subjected to increasing anthropogenic stressors. The National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), engaged in addressing coastal concerns over thr...
Our Fragile Coasts: Scientific Approaches and Solutions
The Indian coasts hold diverse geomorphological features—mudflats, rocky shores, cliffs, sandy beaches and deltaic reaches that shelter unique ecosystems. However, significant sections of the coastlin...
IMPACT ARTICLES
Lives at Risk-Where have the baby girls gone
The 2011 provisional figure for the sex ratio in the age group 0-6 (CSR) is a mixed bag of hope and despair. While on one hand the tempo with which CSRs were becoming skewed in favour of boys over the...
Provisional Population Figures
In absolute terms, the population of India has increased by more than 181 million from 2001. India today sustains 17.5 per cent of the world population in 2.4 of its geographical area. In contrast, th...
More from census-2011
Lives at Risk-Where have the baby girls gone
The 2011 provisional figure for the sex ratio in the age group 0-6 (CSR) is a mixed bag of hope and despair. While on one hand the tempo with which CSRs were becoming skewed in favour of boys over the last two decades has slowed down and the worst areas have shown some improvement, on the other, there is rapid spread of low CSRs to regions well beyond the traditional strongholds known for discrimi...
Provisional Population Figures
In absolute terms, the population of India has increased by more than 181 million from 2001. India today sustains 17.5 per cent of the world population in 2.4 of its geographical area. In contrast, the US accounts for 7.2 per cent of earth’s surface area with only 4.5 per cent of its population.