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...
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...
Need of Flood Warning System for Coastal Metropolis
Integrated Flood Warning System (IFLOWS) is an integrated GIS-based decision support system developed for Chennai and Mumbai that provides flood inundation scenarios and helps state governments to put...
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New Waves in Marine Conservation
Oceanic ecosystems remain to be least known and least discovered ecosystems. Marine strandings are often the primary source of information on myriad marine species and the threats that they face. In I...
Electric Mobility: Government Accelerates Its Efforts
The Indian government has been looking to step up the electric vehicle (EV) market to enable greater adoption of this sustainable mobility solution. Although governmental efforts are yielding positive...
Developing self sufficiency in energy production
Energy consumption in India has increased greatly since the 1980s, but domestic production has remained sluggish. Renewable energy now offers a remedy to the low domestic production levels.
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Capture Methane
Methane, which is mostly generated out of solid waste, is one of the major greenhouse gases contributing to global warming. If methane from solid waste is utilised as a source of energy and fuel, it c...
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New Waves in Marine Conservation
Oceanic ecosystems remain to be least known and least discovered ecosystems. Marine strandings are often the primary source of information on myriad marine species and the threats that they face. In India, marine stranding networks are still being developed. The paper discusses a unique and robust model of a marine stranding network for the coastal state of Goa that involves public-private partner...
Electric Mobility: Government Accelerates Its Efforts
The Indian government has been looking to step up the electric vehicle (EV) market to enable greater adoption of this sustainable mobility solution. Although governmental efforts are yielding positive results--an encouraging sign for this nascent sector, there are complex obstacles ahead that require indigenous technological and infrastructural solutions.
Developing self sufficiency in energy production
Energy consumption in India has increased greatly since the 1980s, but domestic production has remained sluggish. Renewable energy now offers a remedy to the low domestic production levels.