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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Forest Cover Trends in India
<p>The economic development of a society depends to a large extent on the judicious management of its natural resources, renewable as well as non-renewable. Among renewable resources, forest cover occ...
Vaishno Devi Pilgrimage Resumes after Fire in Trikuta Hills
<p>Devotees on pilgrimage in the Vaishno Devi Yatra in Jammu & Kashmir were stranded after 25,000 pilgrims had registered for a trek at 3:30 pm on May 23rd, 2018 due to a forest fire in Trikuta Hi...
Himalayan Medicinal Plants and Plant Biodiversity
<p>Indigenous knowledge has great scientific value as it can be instrumental in efforts towards scientific raw data and also conservation. Such is the case of indigenous knowledge of Himalayan medicin...
Protecting Forest Dwellers as an Essential Part of Indian Forests
<p>In February 2002, the Supreme Court of India passed an order prohibiting state governments and also tribals and other traditional forest dwellers from removing dead, dying trees and grasses and tre...
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Forest Cover Trends in India
<p>The economic development of a society depends to a large extent on the judicious management of its natural resources, renewable as well as non-renewable. Among renewable resources, forest cover occupies a unique position owing to its role in maintaining ecological balance, environmental stability and sustainable economic development.</p>
Vaishno Devi Pilgrimage Resumes after Fire in Trikuta Hills
<p>Devotees on pilgrimage in the Vaishno Devi Yatra in Jammu & Kashmir were stranded after 25,000 pilgrims had registered for a trek at 3:30 pm on May 23rd, 2018 due to a forest fire in Trikuta Hills.</p>
Himalayan Medicinal Plants and Plant Biodiversity
<p>Indigenous knowledge has great scientific value as it can be instrumental in efforts towards scientific raw data and also conservation. Such is the case of indigenous knowledge of Himalayan medicinal plants, which can be rooted in a culture’s heritage.</p>