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...
IMPACT ARTICLES
Climate Change and Rural Construction–issues and imperatives
The Pucca construction is the first indication of economic mobility of a family. Also for every one crore rupees of investment in housing, nearly 290 industries in the building material sector get act...
Chhattisgarh Tribes
The State of Chhattisgarh is transforming and contrary to the older generation where tribal or non-tribal status impacted the way people would access amenities such as literacy, the disparities in the...
Teesta Inside Tunnels: River strapped under the ground
Chained in tunnels the Teesta River may no longer inspire poetry and exponents like Bhupen Hazarika may no longer find it relevant to sing his ode chanchala, as the boisterous flow of the tumultuous r...
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Climate Change and Rural Construction–issues and imperatives
The Pucca construction is the first indication of economic mobility of a family. Also for every one crore rupees of investment in housing, nearly 290 industries in the building material sector get activated besides the core manufacturing sector constituting cement, steel and bricks.
Chhattisgarh Tribes
The State of Chhattisgarh is transforming and contrary to the older generation where tribal or non-tribal status impacted the way people would access amenities such as literacy, the disparities in the population are disappearing rapidly.
Teesta Inside Tunnels: River strapped under the ground
Chained in tunnels the Teesta River may no longer inspire poetry and exponents like Bhupen Hazarika may no longer find it relevant to sing his ode chanchala, as the boisterous flow of the tumultuous river is now blocked at several places for generation of hydro-power.