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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Bloody Plastics-Part II: The Alternatives
The modern sanitary pads being primarily plastics, clog up drainage and incinerating it leads to noxious air pollutants. Putting the used napkins in landfills adds toxins to the soil and groundwater....
Are we happy?
Strengthening the case that well-being should be a critical component of how the world measures its economic and social development, the 2013 World Happiness Report has identified the countries with t...
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Bloody Plastics-Part II: The Alternatives
The modern sanitary pads being primarily plastics, clog up drainage and incinerating it leads to noxious air pollutants. Putting the used napkins in landfills adds toxins to the soil and groundwater. Without an environmentally safe disposable product, the spread of sanitary napkin usage would exacerbate the piling garbage at ground zero.
Are we happy?
Strengthening the case that well-being should be a critical component of how the world measures its economic and social development, the 2013 World Happiness Report has identified the countries with the highest levels of happiness. India ranks at 111 out of the 156 countries studied.