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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India’s Population Profile
According to the provisional Census figures, although decadal growth in India’s population has registered the sharpest decline during 2001-2011, in terms of absolute numbers the population has increas...
Migration
People move in and out of places every day and have done so throughout human history. This short essay outlines the pattern of migratory movement and reflects an ever changing India. About 29 per cen...
Biodiversity in India
India ranks among the top ten species-rich nations and shows high endemism. As per the 4th National Report on Biological Diversity (2009), Govt. of India, in India, so far over 91,200 species of anima...
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India’s Population Profile
According to the provisional Census figures, although decadal growth in India’s population has registered the sharpest decline during 2001-2011, in terms of absolute numbers the population has increased by more than 181 million over the decade. India today sustains 17.5 per cent of the world population in 2.4 per cent of its geographical area.
Migration
People move in and out of places every day and have done so throughout human history. This short essay outlines the pattern of migratory movement and reflects an ever changing India. About 29 per cent of India’s population are migrants, which impacts the cultural landscapes in ways that often lasts well beyond lifetimes.
Biodiversity in India
India ranks among the top ten species-rich nations and shows high endemism. As per the 4th National Report on Biological Diversity (2009), Govt. of India, in India, so far over 91,200 species of animals and 45,500 species of plants have been documented in its ten biogeographic regions.