Inside this issue
Forest Survey
The total forest cover of the country as per the 2005 assessment of State of Forest Report is 677,088 km2 which constitutes 20.6 percent of the geographic area of India.
In an ecological zone that is prone to climate change disasters, protection and conservation should be encouraged - rather Sundarban has turned into a renewable hotbed where every conceivable renewable energy experiments are undertaken at the risk of destroying more of whatever little is left.
Pest Management
In a tropical regime such as ours, insect boom would be more persistent leading to an unprecedented rise in the use chemical pesticides. To prevent such a fallout, bio alternatives need to be sought.
Survey of India is in the process of developing a geoid model. In practice, geodesy uses the principles of mathematics, astronomy and physics and applies them within the capabilities of moderm engineering and technology.
State of Orissa
For all it’s mineral wealth Orissa is chronically characterised by low per capita income, low growth rate, poverty and food insecurity.
Forest in India
Lake Renukaji, considered embodiment of Goddess Renuka, mother of fearsome sage Parshuram and Sangra, a lonely village, with delightful fields of snow was worth the effort.
Tharu women, inhabiting the Valley of Don in the Valmiki Tiger Reserve, present a unique blend of tradition and progress worth emulating.
The Valmiki is the only Tiger Reserve in the State of Bihar covering 840 km2. For management purposes the forest is divided into two broad divisions, which is further divided into six ranges. The core area of the forest and the Valley of Don lies in Division Two, within the Harnatand Range.
Weather Forecasting
The District level Agromet Advisory Service (DAAS), likely to be implemented from June 2008, will revolutionise the way India views its weather forecast services.
Women Empowerment
With increased job mobility, women are finding homes away from their usual place of residence and consequently featuring as female headship in the data enumeration process.
Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) labelling an area within the 10 kilometre radius of Domiasiat, West Khasi hills of Meghalaya as commercially viable for mining has sparked off resistance in the region.
A farmer’s child is less likely to turn asthmatic as compared to the child of a white collared employee living in the city. And no, it is not always related to urban pollution.
Skewed and Gendered Skills: Barring a few exceptions, neither the formal system nor the informal system nor the private entrepreneurs seem to be motivated enough to expand the skill horizon for women per se.
In brief
Dear Readers, She may head the department, be the most reliable corporate manager, or constitute the pillar of a bureaucratic mission, yet the right to live on her own terms has hardly been achieved through India's pro woman programmes. The perception of a woman still lies as a homemaker, entrenche
