Student distress is an increasingly recognised concern, poignantly reflected in the rising instances of student suicides across institutions of higher learning in India. Despite institutional mechanis...
ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS, BIODIVERSITY
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced plans to reduce the Kaziranga Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) to one km as opposed to the current 10 km. The state government’s intention has raised con...
Glaw Lake was recently designated as Arunachal Pradesh’s First and India’s 101st Ramsar Site. It is located within the Kamlang Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary. It hosts diverse flora and fauna sp...
<p>A sampling of zooplankton was carried out using vertical hauls of a 300-μm net with a flow meter (Hydro-Bios) at all designated points. The samples collected were preserved in formaldehyde (4 per c...
<p>Understanding the rural urban continuum According to the Census of India, rural areas are defined in terms of revenue villages forming a much smaller unit of habitation than urban areas – whi...
<p>It is easy to arrest a decline in Himalayan biodiversity, provided local communities are involved in the process. Efforts in the Himalayan region prove this beyond doubt.rkmaikhuri@rediffmail.com</...
<p>The growth in towns and cities across the world be it developed or developing, industrialist or pre-industrial, has fueled man’s appetite to be informed about the spatial aspects of cities-th...
<p>A sampling of zooplankton was carried out using vertical hauls of a 300-μm net with a flow meter (Hydro-Bios) at all designated points. The samples collected were preserved in formaldehyde (4 per cent buffered) and zooplankton number was counted under a stereo zoom microscope.</p>
<p>Understanding the rural urban continuum According to the Census of India, rural areas are defined in terms of revenue villages forming a much smaller unit of habitation than urban areas – which are under various district administrations and have surveyed boundaries which are definite. Each village is a separate administrative unit and can also be […]</p>
<p>It is easy to arrest a decline in Himalayan biodiversity, provided local communities are involved in the process. Efforts in the Himalayan region prove this beyond doubt.rkmaikhuri@rediffmail.com</p>
