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
Planktonic diversity of a polluted creek system
<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...
Rural Urban Continuum and the Necessity of Integrated Planning
<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...
The Himalaya: Biodiversity Threats
<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</...
Urban Space Theories
<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...
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Planktonic diversity of a polluted creek system
<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>
Rural Urban Continuum and the Necessity of Integrated Planning
<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>
The Himalaya: Biodiversity Threats
<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>