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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Dolphins at Harike Spotting the rare Indus species
December 2007 saw the confirmed splashing of several beautiful dolphins. Mothers with their enrapturing calves, adult males on their lonesome quest for food and mate and juveniles swishing the murky w...
Conservation of Biosphere Reserves
Biosphere Reserves are rich in biological and cultural diversity and encompass unique features of exceptionally pristine nature. The goal of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is to facili...
The Baiji that was
The Baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) was a freshwater dolphin found only in the Yangtze River in China.
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