The alarming and unprecedented rise in the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases under global climate change warrants an urgent need to understand the synergistic and holistic mechanisms associated with
plant growth and productivity. Photosynthesis is a major process of sequestration and turnover of the total carbon on the planet.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has successfully produced four assessment reports since 1990 along with a number of special reports and greenhouse gas inventory guidelines. It has very rigorous and robust procedures and guidelines for preparing the assessment
Kachchh, the 2nd largest district in India (45,652 km2) and located in the north-western region of Gujarat, experiences tropical arid climate (13 average rainy days in a year) with high evapotranspiration rate resulting in degradation of land. Higher dependence on groundwater for agricultural and industrial activities has accelerated the salinity
The concentration of 210Po and 210Pb has been measured by the chemical deposition method in surface water samples from the major rivers of coastal Karnataka: Kali, Sharavathi and Netravathi. Measurements
of 210Po and 210Pb in surface water from these rivers are important because river water is the main source of potable water in this region due to inadequate supply of treated water.
Satellite observations over the Arabian Sea revealed anomalous cooling in February 2008 associated with the anomalous north westerly winds from the continent. Land
Energy producing companies require drilling fluids and additive oils for drilling, gas and lubricants that are essential for modern civilization and industrialization. Biological wastewater is conventionally treated for the elimination of organic and inorganic pollutants. In the fossil fuel industry, drill cuttings and fluids are the piled up wastes and an environmental hazard.
Medical schools in India produce the largest number of doctors than anywhere else in the world, corresponding to the rapid proliferation of medical colleges in the last two decades, especially within the private sector1. WHO has reported that by 2015, 36% of the medical manpower is going to be produced by India. Over the last few years there has been
Mangroves are uniquely adapted coastal plants of great ecological and economic significance, but their habitat continued to disappear globally at a rate of 0.66% per year during the 2000
To examine changes in the wintertime seasonal (December, January and February) temperature and precipitation over the Siachen Glacier, one of the largest glaciers outside the polar region, an analysis of its temperature and precipitation indices is planned.
