Climate Change

The expanding Indian desert: Assessment through weighted epochal trend ensemble

One of the biggest challenges in climate research is to arrive at reliable future projections.

Publication Date: 
25/02/2008
P. Goswami, K. V. Ramesh
Current Science
94
4
476
Tags:
Deserts, Thar Desert, Weather Predictions, Climate Change, Climate Science, India, Rajasthan, Rainfall
Climate Change

 Drought forces Egyptians into felling trees

a recent study has revealed that trees are in significant decline in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. The desert ranks among the most extreme deserts, with average annual rainfall being less than 30

Publication Date: 
29/04/2007
Kirtiman Awasthi
Down to Earth
Tags:
Deserts, Deforestation, Trees, Drought, Charcoal, Remote Sensing, Africa, Egypt
Water Resources

Efficacy of community participation and water education in water management with reference to desert area

With the increase in population and revolutionary development in the field of agriculture and industrial sectors, requirement of water has drastically increased in our country. Consequences of rising demand of water has rapidly decreased its quantity and deteriorated the quality, thereby requires its judicious use and reuse.

Publication Date: 
31/03/2007
D. D. Ozha
Journal of the Institution of Public Health Engineers
2007
2
39
Tags:
Water Management, Deserts, Water Supply, Panchayats, Gram Sabhas, Water Policy, Rajasthan, India, Water Resources
Environment

National environment policy 2006

The National Environment Policy is intended to be a guide to action: in regulatory reform, programmes and projects for environmental conservation; and review and enactment of legislation, by agencies of the Central, State, and Local Governments. . The policy also seeks to stimulate partnerships of different stakeholders, i.e.

Publication Date: 
18/05/2006
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Tags:
Environment, Forests, Deserts, Wetlands, Land Degradation, Mountain Ecosystems, Water Resources, Groundwater, Traditional Knowledge, Wildlife, Biodiversity, Government Of India (GOI), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Pollution
India

 Precinct in the sand

A university of desert knowledge

Publication Date: 
14/12/2004
Sopan Joshi
Down to Earth
Tags:
Deserts, Desert Spread, Australia, India
India

 The cactus and its uses

Cacti are prickly, and pleasing. Extremely ungainly, they flourish in arid conditions where no plant will survive. Succulent inside, their thick coats and nettles ensure predators cannot get to the sap inside, sap the plants literally collect in drops off

Publication Date: 
14/02/2004
Satyasundar Barik
Down to Earth
Tags:
Deserts, Flora, India, Global
India

 The drought food

The ker plant signifies drought to people in the desert. It also provides food to survive on

Publication Date: 
29/11/2003
S M Mohnot
Down to Earth
Tags:
Deserts, Desert Foods, Egypt, India
India

 La Ni a flees

Indian monsoon may lose out

Publication Date: 
14/08/2003
Down to Earth
Tags:
Deserts, India
Mining

 Fusion project

In a unique experiment, scientists are seeking to blend conventional methods

Publication Date: 
14/12/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Deserts, Traditional Knowledge, UN, UNEP, Africa
Industry

 Turquoise tales

THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF TURQUOISE: MEDITATIONS ON LANDSCAPE, ART, AND SPIRIT . Ellen Meloy . Pantheon . July 2002 . Price US $24 . p352 Clear-eyed and candid, Meloy, a naturalist and writer, uses

Publication Date: 
30/10/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Deserts, United States Of America (US)

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