Forests

Forest Dept to go ahead with map digitisation

Sub-watersheds in border areas not to be covered
With the Survey of India (SoI) and the Ministry of Defence reluctant to grant permission for the digitisation of restricted maps, the Forest Department has decided to go ahead with the finalisation of integrated catchment area treatment plan for the Sutlej basin sans the sub-watersheds falling in border areas.

The finalisation of the catchment a

Publication Date: 
03/05/2011
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Survey of India, Forests, Watershed Development, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Himachal Pradesh, Remote Sensing, Kol, Dams
Climate Change

Snow and glaciers of the himalayas: inventory and monitoring - discussion paper

The Himalayan glaciers are a valuable national and global resource – they possess the largest concentration of ice outside of the Polar Regions; regulate global climate; feed most of northern India’s perennial rivers; and are an important indicator of climate change. However, this source of water is not permanent, as glacial dimensions change with the climate.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2011
Space Applications Centre
Tags:
Glaciers, Himalaya, India, Remote Sensing, Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra, River Basin, Glacial Melt, Lakes, Climate Change
Wildlife

WWI team in Sariska to change male tiger's collar

JAIPUR: A Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, team is currently at the Sariska national park. It will try to change the VHS radio collar of male tiger ST-4 that has become defunct for quite some time.

According to forest department officials, "A two-member team from the WII has been in the park for some time. They will try to tranquillise the male tiger in a day or two.

Publication Date: 
26/04/2011
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Tiger, Wildlife, Rajasthan, Remote Sensing, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), National Tiger Conservation Authority
Poverty

Satellite pictures for reviewing MNREGS works

The State Government will rope in Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to review MNREGS works. The ISRO will assist the government by providing satellite drawn high quality pictures of work sites.

Publication Date: 
25/04/2011
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Poverty, Remote Sensing, Karnataka, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Science And Technology

PSLV-C16 launch today

The 54-hour countdown that began at 3.40 a.m. on April 18 for the launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C16) from the space station at Sriharikota on Wednesday is in smooth progress, according to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) spokesperson S. Sathish.

Publication Date: 
20/04/2011
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Science And Technology, Astronomy, India, Remote Sensing
Biodiversity

Satellite imaging to help protect sand dunes, mangroves

Every inch of sand dunes and mangroves that are dotting Goa

Publication Date: 
15/04/2011
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Mangroves, Goa, Remote Sensing, Biodiversity, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Ecology
Agriculture

Soya scrutiny

Large swathes of the Brazilian Amazon have come to resemble the midwestern United States in recent years, having been planted with soya as far as the eye can see. This development has unnerved conservation organizations, which fear that huge expanses of pristine rainforest are being felled to make way for the lucrative crop. A widespread hope is that large agribusiness, aware of both the need to protect this fragile environment and the importance of good public relations, can be induced to farm more sustainably.

Publication Date: 
07/04/2011
Nature
472
7341
5-6
Tags:
Agriculture, Amazon, Land Use, Soyabean, Tropical Forests, Deforestation, Agro-Based Industry, Ports, United States Of America (US), Remote Sensing, Forest Conservation, Sustainable Development
Climate Change

Cities and greenhouse gas emissions: moving forward

Cities are blamed for the majority of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. So too are more affluent, highly urbanized countries. If all production- and consumption-based emissions that result from lifestyle and purchasing habits are included, urban residents and their associated affluence likely account for more than 80 per cent of the world’s GHG emissions. Attribution of GHG emissions should be refined. Apportioning responsibility can be misguided, as recent literature demonstrates that residents of denser city centres can emit half the GHG emissions of their suburban neighbours.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2011
Daniel Hoornweg, Lorraine Sugar, Claudia Lorena Trejos Gomez
Environment & Urbanization
23
1
207-227
Tags:
Urban Habitat, Climate Change, Green House Gases, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Climate Mitigation, Lifestyles, Statistics, Canada, Remote Sensing, Waste Management, Public Transport, Poverty
Climate Change

Africa needs climate data to fight disease

Madeleine C. Thomson and colleagues call on climate and health researchers, policy-makers and practitioners to work together to tackle infectious diseases.

Publication Date: 
24/03/2011
Madeleine C. Thomson, Stephen J. Connor, Stephen E. Zebiak & et al
Nature
471
7339
440
Tags:
Africa, Diseases, Climate, Climate Change, Infectious Diseases, Research, Information, Ethiopia, Climate Science, Remote Sensing, Weather Predictions
Forests

State Forest Department enhances its GPS technology

GUWAHATI, March 7: Natural Resource Management and Integrated Livelihood Project (NaRMIL), a part of the Assam Agricultural Competitiveness Project (AACP), recently procured 120 sets of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) for regular monitoring and map update on locations sensitive from the environmental and forest perspectives.

Publication Date: 
08/03/2011
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, Forests, Deforestation, Remote Sensing, Kokrajhar (D), Guwahati

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