Remote Sensing

India and China have agreed to enhance cooperation in the forestry sector. Following a visit of an Indian delegation to China in April, which focused on Afforestation and Plantation Technology, Remote Sensing and Research & Training, a broad programme of collaboration was identified.

Publication Date:

01/04/2010

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests

Tags:

Forests, Forest Resources, Forest Management, Forest Research, Afforestation, Remote Sensing, China, India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi

Fisheries

Karnataka to use satellite data to catch fish

Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation Ltd (KFDC) is using Oceansat-2 satellite data from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to help fishermen to catch more fish without wasting time and fuel.

Publication Date:

01/04/2010

Source: Pioneer (New Delhi)

Tags:

Fisheries, Subsidies, Remote Sensing, Karnataka, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Forests

Maharashtra's Western Ghats losing forest cover: Study

New Delhi: The fragile ecosystem of Maharashtra's Western Ghats, a bio-diversity treasure trove,has come under severe pressure from unabated developmental activities leading to a loss of its forest cover over a period of 20 years since 1985, notes a recent study.

Publication Date:

26/03/2010

Source: Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)

Tags:

Forests, Western Ghats, Forest Conservation, Remote Sensing, Maharashtra, Nasik (D), Ratnagiri (D), Thane (D)

Climate Change

New Moore no more: rising sea claims island in Bay of Bengal

Once a flashpoint in Indo-Bangla ties, the New Moore island or Purbasha in the Bay of Bengal, which Dhaka called the South Talpatti, has ceased to exist, consumed by hungry tides and the rising sea.

This was announced on Monday by the School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University after it scrutinised recent satellite maps of the region.

Publication Date:

24/03/2010

Author(s): Shiv Sahay Singh

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Sundarbans, Islands, Oceans and Seas, Bay Of Bengal, Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, Remote Sensing, West Bengal

Climate Change

The climatic signature of incised river meanders

Climate controls landscape evolution, but quantitative signatures of climatic drivers have yet to be found in topography on a broad scale. Here we describe how a topographic signature of typhoon rainfall is recorded in the meandering of incising mountain rivers in the western North Pacific.

Publication Date:

19/03/2010

Author(s): Colin P. Stark, Jonathan R. Barbour, Yuichi S. Hayakawa & et al

Source: Science

Vol:

327

Issue:

5972

pp:

1497

Tags:

Rivers, Climate Change, Climate Science, Typhoons, Remote Sensing, Japan, Science, Rainfall, Colin P. Stark, Jonathan R. Barbour, Yuichi S. Hayakawa & et al

Climate Change

Decadal variations in NDVI and food production in India

In this study we use long-term satellite, climate, and crop observations to document the spatial distribution of the recent stagnation in food grain production affecting the water-limited tropics (WLT), a region where 1.5 billion people live and depend on

Publication Date:

11/03/2010

Author(s): Arindam Samanta, Hirofumi Hashimoto & et al, Cristina Milesi

Source: Remote Sensing

Vol:

2

Issue:

0

pp:

758

Tags:

Agriculture, Water Resources, Groundwater, Irrigation, Climate Change, Crop Yield, Food Stress, Remote Sensing, India, Food Security, Rainfall

Forests

Forest cover change detection of Western Ghats of Maharashtra using satellite remote sensing based visual interpretation

In this article, we attempt to quantify change in forest area of the Western Ghats of Maharashtra over a 20- year time period (1985

Publication Date:

10/03/2010

Author(s): Rabindra K. Panigrahy, Manish P. Kale1, Upasana Dutta & et al

Source: Current Science

Vol:

98

Issue:

5

pp:

657

Tags:

Forests, Western Ghats, Water Resources, Mangroves, Remote Sensing, Maharashtra

Climate Change

Application of remote sensing and GIS in glacier retreat: a case study of Warwan sub-basin, Chenab basin

This document contains the presentation by Rupal M. Brahmbhatt, A.V. Kulkarni, B.P. Rathore & et al on "Application of Remote sensing and GIS in glacier retreat: A case study of Warwan sub-basin, Chenab basin", presented at National Climate Research Conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.

Publication Date:

06/03/2010

Author(s): A.V. Kulkarni, B.P. Rathore & et al, Rupal M. Brahmbhatt

Source: M.G. Science Institute

Tags:

Glaciers, Chenab, Climate Change, Glacial Melt, Remote Sensing, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Himachal Pradesh