A survey of Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus vultures was carried out in 23 districts of Rajasthan, covering the Thar Desert, Aravalli Hills and Vindhya Hills from July 2004 to July 2007. Nov-Dec 2007

What are the consequences of rapid global change for the behaviour and ecology of wild species? Answering this very broad question is a challenging but important task. One relatively manageable question under this broad umbrella is how the timing of biological events (i.e., phenology) is changing as the earth's climate changes. In this article, we describe a new programme aimed at assessing the timing of migration of birds that winter in the Indian Subcontinent and monitoring changes

Virtual water refers to the water required in the production of a commodity or service. The adjective

Small cars have had it good for quite a while, but the market could undergo a drastic transformation with the advent of ultra-cheap, small cars led by the Tatas' Rs 1 lakh model.

In the present study drinking water samples of different ground water sources had been analyzed for the estimation of a problematic chemical parameter nitrate. Analysis of drinking water samples of different sources in different zones in Alwar revealed that the concentration of nitrate had been recorded highest in drinking water samples of North-West Zone.

Most of the medicinal plants grow wild and are collected from forests. Hundreds, and possibly thousands, of plant species are being harvested by millions of poor rural population and used by millions around the world for treating a variety of illnesses.
The present study is based mainly on primary data collected from the farmers of Uttaranchal who have been cultivating some of the medicinal and aromatic crops.

Agriculture in India is subject to variety of risks arising from rainfall aberrations, temperature fluctuations, hailstorms, cyclones, floods and climate change. These risks are exacerbated by price fluctuation, weak rural infrastructure, imperfect markets and lack of financial services including limited span and design of risk mitigation instruments such as credit and insurance.