Our current concepts of abrupt climate change are strongly influenced by compelling palaeoclimate evidence for events like the Younger Dryas, in which massive changes in climate occurred essentially instantaneously.
Conservation of Deo-rahati (sacred groves) in India has ancient roots from Vedic period. Even in modern days ethnic groups conserve religiously preserved forest patches through their customs, taboos and local festivals associated with the deities. Therefore, these forest pockets serve the vital function of conserving biological diversity and natural water streams.
Pulverized coal fly-ash has been evaluated as wet-end filler in manufacture of specialty products such as decorative laminate-grade base papers. Fine sized fly-ash is available abundantly as solid waste from coal based thermal power plants. Non-magnetic fly ash particles smaller than 35 um were used as wet end filler.
The paper presents the findings of an investigation on traditional wild edible plants available in the Nubra valley, Ladakh used for the preparation of traditional food items by the local tribal people. The Nubra, one of the valleys of Ladakh is known for its floral diversity in the cold arid zone.
A thousand years after the last ice age ended, the Northern Hemisphere was plunged back into glacial conditions. For 20 years, scientists have blamed a vast flood of meltwater for causing this
The study was under taken with an objective to assess the impact of self-developed Environmental information empowerment package (EIEP) on environment protection through gain in knowledge of farm families. The present study was conducted in rural areas of Rajasthan. A sample of a mixed group of 30 willing farm men and women were identified data was collected by the self-developed questionnaire.
To meet present day stringent pollution control norms, there was a high stress on paper mills to deliver highest quality work with low operating cost within the budgeted limitations. Keeping this in view, biological treatment procedure is adopted. Use of blend of bacterial colonies in place of conventional urea & DAP dozing have proven to be cost effective solution.
The Decentralisation Community of Solution Exchange, an initiative of the United Nations in India, provides a platform for increasing our understanding of local governance-both rural and urban-through knowledge sharing and collaboration.
