Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sridhar Samal Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 06/03/2024. The matter related to pollution caused by Talcher Coalfield under Mahanadi Coalfields Limited in the course of its operation. It was said that on a daily …
mangrove vegetation along the 30,000 square kilometre coastline of Gujarat has reduced by 33.5 per cent in past two decades, reveals satellite data from the space application centre of the Indian Space and Research Organisation (isro) in Ahmedabad. Though the 1998 cyclone is cited as the main reason, human activities …
A stream originating in Nevado Mismi, a mountain in southern Peru, is said to be the exact source of the Amazon river, the National Geographic Society reported. Global Positioning System (gps) equipment was used by a five-nation expedition to take measurements. The countries that participated in the expedition included the …
The Ramsar Convention of IUCN held in 1971 in Iran raised global awareness of the conservation and management of wetlands. Wetlands, the transitional zones that occupy an intermediate position between dryland and open water, regulate the flow of water and nutrients, thereby facilitating optimum functioning of the physical and biological …
A "spy in the sky' satellite is being tested by coastguards in Canada in an attempt to catch ships illegally discharging oil into the North Sea. The satellite, called Radarsat, is part of an eight-month trial ordered by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. It is hoped that the satellite, which …
the ozone layer over Antarctica has depleted severely, according to the World Meteorological Organisation ( wmo ), a un agency. "The latest satellite observations in the sunlight portion of the Antarctica perimetre show an average decrease of about 30 per cent in the total amount of ozone overhead when compared …
a canadian researcher has discovered answer to one of the most crucial environmental challenges facing the world: how to save coral reefs. Ellsworth LeDrew, a geography professor at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, has devised a mathematical formula that will automatically scan satellite images to uncover changes in coral …
The destruction of the world's forests is continuing, but evidence shows that the rate of deforestation is slowing down, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (fao). The agency reported that its preliminary analysis of more than 300 satellite images shows that the rate of deforestation in tropical …
a survey conducted by the Assam Remote Sensing Application Centre (arsac), Guwahati, and the Space Research Centre, Ahemdabad, has revealed that 1,367 out of 3,513 wetlands in Assam are under severe threat due to the invasion of aquatic weeds and other developmental activities. "Our wetlands have turned into wastelands and …
The space shuttle Endeavour has captured every corner of the Earth in amazing three-dimensional images. For 11 days, beginning January 31, the globe was swathed by radar waves so that scientists from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the US could obtain data for the most complete high-resolution maps …
satellite images have revealed the existence of live corals in the Gulf of Kachchh in Gujarat. Discovered by the scientists of the Gujarat Ecological Society ( ges ), the live corals were found at a depth of 25 metres off the northern coast of the Gulf of Kachhch. Coral reefs …
IT IS only when a disaster of the magnitude that struck Orissa takes place, does a country realise the need to perfect its scientific infrastructure. Space technology, for one, helps in planning development in such a way as to minimise the impact of such a disaster, or when it strikes, …
in what is being seen as perhaps the first attempt in the world, a study conducted by the Remote Sensing Applications Area of Space Applications Centre in Ahmedabad, has revealed that 21 wetlands in India are in trouble. All the wetlands documented have been notified as having
did early spring in Kargil help the Pakistan-backed intruders occupy strategic heights on the Indian side of the Line of Control ( loc )? Some experts believe so. The first signs of Pakistani intrusion became known on May 14 at Kaksar. Lt Gen Satish Nambiar, director of the United Services …
tsunamis, giant waves caused by submarine earthquakes, landslips or volcanic activity, are known to wreck havoc in Japan. Now, the country's civil defence officials should be able to predict tsunamis through a new altering system that uses Global Positioning System ( gps) navigation satellites to monitor the vertical motion of …
the Kerala Forest Research Institute ( kfri ) has decided to launch an ambitious project to prepare an atlas of forests in the state using remote-sensing satellites. It is said to be the first project of its kind in the country. The project envisages to prepare range-wise information at 1:25,000 …
SCIENTISTS of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) inIspra, Italy, recently came up with a rather depressing forecast. After mapping the tropical deforestation 'hot spots' for the first time, They announced that attempts to save most of the world's remaining tropical rainforests are doomed to failure and should probably …
A SMALL radio-controlled aircraft could soon be monitoring the air for signs of biological weapons. Fitted with a sensor developed at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, the craft will venture into possible danger zones and send back data on any biowar bacteria it detects. The biosensor was …
IRS-LISS-II data along with other data sets have been utilized to extract information on the hydrogeomorphic features of a hard rock terrain in the Sironj area of Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh, India. The study exhibits reservoir induced artificial groundwater recharge downstream of surface water reservoirs. IRS-LISS-II data have been …
wastelands in 14 districts of Andhra Pradesh were recently mapped by the state's remote sensing applications centre (apsrac) under the aegis of the National Wasteland Development Board. The information obtained would be used for wasteland reclamation, said apsrac director, R S Rao. The director informed that the centre was preparing …
The state of forest report 1995 is the fifth assessment of the forest cover of the country pertaining to the period 1991-93. It is for the first time that the data obtained from the Indian Remote Sensing Satellite has been used by the Forest Survey of India for this assessment. …
