The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
PANAJI: A pilot study by the national institute of oceanography (NIO) has found that the environmental sensitivity index (ESI) can serve as a road map to combat an oil spill and the consequent formation of tar balls. ESI is a colour-coded map that shows a shoreline's vulnerability to an oil …
It’s curtains for the UPA government’s flagship programme, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The new Union Urban Development and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister (HUPA), M. Venkaiah Naidu, who assumed office on Wednesday, said a new mission would be launched soon in place of JNNURM. The …
Andhra Pradesh CM designate N. Chandrababu Naidu is said to be keen on developing the Vijayawada belt as his capital zone. But it might not be a good idea as Vijayawada is a seismic zone with the highest risk in the state and, if he persists, it could prove to …
The amount is required to reconstruct a total of 11 lakh slum households in the city as per latest Census figureS. Mumbai will need Rs 55,000 crore if it has to target each and every slum over the next ten years under the central government’s flagship slum-free cities scheme Rajiv …
Models for river avulsions have identified the ratio between down-valley and cross-valley slopes of channels as the triggering factors for the sudden channel shift but have remained untested in the field. The August 2008 avulsion of the Kosi River at Kusaha, 12 km upstream of the Kosi barrage in Nepal, …
Rs. 4.30-crore deficit budget presented. Efforts will be on to save energy by replacing the 19,193 sodium vapour street lamps to light emitting diode (LED), enhance solar power generation and also extend it to private buildings, creating parking lots in four zones, besides planting nochi herbs in all houses to …
Reports by panchayat panels on Western Ghats lack spatial information. The field reports submitted by panchayat-level committees, set up to verify the Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) identified by the High Level Working Group (HLWG) on the Western Ghats led by K. Kasturirangan, may require a detailed and time-consuming exercise for …
The Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation and Greening Project (TBGP) faced some teething problems for which course correction is done. This helped the project impact to remain intact, said Vineet Sarin, Principal Development Specialist, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) India. Talking to The Hindu at the two-day workshop on ‘Sustaining forest …
There is a need to develop short term, medium term and long term strategy for reconstruction, rehabilitation and developmental activities of Uttarakhand. This include: Damage assessment, geographical mapping of hazard zonation, reconstruction of damage houses, roads and communication infrastructure, enhance livelihood opportunities for rural people, strengthening of communication systems for …
Thiruvananthapuram: The state forest department has begun GIS mapping of all kavus (sacred groves) in the state that are under threat from unscrupulous real estate development. Such activities have been found to be infringing on the rich biosphere of these ancient ecosystems. The exercise, being conducted with help from Institution …
Map Has Spatial Data Of Water Holes, Rivers, Etc The state forest department has completed 80% mapping of forest areas using Geographical Information System (GIS).The map now has spatial data of forest boundaries, water holes, rivers, lakes and forest eco systems in the state. This accurate mapping of forest lands …
For the first time, a biodiversity assessment study will be carried out using geospatial approach in which geographic information systems and geomatics and other informational techniques will be used to analyse data. M S University's Department of Botany has bagged a project to carry out 'Biodiversity assessment of Central Gujarat …
With the increased recognition that bicycling is a sustainable transportation mode choice, there is a continued interest in understanding how the built environment affects bicyclist travel behavior. Research on the influence of small-scale built form elements, such as street characteristics, on bicyclist wayfinding is limited. wayfinding is defined as a …
A preliminary look at the electoral performance of the fledgling Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi state using Geographical Information System (GIS) tools allows us to make some qualitative conclusions that could have a bearing on the AAP's political strategy going forward. Read More
THE slum areas of wards M-East and M-West under zone seven and wards T and S under zone six of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) have been identified as highly socio-economic vulnerable places, as part of a massive project to draw a flood risk map of Mumbai. The …
The Empowered Committee headed by the Chief Secretary, Mohammad Iqbal Khandey, constituted for the implementation & monitoring of the Environment Management Plan of 850 MW Ratle HEP, held its meeting today to discuss the Environment Management Plan of Rs 262.35 crore, already approved by the Union Ministry of Environment and …
Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday cancelled the permission granted to MSPL Limited for mining of iron ore from Chakkittapara in Kozhikode district. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told the media after the Cabinet meeting that the Industries Department had put up a note to the Cabinet to cancel the permission granted by …
Project to generate baseline data on ecology Scientists of the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) will join hands with their counterparts in other research institutions for long- term monitoring of the Western Ghats ecology to understand the impact of climate change and develop strategies for conservation and restoration of tropical …
The Sikkim government has launched a massive initiative to revive and restore dying natural springs to address the water problem, especially in the rural areas. It has led to a 15 per cent enhancement in spring discharges. Through the initiative called Dhara Vikas, the government has sucessfully revived 50 springs …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s gardens department on Monday presented its budget estimate of Rs114 crore for the fiscal year 2014-15. The financial plan for conserving and increasing the city’s green cover was presented during the tree authority’s meeting at the civic headquarters. Gardens superintendent Prakash Konde presented the budget to …
