The Chitrakot boasts of delightful year round cascades, rising to a muddy monsoon crescendo as the waters tumble over a craggy arc. A little beyond are the romantic Tirathgarh falls that surge down forested tracts in a translucent gush of foaming waters.

On an average an increase of 25 per cent in productivity and 40 per cent in profit have been noted for the farmers who have opted for contract farming. The contracting companies too are finding it lucrative to make huge investments in advanced technologies and inputs. The success of such operations in the field can be gauged from the fact that over 150 seed production companies are vying for business with the contracting companies.

A culture of disaster safety is yet to be inculcated in our country. Disaster risk reduction however can become a reality if introduced in institutions like schools and colleges.

A brief outline of a plan of action for combating natural disasters has been presented for young readers.

Solar lights for NPA: The Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Police Academy installed 90 solar streetlights along its five kilometre boundary to make the job easier for CISF personnel on patrol. Placed at a distance of 50 metres from each other, the Tata BP lamps will glow automatically once the sunlight fades as they are fixed with sensors to measure natural light. At its optimal level, the battery can provide for two continuous nights even if it isn’t charged during the day. With a luminosity of 10 lumens per square foot, the lamps can attend to the Academy’s security requirement. This will provide an example to the many city based institutes and corporate organisations characterised by sprawling landscape, to use solar power to illuminate its campus.

Indian Council of Agricultural Research, in collaboration with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Mexico has taken steps to identify varieties possessing resistance against the new race of the stem rust fungus.

To develop and maintain standard digital collection of data, National Spatial Data Infrastructure Secretariat envisages the development of common solutions for discovery, access and use in response to the needs of diverse user groups.

The total forest cover of the country as per the 2005 assessment of State of Forest Report is 677,088 km2 which constitutes 20.6 percent of the geographic area of India.

In a tropical regime such as ours, insect boom would be more persistent leading to an unprecedented rise in the use chemical pesticides. To prevent such a fallout, bio alternatives need to be sought.

Survey of India is in the process of developing a geoid model. In practice, geodesy uses the principles of mathematics, astronomy and physics and applies them within the capabilities of moderm engineering and technology.