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Understanding Migration
Migration is probably a more important element in determining population structure and change in an area than fertility and mortality. Its study however poses many problems as the subject is prone to...
Ecosystem Service Commodities
Nature is being redefined as a capitalist commodity to be traded and speculated on in the international market. The latest thinking is pushing for global enclosures of local commons that will lead to...
India and International Year of Biodiversity 2010
The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) to raise awareness about the underlying threats to and the need for biodiversity conservation. A...
Alluring Amherstia
Amherstia is a rare tree of great grandeur bedecked with beautiful flowers and drooping leaves, unfortunately found sparsely in India. Highly endangered, this species today seeks proper care and conse...
Grid Management
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (POWERGRID), a central transmission utility, was established in 1989 with the mandate of establishment and operation of regional and national grids to facilitate t...
Ocean Energy Sources
The oceans and the land beneath them could provide all the energy the world needs for years to come. As new technologies are been developed ocean resources are shaping up to meet our increasing energ...
Ocean Energy: Gas Hydrates
The Ministry of Earth Sciences established National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) to serve as its technical arm for taking up technology development and demonstration projects in major areas of...
Magic in the Himalayas
A fantastic workshop followed by a meteor shower and a trek to Shikhar thrown in for good measure was quite an unexpected treat. The icy winds, sparkling sunshine and pretty solar powered villages mad...
Energy, Emissions and India
There is an intrinsic relationship between energy uses and economic development and India needs, at the very least, to increase its primary energy supply by 3 to 4 times and, its electricity generatio...
Energy versus Climate Change
Reducing atmospheric greenhouse gases, while increasing economic wealth is only achievable with an intelligent mix of all available energy sources.