The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025
<p>The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025, passed by the Rajasthan Assembly, aims to establish a Bikaner Development Authority to regulate development activities in the Bikaner district. The bill
Land Use
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Pune's rising migrant population negates gains in going green
<p> Increasing population, mainly due to migration, is putting significant strain on the civic amenities in the city and adversely affecting the environment of Pune.</p> <p> Additional municipal commissioner
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We have not abandoned' Singur site, Tata Motors tells Court
Tata Motors on Monday held at the Calcutta High Court that it had not
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Agricultural landscape simplification and insecticide use in the Midwestern United States
<p>Agronomic intensification has transformed many agricultural landscapes into expansive monocultures with little natural habitat. A pervasive concern is that such landscape simplification results in an increase in insect pest pressure, and thus an increased need for insecticides.
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Enhancement of late successional plants on ex-arable land by soil inoculations
<p>Restoration of species-rich grasslands on ex-arable land can help the conservation of biodiversity but faces three big challenges: absence of target plant propagules, high residual soil fertility and restoration of soil communities. Seed additions and top soil removal can solve some of these constraints, but restoring beneficial biotic soil conditions remains a challenge.
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Kailash sacred landscape conservation initiative: feasibility assessment report
<p>The Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation Initiative (KSLCI) aims to initiate and promote transboundary biodiversity and cultural conservation, ecosystem management, sustainable development, and climate change adaptation within the Kailash Sacred Landscape (KSL).
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Opportunities of Traditional Knowledge in Natural resource management experiences from in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) is situated in the Southeast of Bangladesh covering about 10 per cent of the total land. It is the native hoe of 13 tribal communities and these communities have their own
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Role of forest on climate change adaptation
The objectives of the study are: Identify how forest ecosystems support enhancement of adaptive capacity of local communities; Analyze win-win roles of forests for climate change mitigation and adaptation
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Report of the sub committee on development of sustainable habitat parameters in the field of urban planning
This report on Development of Sustainable Habitat Parameters in the field of Urban Planning has been prepared by a Sub-Committee constituted by the Ministry of Urban Development under the National Mission
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Modelling runoff using modified SCS-CN method in Shivalik micro-watersheds
In engineering practice, simple methods are important for predicting runoff from watersheds particularly for flood forecasting and water balance calculations. In the present study, it is illustrated that
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Opportunities of traditional knowledge in natural resource management experiences from in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) is situated in the Southeast of Bangladesh covering about 10 per cent of the total land. It is the native hoe of 13 tribal communities and these communities have their own