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India's Drylands and Emerging Challenges
eSocialSciences; Ministry of Environment and Forests GOI - 2011
In order to tackle the issues of desertification, land degradation and droughts, 22 major programmes are being … Government of India's initiatives but also Civil Society's contribution in addressing the issues of desertification, land …. [Elucidation of the 4th National Report submitted to UNCCD Secretariat]. URL: [http://moef.nic.in/modules/divisions/desertification-cell/unccd-report.pdf] …
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Address by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee to Parliament
Mukherjee, Pranab - eSocialSciences - 2013
Reviving economic growth is the priority of the government. [http://presidentofindia.nic.in/sp210213.html].
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The Two Cultures Revisited: Some Reflections on the Environment-Development Debate in India
Ramesh, Jairam - eSocialSciences - 2010
rivers, lakes, mountains and wonderful biodiversity in its myriad forms, since that alone will make for sustainable …
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Climate Change Vulnerability of Mountain Ecosystems in the Eastern Himalayas
Tse-ring, Karma; Sharma, Eklabya; Chettri, Nakul; … - eSocialSciences - 2012
The ecosystem of the Eastern Himalayas are vulnerable to climate change as a result of their ecological fragility and economic marginality. The conservation policies at national and regional levels are reported here. So that it will stimulate and Coordinate research which is urgently needed....
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Rethinking Food Security Policies: IDSAsr Declaration
Kainth, Gursharan Singh - eSocialSciences - 2009
Declaration made at the end of two days national seminar on Food security and Sustainability in India held on November 7-8, 2009 organized by GAD Institute of Development Studies, PO Naushera, Amritsar 143008 and sponsored by Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Indian Council...
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Unravelling Khulna Jessore Drainage Project
Islam, Shahidul; Kibria, Zakir - eSocialSciences - 2009
An analysis of the Asian Development Bank-funded Khulna Jessore Drainage Rehabilitation Project by the Bangladeshi NGO Uttaran.
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Conserving Biodiversity Efficiently: What to Do, Where, and When
Wilson, Kerrie A; Underwood, Emma C - eSocialSciences - 2007
Conservation priority-setting schemes have not yet combined geographic priorities with a framework that can guide the allocation of funds among alternate conservation actions that address specific threats. A framework is developed and applied to 17 of the world’s 39 Mediterranean...
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Impact of Organic Farming on Economics of Sugarcane Cultivation in Maharashtra
G, Kshirsagar K - eSocialSciences - 2008
The primary goal of this paper is to examine the impact of organic farming on economics of sugarcane cultivation in Maharashtra. The study is based on primary data collected from two districts covering 142 farmers, 72 growing Organic Sugarcane (OS) and 70 growing Inorganic Sugarcane (IS) in...
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The Value of Biodiversity in India’s Forests
Sanyal, Sanjeev; Gundimeda, Haripriya; Sinha, Rajiv; … - eSocialSciences - 2007
This paper attempts to value the biodiversity functions of India’s natural ecosystems and suggest a method to adjust … assess the state of biodiversity in different states in India based on the available data from secondary sources. (2 …) Estimate the value of biodiversity in Indian forest ecosystems. (3) Estimate the value of the depletion of biodiversity due to …
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Impact of Protection on Forest Quality at Pench Tiger Reserve
Mahajan, M; Sengupta, R; Singh, R B P - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper reports the results of a study undertaken by PSI in the autumn of 2002 to assess the impact of protection on the quality of the forest in the Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
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