Report on water bodies by Kerala, 18/05/2020
<p>Kerala filed its action plan on restoration of water bodies in compliance of the National Green Tribunal order of February 25, 2020 in the matter of Lt. Col Sarvadaman Singh Oberoi Vs Union of India
Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
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Identification of fire prone forest areas based on GIS analysis of archived forest fire points detected in the last thirteen years
Forest fires cause large scale destruction of forest resources and biodiversity in the country every year. One forest fire incident may nullify all efforts of conservation and plantations done in the past
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding geo digitization of the forest areas in the State of Maharashtra, 18/02/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shobha Phadanvis Vs State of Maharashtra & Others dated 18/02/2019 regarding geo digitization of the forest areas in the State of Maharashtra
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ADB provides $200m to upgrade rural road network in Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh today (Sunday) signed agreements for $200 million in loans to improve the rural road network in Bangladesh. Monowar Ahmed, Secretary,
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Identification of fire prone forest areas based on GIS analysis of archived forest fire points detected in the last thirteen years
Forest fires cause large scale destruction of forest resources and biodiversity in the country every year. One forest fire incident may nullify all efforts of conservation and plantations done in the past
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Hydrodynamic simulation of a cloudburst event in Asi Ganga Valley of Indian Himalayan region using MIKE11 and GIS techniques
<p>Cloudburst is one of the most devastating and frequently occurring natural hazardous events in Indian Himalayan region. <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Asi_Ganga_Valley_cloudburst.pdf"
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MMRDA environment society to assess water bodies in Mumbai Metropolitan Region
The Society is likely to finalise a consultant next month for conducting the survey. TO ASSESS the water bodies of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), the Environment Improvement Society (EIS) of
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Science & technology into action: disaster risk reduction perspectives from Asia
This publication takes forward the 12 action points adopted at the First Asian Science and Technology Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (ASTCDRR) as a contribution to the global ‘Science and Technology
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GIS-based bivariate statistical techniques for groundwater potential analysis (an example of Iran)
<p>Groundwater potential analysis prepares better comprehension of hydrological settings of different regions. This study shows the potency of two GIS-based data driven bivariate techniques namely statistical
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A country level assessment of area under agroforestry and its carbon sequestration potential
National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) is a network project of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, which was launched in February, 2011. The project aims to enhance resilience