Download or read book 50 Years of Arid Zone Research in India 1947 1997 written by A. V. Rao and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arid Zone Which Covers 1569.2 Million Ha Of The World And Has Been Spread In 2.86 Lakh Sq. Km. Of The Indian Territory Has Always Been The Source Of Attraction For The Scientists, Researchers, Planners And Policy Makers Because Of Its Most Peculiar Bi

Download or read book Fifty Years of Arid Zone Research in India written by A. S. Faroda and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Arid Zone Research written by Unesco and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Thar Desert in Retrospect and Prospect written by R.P. Dhir and published by Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thar Desert in India is one of the most well-investigated and densely populated regions amongst the world arid zones. A blend of crop and animal husbandries, conservative land use practices, coping mechanisms to minimize adverse effect of drought and a frugal lifestyle have been the characteristic features of its dwellers. Recent increase in biotic pressure has interacted with the fragile environment to create fearsome environmental problems. Governmental responses were prompt in form creating a strong research infrastructure for multi-disciplinary and multi-location research and demonstration on the one hand and in huge investment in irrigation from internally and externally sourced water, desertification control program and an accelerated socio-economic and infrastructure development, softening content of drought and strengthening of livelihoods on the other. Unlike several publications on the Thar, the current effort attempts a comprehensive, pragmatic and off-beat analysis of various developments and goes further to show how the situation today is a blend of both resource degradation and economic development. Recent studies have helped rebuild the past climate history that shows that the climate has been fluctuating during the geological history but reports suggest also that current anthropogenic global warming makes the desert more vulnerable in near future. An attempt has been made also to peep into the future of the Thar.

Download or read book Advances in Library and information Science Vol 5 written by D.C. Ojha and published by Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2005-09-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital or virtual libraries have brought the revolutionary changes in the entire concept of library organization, management and operations. To peep into it, library and information science professionals, need to be get ready to face the challenges emerging due to the adoption of newer technologies. In this volume an attempt has been made to synthesize all aspects of Digital Libraries and to put them in the systematic order at one place to understand the conceptual phenomena and to render the better services. The books not only deals with the theoretical aspects of Digital Libraries but there are also some case studies which show the path to go ahead. Antivirus is also an important factor in forming the Digital Library. This aspect has also been given the due importance and a complete chapter has been devoted to this aspect. Few important topics concerning to Digital Libraries covered in this volume are : Policy and Planning of Digital Libraries. Digital Libraries : An Overview of Standards, Protocols and Formats. Perspectives in Digital Libraries. Digital Libraries : Storage & Management. Digitization of Dr. Raheja Library : A case study. Digital Information and Documentation Management in Leather and Allied Subjects. Electronic Copyright. Digital Property Rights and Licensing Issues. Antivirus and Protection of Digital Libraries. The book is suppose to be useful for the practicing Librarians, Information Scientists, Teachers and Students of Library and Information Science and to those who feel concerned in modernization and digitation of library resources.

Download or read book Drought Mitigation and Management written by S. Kumar and published by Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drought is a natural hazard characterized by lower than expected or lower than normal rainfall having slow but widespread impact. This book focus on drought management and mitigation in agriculture and allied sectors. The chapters cover Basic concepts, assessment, monitoring, forecasting, early warning, vulnerability and adaptation to drought and mitigation and management strategies. Management of different land use systems under drought and finally socio economic impact and livelihood issues of drought are also focussed. It would be useful to a wide range of stakeholders, i.e. planners, researchers, students and interested public. This will also serve as text book as well as supplementary reading for courses in agronomy, ecology, geography and agro meteorology besides administration and disaster management units.

Download or read book Report of the Working Group on Arid Zone Research written by India. Working Group on Arid Zone Research and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Modern Trends in Library and Information Science written by P.K. Gupta and published by Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2010-03-18 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present volume is a collection of scholarly written essays in honour of Dr. D.C. Ojha by the eminent librarians, Director, Professors, Information Scientists working in INFLIBNET, Universities including National University, DRDO, ICAR, including Agricultural Universities, CSSR, BITS and AICTE and MNIT Colleges of India. The application of Information Technology (IT) and Information Communication Technology (ICT) in libraries have brought the revolutionary changes in the entire concept of library operations, services and management. To peep into it, library and information science professionals, used to get ready to face the challenges emerging due to the adoption of newer technologies. An attempt has been made in the present volume to synthesize all aspects of IT and to put them in the systematic order at one place to understand the conceptual phenomena and to render the better and effective services to clientele. This book not only deals with the theoretical aspects about the application of IT in all types of libraries but there are also some case studies which show the path to march forward. The emergence of Internet, particularly the World Wide Web (WWW) as a new media of information delivery and digitization and virtual libraries, have been discussed, in one way or the other, in almost all chapters of the proposed book. A full chapter has been given on Cyber Crime and Indian Cyber Law. Few important topics covered in this volume are: • Information & Communication Technology (ICT) in Academic Libraries. • Marketing of e-resources. • Evaluation of Indian Library Software Packages. • Information Management in DRDO Libraries. • Digital Libraries. • Library 2.0 • RFID Ssytem for Libraries • Open Source Software for Libraries • IARI Library: A profile • Government Knowledge Centre: A Model for State Public Library. • Cyber Crime and Indian Cyber Law. The book is suppose to be useful for participating librarians, Information Scientists, Research Scholars, Teachers and students of library and information science and to those who feel concerned with modernization and digitization of library resources.

Download or read book The Future of Arid Lands Revisited written by Charles F. Hutchinson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-07 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Future of Arid Lands, edited by Gilbert White and published in 1956, comprised papers delivered at the "International Arid Lands Meetings" held in New Mexico in 1955. At these meetings, experts considered the major issues then confronting the world’s arid lands and developed a research agenda to address these issues. This book reexamines this earlier work and explores changes in the science and management of arid lands over the past 50 years within their historical contexts.

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Download or read book Environmental Studies Science SBPD Publications written by Dr. V. C. Sinha, and published by SBPD Publications. This book was released on 2022-07-11 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. Environment : Definition, Scope and Importance, 2. Natural Resources, 3. Forest Resources, 4. Water Resources, 5. Mineral Resources, 6. Food Resources, 7. Energy Resources, 8. Land Resources, 9. Ecosystem, 10. Biodiversity and its Conservation, 11. Environmental Pollution, 12. Disaster Managemen: Floods, Earthquakes, Cyclones and Landslides, 13. Social Issues and Environment : From Unsustainable to Sustainable Development, 14. Human Population and Environment.

Download or read book Livelihood Security in Northwestern Himalaya written by R.B. Singh and published by Springer Science & Business. This book was released on 2014-05-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book identifies and analyzes livelihood impacts of recent environmental and socio-economic changes in urban and rural settings of the mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh, north western Himalaya, India. The findings of the research deal with the broader objectives of the changing patterns of agricultural production with special reference to diversification, as well as forest-based livelihood outcomes, Clean Development Mechanism forest project activities, the roles of different ethnic groups and non-governmental organizations and the benefits and shortcomings of tourism as a livelihood source. These tasks are studied by using an exploratory approach, with participant observation, interviews through random and cluster sampling among villagers, local land users and officials, as well as with land cover interpretation and secondary statistical data. This book is relevant for educational use together with policy input on the issues exploring livelihood security in a rapidly growing developing country.

Download or read book Advances in Agroforestry Research written by John Beer and published by CATIE. This book was released on 1987 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction of the seminar; Acknowledgements; State of art in agroforestry; Highlights in agroforestry research and practice; Significance of social organization and cultural attitudes for agroforestry development; Classification of agroforestry systems; Economics in agroforestry; Silvicultural concepts in agroforestry; Ergonomics and its possible applications in agroforestry; A critical analysis of an agroforestry project in Acosta and Puriscal, Costa Rica; Criteria for the evaluation of organic matter and nutrient cycling in agroforestry systems; Agroforestry system interactions: man-tree-crop-animal; Case studies: soil and plant aspects of agroforestry systems; Response of hybrid Theobroma cacao to two shade associations in Turrialba, Costa Rica; Associations between cacao (Theobroma cacao) and shade trees in southern Bahia, Brazil; Nutrient cycling in agroforestry systems of coffee (Coffea arabica) with shade trees in the central experiment of CATIE; Experiences with coffee shade trees in Costa Rica; Coffee and cacao plantations under shade trees in Venezuela; The pejibaye palm (Bactris gasipaes H.B.K.) as a potential agroforestry species; Agroforestry systems with Gliricidia sepium; Alley cropping of annual food crops with woody legumes in Costa Rica; Results from the CATIE "Central Experiment": pasture and shade tree associations; Experiences with fence line fodder trees in Costa Rica and Nicaragua; Priorities for research on nitrogen fixation in agroforestry systems; Population dynamics of guava (Psidium guajava L.) in pastures; Case studies: diagnosis and technologies for agroforestry; The ICRAF agroforestry farming systems approach international council for research in agroforestry; Farmer'attitudes towards trees; Factors affecting the adoption of agroforestry innovations by traditional farmers; Development and application of agroforestry practices in tropical Asia; Agroforestry in Africa: potentials and constraints to technical and socio-economic development; Agroforestry experiences in southern Sudan with special reference to small farmers; Characteristics of farms producing basic grains in four areas of Central America; Case studies: economics and ergonomics in agroforestry; Economics of agroforestry systems in Africa; Economics of agroforestry systems in Asia; Advances in economic studies of agroforestry plantations in Central America; Ergonomic and biological aspects of human work in agroforestry productions systems; Reports of working groups: evaluation and specific recommendations; Working group A: soil and plant aspects of agroforestry systems; Working groupo B; Diagnosis and technologies for agroforesry; Working group C: Economics and ergonomics in agroforestry; Organization; Seminar committee; Participants; Programme.

Download or read book Annual Report to the President and to the Congress for Fiscal Year written by National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book 50 Years of Green Revolution written by M. S. Swaminathan and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The green revolution in India about 50 years ago transformed India's image then as begging bowl to bread basket. This transformation during the 1960s took just about 4 years. The yield increases achieved in wheat and then in rice which occurred in just about half decade is far in excess of the yield increases during the preceding 4000 years. This remarkable feat was achieved with the leadership of the author using the dwarf wheat types which had been produced by Norman Borlaug in Mexico. The research and development of green revolution of wheat and rice at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi was led by the author along with his team of students and co-workers. He has published over 100 papers on green revolution and the ever-green revolution which is a refinement of the former. This book is a compilation of just about 40 of his numerous research papers, monographs and books published by him on this subject. The papers in this book bring out the scientific basis of the modification of the plant type so as to be responsive to exogenous addition of chemical fertilizers and irrigation. The ideal plant type enables capture of adequate sunlight and using the chemical fertilizers added to the soil, produce substantial photosynthetic starch. And because the plants have short and thick culm, they are able to withstand enormous amounts of grains in their ears. This indeed was the basis of breaking the yield barriers associated with native varieties. The book also brings out that green revolution had established the food security at the national level but not at the individual household levels of millions of resource-poor rural small and marginal farming, fishing and landless families. Further green revolution was commodity-centric and the manner of its practice led to environmental degradation and social inequities. This author realized as early as 1972 that system of agriculture in India should be designed to fight both the famines of food and rural livelihoods. In pursuit of it, this author further designed an evergreen revolution with systems approach. What this means is providing concurrent attention to ecological foundations of agriculture and the livelihoods of the rural people. The book also brings out that green revolution was a team effort involving scientists, policy makers, administrators, farmers and students. This book is an outstanding example of green revolution providing a breathing space by putting the cereal grain production rate ahead of the population growth rate and then when food security has been adequately established, the system is changed to achieve productivity in perpetuity without causing environmental and social harm.