April 2012 Blog Posts (16)

 

Have you heard this line from John Donne’s poem, “No man is an island unto himself”…..

Few words but with a real heavy meaning!

My logic deciphers the inner meaning of the above line as follows: We all belong to nature and our daily activities are tuned to the rhythms of the ecological system that we find ourselves in…Hence, a distortion in this system caused by our activities today, might act as a boomerang for us in the near future. For example, the impounding…

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Greetings from IDSAsr and a very good morning



Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies is proposing to bring out a special issue on:



Policy Intervention in CDM and carbon Market: Indian Experiences.



It will be highly appreciated if you please submit a story/research paper to be included in this proposal.  It will be published by the end of this year.Paper can be submitted at…

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क्या कभी आप लोगों ने सोचा कि आखिर पृथ्वी जैसा ग्रह ही मनुष्यों के लिए जीवन जीने के अनुकूल क्यों है? नहीं!! मैं बताता हूँ क्योंकि पृथ्वी पर पाया जाने वाला वातावरण अन्यत्र किसी ग्रह के पास नहीं है. अगर यह वातावरण नहीं होता तो पृथ्वी पर दिन और रात का तापमान अपने न्यूनतम एवं अधिकतम मान से कहीं ज्यादा ऊपर या नीचे होने कि संभावना रहती. इसी वातावरण के कारण ही पृथ्वी पर सुखद एवं बेहतर पर्यावरण का निर्माण संभव हुआ.

अब आप सोचेंगे यह पर्यावरण क्या है?? पर्यावरण अर्थात हमारे (मनुष्य के)…

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We are pleased to inform you that Engineering Staff College of India (ESCI) is organizing a 3-day Continuing Professional Development Programme on “Bio Medical Waste Management - Handling and Safe Disposal Options with Reference to Draft Rules 2011” from 14 – 16 June, 2012 at ESCI Campus, Gachi Bowli, Hyderabad.

The objective of this programme is to familiarize participants on issues of Bio-medical waste such as quantification, segregation, scientific…

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Social Impact Assessment (SIA) is an important tool to inform decision makers, regulators and stakeholders, about the possible social and economic impact of a proposed project.

To be effective, it requires the active involvement of all concerned stakeholders. Centre for Science and Environment recognises this need and has developed hands-on three-day training programme aimed at giving practical exposure to participants on SIA with specific reference to deve lopment projects, such as…

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Originally published on the EcoCloud platform.

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Guidelines for collection of NPV: Please see MoEF, New Delhi letter no F.No.5-3/2007-FC, Dated 05.02.2009 and Directive issued by Hon'ble Supreme Court of India vide their judgement dated 28.03.2008.The 16 major forest types have been regrouped into 6 ecological classes depending upon their ecology functions. Eco-Class I to VI.

Thanks to all Institutional members of IEN.Rer. aAlso stockmap available with forest dept. 

M.Sc., M.Phil students interested to pursue their Dissertation work on cave science (both in field/ laboratory based) are welcome to discuss here. Field open: a) Biodiversity, b) chiropterology, c) Geomicrobiology, d) Ecology etc....

Laboratory work will be carried out at Raipur (C.G.) headquarter....   Our Organization…

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Hi friends...suggest me some famous and quality books on climate change.

Hello everyone

Can anybody give me design of flue gas desulfurization ? I need it for my projct.

Dear Members,

 I need the MoEF circular dated Sept19, 1997 & June 30, 1998 related to use of beneficated coal in thermal power plants etc. Please help me if any one have the same.

Thanks & Regards,

Gopi 

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Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has set up new head office building at Gandhinagar & it will run on Solar Energy. An ideal example of “Zero Energy Building” (Detail information is mentioned below, cutting of The Times of India, 6th April, 2012)

GPCB would be the first 100 % solar building which will power for40 A/c's,600 fans & 1000 CFL tubelights.It will generate 116800 units /year,actual consumption will be 84000 units.The remaining… Continue

As a human being we all know how difficult if we don't have water. In summer we all face drinking water problem.In villages people walk too far to get water. Municipalities can not supply drinking water for all.



If we don't drink water frequently in summer, we may face severe health problems. Similarly animals and birds should also need water.



Please place a water in a dish or tub at your house open places. So that little birds can have…

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