ID: 61522
Title: Quantification and monitoring of deforestation in India over eight decades (1930-2013).
Author: C.Sudhakar Redddy, C.S.Jha, V.K.Dadhwal, P.Hari Krishna, S.Vazeed Pasha, K.V. Satish, Kalloli Dutta, K.R.L.Saranya, F.Rakesh, G.Rajashekar, P.G.Diwakar.
Editor: None
Year: 2015
Publisher: Biodiversity and Conservation
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Quantification and Monitoring of Deforestation in India over Eight Decades (1930-2013) 1-24 (2015)
Subject: Quantification and Monitoring of Deforestation in India Over Eight Decades
Keywords: Deforestation, Monitoring, Forest, Conservation, Remote sensing, India.
Abstract: There is still large uncertainty over the status of global forest cover owing to the paucity of comprehensive and holistic studies related to long term forest cover change. The aim of the present work is to prepare a nation-wide multi-date forest cover database which describes and quantifies historical and recent changes in natural forests of India. This analysis facilitated the determination of the state of Indian forest cover changes over last eight decades. Here, we have mapped the total are under forest cover, evaluated the spatial tracking of changes in natural forests, estimated the rate of deforestation and afforestation, analysed the biogeographic zone wise and state wise forest cover change, existing land use in deforested area, influence of environmental factors such as terrain on deforestation and implication of different definitions of forest used by agencies reporting deforestation in India. The results indicated that forests covered an area of 869,012 km2 in 1930 which has decreased 625, 565 km2 in 2013, a net loss of 243, 447 km2 (28 %) in eight decades. The highest annual average forest loss was found to be 4795 km2 during 1930-1975, 1476 km2 during 1975-1985, 767 km2 during 1985-1995, 356 km2 during 1995-2005 and 209 km2 during 2005-2013.Between 1930 and 1975, forest experienced large scale deforestation at gross annual rate of 0.77 % which has declined to 0.29 % and 0.14 % for the 1975-1985 and 1985-1995 periods respectively. Quantification of annual rate of gross deforestation for the recent period indicates 0.07 % during 1995-2005 and 0.05 % during 2005-2013.The lower rates of deforestation during recent period support effectiveness of conservation measures taken at national level. It was found that deforestation rate has decreased in many biogeographic zones by 2005, except for Andaman & Nicobar Islands and North Est. The major deforestation has mostly occurred due to conversion of forests to agriculture. The construction of reservoirs contributed to 4.1 % of forest loss. The tropical forests have experienced large scale deforestation followed by subtropical forests. The findings of the study will be useful to prioritize conservation and protection of forest cover at the regional level. It shall also provide a base for future research on the impacts of deforestation on carbon flux and biodiversity.
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
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ID: 61521
Title: Conservation of Fragmented Forests in Banavasi Range, Sirsi Forest Division, Kanara Circle.
Author: Ramachandra T V, Subhash Chandran M. D, Rao G R
Editor: Ramachandra T V.
Year: 2016
Publisher: EWRG, CES
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Sahyadri Conservation Series - 50, ETR 97
Subject: None
Keywords: None
Abstract: None
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None
ID: 61520
Title: Rejuvenation & Sustainable Management of Gokarna Temple Pond - Kotiteertha
Author: Ramachandra T V, Durga Madhab Mahapatra, Subhash Chandran M. D, Sincy V, Asulabha K S, Rao G R, Vishnu D Mukhri, Akhil C A.
Editor: Ramachandra T V.
Year: 2016
Publisher: EWRG, CES
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Sahyadri Conservation Series - 52, ETR 99
Subject: None
Keywords: None
Abstract: None
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None
ID: 61519
Title: Biodiversity in India
Author: Ramachandra T V
Editor: None
Year: 2016
Publisher: None
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: None
Keywords: None
Abstract: None
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None
ID: 61518
Title: Rejuvenation and Sustainable Management of Gokarna Temple Pond - Kotiteertha
Author: Ramachandra T V, Durga Madhab Mahapatra, Subhash Chandran M D, Sincy V, Asulabha K S, Rao G R, Vishnu D Mukhri, Akhil C A.
Editor: Ramachandra T V
Year: 2015
Publisher: EWRG,CES, IISc
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Sahyadri Conservation Series 52, ETR 97, Oct 2015
Subject: Rejuvenation and Sustainable Management of Gokarna Temple Pond - Kotiteertha
Keywords: temple pond, water qualilty, algae, macrophytes, rituals, primary productivity.
Abstract: Kotiteertha or temple pond with daily sacraments constitute the vital ecosystem linking the culture with the society in India. The sharp increase of devotees performing rituals within and around the temple premises in the last decade, and lack of regular maintenance of temple pond has led to the eutrophication.
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None
ID: 61517
Title: Conservation of Fragmented Forests in Banavasi Range,Sirsi Forest Division, Kanara Circle.
Author: Subhash Chandran M D, Rao G R, Ramachandra T V.
Editor: Ramachandra T V
Year: 2015
Publisher: EWRG,CES, IISc
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Sahyadri Conservation Series 50, ETR 97, July 2015
Subject: Conservation of Fragmented Forests in Banavasi Range,Sirsi Forest Division, Kanara Circle.
Keywords: Kans, Western Ghats, sustainable management, forest fragmentation, Conservation, Fragmented Forests in Banavasi Range,Sirsi Forest Division, Kanara Circle., Karnataka
Abstract: In the pre-colonial times, when the forests were under the virtual control of village communities, especially along the eastern fringes of Western Ghats, in eastern Sirsi and Siddapur, in the taluks of Sorab, Sagar Thirthahalli etc. in Shimoga district, there were well developed, self-sustaining agro-forestry systems under the practical control of the village communities.
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None
ID: 61516
Title: Flora of Bangalore District
Author: S V Ramaswamy, B A Razi
Editor: Robert F Thorne
Year: 2015
Publisher: Prasararanga, University of Mysore, Kapila Power Press, Nanjangud, Mysore
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: 1973, pp 1-740
Subject: Flora of Bangalore District
Keywords: Flora of Bangalore District, Flora, Bangalore, Karnataka
Abstract: None
Location: TE15, EWRG, CES, IISc.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None
ID: 61515
Title: Additions to Flowers fo Sahyadri
Author: Shrikanth Ingalhalikar.
Editor: None
Year: 2014
Publisher: Corolla Publications
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: 2015
Subject: Additions to Flowers of Sahyadri - Field Guide
Keywords: Flowers of Sahyadri, North Western Ghats, Karnataka, India.
Abstract: Additions to Flowers of Sahyadri - Field Guide to 800 Flowers of North Western Ghats of India.
Location: Field Station Kumta
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ID: 61514
Title: Further Flowers of Sahyadri
Author: Shrikanth Ingalhalikar.
Editor: None
Year: 2015
Publisher: Corolla Publications
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: 2007
Subject: Further Flowers of Sahyadri - Field Guide
Keywords: Flowers of Sahyadri, North Western Ghats, Karnataka, India.
Abstract: Further Flowers of Sahyadri - Field Guide to 1200 Flowers of North Western Ghats of India.
Location: Field Station Kumta
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None
ID: 61513
Title: Flowers of Sahyadri
Author: Shrikanth Ingalhalikar.
Editor: None
Year: 2015
Publisher: Corolla Publications
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: 2012
Subject: Flowers of Sahyadri - Field Guide
Keywords: Flowers of Sahyadri, North Western Ghats, Karnataka, India.
Abstract: Flowers of Sahyadri - Field Guide to 600 Flowers of North Western Ghats of India.
Location: Field Station Kumta
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None
ID: 61512
Title: OASYS South Asia Project Brightens Up Remote Areas.
Author: Debajit Palit.
Editor: Dr. Arun K. Tripathi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Akshay Urja (Renewable energy) Vol. 8 (5). 36-39 (2015)
Subject: Renewable Energy
Keywords: OASYS, South Asia, Project, Remote areas
Abstract: The problem of electricity access requires solutions which are techno-economically viable, institutionally feasible, socio-politically acceptable, and a conscientious and collective effort aiming to improve quality of life of the energy impoverished population. The ' off-grid Access Systems for South Asia(OASYS South Asia) project implemented by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and a consortium of research partners led by De Montfort University, UK, aimed to develop a systematic analysis and research foundation in order to find appropriate local solutions for sustainable rural electricity supply. As part of the OASYS project, an important component was to develop an off-grid delivery model framework and implementation of demonstration project (s), covering un-electrified villages, to test the framework.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None
ID: 61511
Title: Newly Designed Biogas Plants in Central Gujarat Use Less Water.
Author: Samir Vahora and M Shyam
Editor: Dr. Arun K. Tripathi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Akshay Urja (Renewable energy) Vol. 8 (5). 32-35 (2015)
Subject: Renewable Energy
Keywords: Newly Designed Biogas Plants, Central Gujarat, Use less Water.
Abstract: So far, more than four million family-sized biogas plants have been installed in the countryside under ' National Programme on Biogas Development an Manure Management, ' which is being implemented by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for the last about three decades. The biogas thus produced is used for cooking and other domestic thermal applications and the digested slurry is reused in the fields for crop production. Cattle dung of 25 kg/m3/d rated biogas capacity is charged everyday into these plants. Before feeding, the cattle dung is required to be thoroughly mixed with equal quantity of water. The most common fixed-dome type biogas plant design, i.e., Deenbandhu, has been successfully modified by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for digestion of cattle dung in near-solid state, i.e., fresh cattle dung may be directly fed in to the plant of the modified design.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None
ID: 61510
Title: Key to India ' s Ultra Mega Solar PV Programme.
Author: Dr. Om Prakash Nangia.
Editor: Dr. Arun K. Tripathi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Akshay Urja (Renewable energy) Vol. 8 (5). 26-31 (2015)
Subject: Renewable Energy
Keywords: Key, India ' s ultra Mega Solar PV Programme.
Abstract: Energy in various forms has played an increasingly important role in worldwide economic progress and industrialization. In view of the world ' s depleting fossil fuels reserves, the urgency in development of Renewable Energy (RE) has received an impetus. Solar and wind are most economically viable and commercially harnessed technologies. Among the various RE technologies, the potential and growth in solar energy is the highest (~40 per cent since 1990). Solar energy has been the single largest contributor, due to huge improvements in its cost-competitiveness, over the last five years. Prominently, solar energy took almost half of all renewable energy investment in 2014, according to the Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).The International Energy Agency estimates that investment in clean energy will rise to almost $ 900 billion by 2035.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None
ID: 61509
Title: Second Generation Biofuel Production
Author: Dr.Ram Chandra, Mr.Virendra K Vijay and Mr. Abhinav Trivedi.
Editor: Dr. Arun K. Tripathi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Akshay Urja (Renewable energy) Vol. 8 (5). 22-25 (2015)
Subject: Renewable Energy
Keywords: Second Generation, Biofuel, Production.
Abstract: The second generation of biofuels production from renewable resources, i.e., ' plant biomass, ' refers particularly to the lignocellulosic biomass/ materials, since this makes up the majority of the cheap and abundant non-food materials available from plants. Thus, lignocellulosic feedstock can offer the potential to provide novel biofuels of the ' second generation of biofuels. ' The production of hydrogen, natural gas, bio-oils, producer gas, biogas, alcohols, and biodiesel from renewable biomass has been the major research programme around the world with a view to supplement petroleum fuels and reduce environmental pollution.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None
ID: 61508
Title: Re-invest 2015
Author: Dr. Arun K Tripathi
Editor: Dr. Arun K. Tripathi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Akshay Urja (Renewable energy) Vol. 8 (5). 10-15 (2015)
Subject: Renewable Energy
Keywords: Reaching, Sky
Abstract: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated RE-INVEST 2015 (15-17 February, 2015), India ' s first Renewable Energy Global Investor Meet& Expo summit in New Delhi. He stated that India ' s thrust towards renewable energy production was to further universal access for country ' s poor. At the inaugural session, the Prime Minister invoked anecdotes and even mythology to explain the importance of the renewable energy sector in India ' s overall energy basket. He stated that India would take the lead in forming a consortium of around 50 countries which are blessed with abundant solar radiation that could take forward the research and development of solar energy and improve accessibility for remote areas. He also mentioned that renewable energy should provide electricity access even in the remotest villages of the country.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None