Ample surplus rainwater is available in river basins of India. Any use and exploitation of this surplus rainwater must be based on an analysis of 4 to 10 times longer data of the past.

The village of Dekheta in Orissa, was selected as a field research base by Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), Cuttack, in 2008 just before the monsoons. The results were so encouraging that today the women here have organised themselves to create a flood-resistant paddy seed bank with technical help being offered by CRRI.

The analysis of changes in the moisture regions over the past hundred years indicate a net effect of drier all India moisture conditions in the recent decades.

The implementation of reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) in developing countries, as a part of CO2 mitigation measures needs to be examined. For India specific situation, this scheme must have the ability to guarantee effective maintenance of forest cover over significant time periods as well as prevent an impact on society and environment. There is a need to ensure a sustainable flow of financial benefit to the indigenous or tribal communities and participation as well as capacity building of vulnerable stakeholders should be facilitated with recognition of their forests rights.

Mahanadi, before debouching onto the coastal plains, passes through a narrow gorge with magnificently wooded mountains on either side known as Satkosia Gorge - a rare place of beauty, nature is generously bountiful here.

Understanding climatic changes of the Holocene Period (past 11,000 years¬¬¬¬) is crucial to assess the impact of global warming on the Indian environment. In the following discourse we provide an overview of climatic changes over the Indian subcontinent based on instrumental records (1813-2008 AD) and as reported by historians (600 BC-1800 AD), archaeologists (3000–600 BC), mythologists (8,000-3,000 BC) and palaeo-climatologists (prior to 8,000 BC).

Prof Jeffrey M Smith, Institute for Responsible Technology, USA, has authored an internationally renowned book, ‘Genetic Roulette - The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods’, which illustrates how the world’s most powerful biotech companies mislead critics and put the health of societies at risk.

The Pucca construction is the first indication of economic mobility of a family. Also for every one crore rupees of investment in housing, nearly 290 industries in the building material sector get activated besides the core manufacturing sector constituting cement, steel and bricks.

The G‘n’Y team conducted a questionnaire based double season - summer 2006 and winter 2008 - structured study with the objective to understand the status of wind power station largely built by the private players Suzlon and Enercon, viz-a-viz local amenities and socio-economic conditions in and around Jaisalmer city.

An age old tradition, India even today blithely sells its tag of being the mystical land of snake charmers. The People who profess this 'Art' however live a life of penury. The gap between protecting the hapless reptiles and developing a viable livelihood for the snake charmers needs to be addressed immediately to save whatever little traditional knowlegde may be left.