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Land on the move
Landslides frequently occur in about 15 per cent of India’s mountainous terrain, especially affecting the states of Sikkim and Mizoram.
A vortex of winds-Cyclones
Cyclones are areas of closed spiralling winds initiated by atmospheric disturbances around low pressure areas over the Indian Ocean, often resulting in destructive landfalls in the sub-continent. The...
A Sea Wave Named Tsunami
Tsunamis are generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water. Recognising the imperative to put in place an early warning system for the mitigation of such d...
Glaciers and Avalanches: Himalaya
Avalanches, a sudden rapid flow of ice/snow down a slope, occur in ice bound terrain. The frosty covering, precariously held to slopes, coupled with excessive amounts of snow layering and mixed with u...
Molten Earth
Volcanic activities frequently occur along plate boundaries where pressure underneath the crust is released through cracks - pushing out magma and sometimes water and steam. The process of volcanism d...
India’s Population Profile
According to the provisional Census figures, although decadal growth in India’s population has registered the sharpest decline during 2001-2011, in terms of absolute numbers the population has increas...
Migration
People move in and out of places every day and have done so throughout human history. This short essay outlines the pattern of migratory movement and reflects an ever changing India. About 29 per cen...
Biodiversity in India
India ranks among the top ten species-rich nations and shows high endemism. As per the 4th National Report on Biological Diversity (2009), Govt. of India, in India, so far over 91,200 species of anima...
The Lesser Known crafts of Chhattisgarh
Apart from the exemplary and well promoted arts of Chhattisgarh - Dhokra and Loha shilp, there is a legacy of tribal crafts that are yet to receive resplendent accolades. The essay attempts to showcas...
Fact sheet
Arctic: The region spans the Arctic Ocean and covers land areas in parts of Canada, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States (Alaska). Antarctic: With no native popul...