Myriad Challenges of the Coasts of India
Monitoring from space, aerial and in situ platforms in coastal regions will help develop models for interactions between ecological and anthropogenic processes, helping sustainable management of coast...
Perspectives on Coastal Research
The Indian coastline sustains unique habitats that are subjected to increasing anthropogenic stressors. The National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), engaged in addressing coastal concerns over thr...
Our Fragile Coasts: Scientific Approaches and Solutions
The Indian coasts hold diverse geomorphological features—mudflats, rocky shores, cliffs, sandy beaches and deltaic reaches that shelter unique ecosystems. However, significant sections of the coastlin...
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The Most Vulnerable Primitive Tribal Groups in India
<p>Although Scheduled Tribes in India are protected legally by the Constitution of India, in the case of Primitive Tribal Groups in India, many a time these groups might reside in areas or have a life...
Protecting Forest Dwellers as an Essential Part of Indian Forests
<p>In February 2002, the Supreme Court of India passed an order prohibiting state governments and also tribals and other traditional forest dwellers from removing dead, dying trees and grasses and tre...
The Tharu People of Don Valley in the Valmiki Tiger Reserve
<p>As Phulvati’s busy fingers continued to wind loop after loop of colouredsabaigrass into a patterned basket, she recounted how she returned to work just the day after her marriage, tending to a near...
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The Most Vulnerable Primitive Tribal Groups in India
<p>Although Scheduled Tribes in India are protected legally by the Constitution of India, in the case of Primitive Tribal Groups in India, many a time these groups might reside in areas or have a lifestyle that might set them at a distance from the percolation of official policy.</p>
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<p>In February 2002, the Supreme Court of India passed an order prohibiting state governments and also tribals and other traditional forest dwellers from removing dead, dying trees and grasses and trees felled by winds.</p>