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Ecology and Environment
Workshop on Bhuvan: Gateway to Indian Earth Observation visualization – Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), 28th March, 2011, Chennai
Posted on 21 Mar, 2011 02:03 PMOrganizers:
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
- Science City, Gandhi Mandapam
Venue: Science City, Gandhi Mandapam, Chennai
Workshop on Bhuvan: Gateway to Indian Earth Observation visualization – Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO), 24th March, 2011, Shillong
Posted on 21 Mar, 2011 01:22 PMOrganizers:
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
- North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC)
Venue: North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC), Shillong
Biomass production and carbon stock of poplar agroforestry systems in Yamunanagar and Saharanpur districts of northwestern India – A paper in Current Science
Posted on 20 Mar, 2011 10:18 PMPoplar (Populus deltoides) has gained considerable importance in agroforestry plantations of western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir due to its deciduous nature, fast growth, short rotation and high industrial requirement. Poplar based agroforestry systems are prevalent among farmers of Saharanpur (UP) and Yamunanagar (Haryana) districts of northwestern India.
Patterns of diversity and conservation status of freshwater fishes in the tributaries of river Ramganga in the Shiwaliks of the Western Himalaya – A paper in Current Science
Posted on 20 Mar, 2011 09:47 PMOne tributary was within a protected area (PA; Corbett National Park); the other two were outside the PA (Lansdowne Forest Division). Cast nets were used for fish sampling, which was done from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Pest and disease management in organic, natural, sustainable agriculture - Presentations from the South Asia Conference on "Outstanding Organic Agriculture Techniques", Bangalore organised by OFAI (2009)
Posted on 20 Mar, 2011 06:17 PMThis set of presentations from the conference on Outstanding Organic Agriculture Techniques held during September 2009 at Bangalore deals with pest and disease management practices in organic farming, which rely primarily on preventive and integrated methods.
Crop production and plan protection in organic farming
This paper by S R Sundararaman presents organic farming as the only recourse for farmers, to save both livelihood and the health of the soil. Organic farming methods enable farmers save money and turn their farmyard waste into value-added products for increasing crop production. Farmers will not have to be dependent on agri-business companies for seeds, fertilizers and pesticides. Our self-reliance is thus preserved. A large portion of our country's foreign exchange is used to pay for the import of petroleum products. By going organic we will also help our country save on valuable foreign exchange. Our land will keep giving us returns for extended periods of time unlike farming as per the green revolution, where the land stays productive for a short time and then becomes sterile.
The uppermost question in the minds of farmers who have recently converted to organic farming or who want to turn organic is how to ensure that crop production does not reduce and how to protect the plants from disease, without the chemical fertilizers and pesticides that their fields have grown used to. This paper provides the answers and it also seeks to reassure all farmers that there is no farm which cannot turn around and produce quality crops in sufficient quantity, using organic farming methods.
First Indian Forest Congress 2011, Indian Council of Forestry and Education, 22nd – 25th November 2011, NASC Complex, New Delhi
Posted on 19 Mar, 2011 02:30 PMForests in a changing world
Organizer: Indian Council of Forestry and Education
Venue: NASC complex, DPS Marg, Pusa, New Delhi
South Asian Conference on Contemporary Environmental Perspectives – Hidayatullah National Law University, 25th – 27th March, 2011, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
Posted on 19 Mar, 2011 12:41 PMA Crusade for the Cause of Environment Protection
Organizers:
- Hidayatullah National Law University
- Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
- Bar Council of India (BCI)
- World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Interactive session on "Thinking the future: Coffee, Forests and People, Conservation and Development in Kodagu", AgroParisTech University, 19th March 2011, Alliance Française de, Bangalore
Posted on 17 Mar, 2011 10:24 AMOrganizer:
- AgroParisTech University, France
Vacation training programme on Bio-Resources at Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment – Apply by 15th April
Posted on 16 Mar, 2011 04:10 PM6th vacation Training Programme on Bio-Resources funded by the National Bio-Resource Development Board, Department of Bio-Technology, Government of India will be conducted by Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, during summer 2011. Applications are invited from interested Class X candidates for the programme.