http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/8796 Search the Channel search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/simple-search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/8814 Title: Book Review-Ecological Meltdown Is the Human Race at the Gateway of Extinction? <br/> <br/>Abstract: The book – Ecological Meltdown – in the International Year of Biodiversity is a reminder, a warning bell to human species that we are not the only one on this Planet. Whatever nature has provided is for all the living beings on this Earth to share. But we in our greed, in the name of development, are encroaching onthe right of others by the sheer arrogance of being the superior most species.<p>Author: Asheem Srivastav and Suvira Srivastav<br>Published by TERI Press <br/> <br/>Page(s): 14-15 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:58:59 GMT http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/8813 Title: Eroding Domestic Animal Biodiversity <br/> <br/>Authors: Sharma, Lalit <br/> <br/>Abstract: The rich biological diversity in farm animals is progressively getting eroded, especially in cattle, poultry, sheep and pigs where a large percentage is either being replaced by exotic or crosses of the exotic and native breeds. EVERY animal, wild or domestic, has a role to play in the bio-chain. Over a period of time, livestock farmers have developed a wide range of domestic animal breeds. These breeds are adapted to the conditions of subsistence farming practiced by close to 640 million livestock keepers. Domestic animals provide milk, eggs and meat, plough the fields, and transport goods and people in rural areas, often despite the pressures of heat, drought, diseases and parasites. They not only contribute to the national GDP significantly, but also help in uplift of the socio-economic status of the rural masses. India, owing to the geological events in the landmass and subsequent geography, provides conditions for high levels of biological diversity. In spite of occupying only 2.4% of the world, India has 7% of rich animal diversity, making her a hub for global domestic animal diversity. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 52-54 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:58:59 GMT http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/8812 Title: Natural Hazards-A for Avalanche <br/> <br/>Authors: Datta, Sukanya <br/> <br/>Abstract: Usually it is new snow that slides as it accumulates on the older snow layer. This is because the new snow layer is not compact and has the tendency to slide down toward the base of the mountain. Weather,temperature, slope steepness, slope orientation, wind direction, terrain/vegetation and different combinations of all these factors contribute towards an avalanche. Avalanches can also be triggered by loud noise. The activities of skiers and climbers can also cause anavalanche. If the slope is unstable then, the weight of only one skier is enough to set off an avalanche. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 56-57 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:58:59 GMT http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/8811 Title: Living Fossils- Cockroaches:Defying the Passage of Time <br/> <br/>Authors: Datta, Sukanya <br/> <br/>Abstract: A true or classic Living Fossil is one that was only known from the fossil record until a living representative was discovered, as the sole surviving member of a once numerous and widespread group. Cockroaches have been around for approximately 350 million years and realistically speaking, have never really disappeared only to be rediscovered amidst scientific rejoicing. Therefore, they only qualify as Living Fossils on a  technicality—because they have been around so long and have changed so little in the interim. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 55 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:58:59 GMT