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The book is not restricted to the regular collection of statutes found in most run-of-the-mill compilations, and is a first ever compilation of such a wide array of legislations concerning the environment and laws relating to it. Not only the Acts that directly address environmental issues, but also every aspect of the Central and State Acts, Rules, Policy Documents, International Treaties and Conventions that concern the environment has been looked into teh ...
The book provides a thorough understanding of the basic principles and techniques of GNSS. Beginning with the history and basic concepts of GNSS, the book gives an exhaustive coverage on every GNSS constellation, GNSS signals, errors and accuracy issues, positioning methods, augmentations, satellite geodesy, and GNSS receivers. It also presents wide spectrum of GNSS applications and practical issues involved in surveying, mapping and navigation.This book is ...
Taxonomists dealing with fruit crops have rated systematic homology as an advanced horticultural subject and takes into consideration the basic aspects of taxonomy i.e. Identification, naming of fruit plant species and varieties, besides, placements or logical classification of each fruit type under specific units of classification. For sound horticultural systematic knowledge primarily those of taxonomy, morphology, genetics, cytology and plant breeding is ...
Islam is one of the major religions of the world and perhaps, there is hardly any corner of the world, where Muslims are not found. Culturally, geographically or socially, there many exist some differences among them, but their faith in the oneness of Allah, makes one nation or people, spread all over the world. History of Islam is a vast subject. It requires lacs of pages to record it at length. It was really a challenge to cover various phases and periods ...
This sumptuous volume covers embroidery from many different regions of India, ranging from the elaborate floral designs of the Mughal court to vibrant folk patterns embellished with cowrie shells and mirrors.Stunning examples, drawn from the V & A's outstanding collection, show the richness and variety of Indian textile traditions. Patterns and colours have both influenced and been influenced by Western design, from the seventeenth century, when the ...
When India emerged from colonial rule in 1947, the division of Punjab left its historic capital, Lahore, in newly created Pakistan. Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru insisted that Punjab’s new capital, Chandigarh, should be a symbol of the nation’s faith in the future, unfettered by the traditions of the past. Its design and construction galvanized national attention, and Le Corbusier, the icon of European architectural modernism, was invited to help ...
A sweeping look at the magnificence of Indian culture through its varied dance forms, Indian Classical Dance: Tradition in Transition is a tour de force through the forms, characteristics, challenges and changes occurring in traditional dance. At one level, it is a compendium of classical dance, an exploration of its moods and majesty, an ode to its sublime aesthetics. At another level, it is a stunning visual and scholarly portrayal of a pluralistic society ...
Excavations at Kalibangan were started during the field-season of 1960-61 by the present writer, as the Director of the School of Archaeology (now designated as Institute of Archaeology). During the following field-season he was away in Egypt, leading an Indian team which carried out excavations at Afyeh and Tumus in Nubia, under a UNESCO project. However, excavations were continued at Kalibangan by Shri B.K. Thapar, as Superintendent of the Excavations Branch of ...
Encyclopaedia Indica is a monumental work by reputed authors which highlights all aspects of Indian history and culture. This provides elaborate discussion of science, history, philosophy and religion, art and architecture, rural wonders and urban glories, social, economic and political history starting from Indus Valley civilization to present time in a logical and chronological order. Volumes 11-20 are devoted to Vedic Language and Literature, four Vedas, ...
Our attempt in bringing out this Encyclopaedic Survey of Islamic Culture is to collect the material on Islamic Culture under various themes viz, society, economy, institutions, law, religion, revival, reform, literature, architecture, sciences, philosophy, warfare, modernism and personalities, and present a handy source for study and research. Unique in its focus on the Islamic world and worldview, this Encyclopaedic Survey of Islamic Culture is an invaluable ...
The present book is the outcome of a series of field surveys conducted in Kumaon region of Western Himalaya since 1985. A thorough study of the region shows a great diversity in topography and climate etc., resulting to its enormously varied flora. Till date there has not been any comprehensive accounts of the fern flora of Kumaon Himalaya. Keeping this in view the authors have tried to fulfil this vacuum by bringing out "An Illustrated Fern Flora of the ...
Central Asia, known in historical sources as Mawara-un-nehr, has given the world many religious scholars whose names are inscribed for ever on the pages of Islamic history. Among them we find such a distinguished person as Abu Abdur Rahman Ahmad bin Shu'aib an Nasai'i. His book Sunan occupies an outstanding place among six principal Hadith collections (Sihah Sittah) known in the Muslim world. Imam Nasa'i was very careful while selecting materials for his work. ...
The second edition of Design of Small Dams has been very popular throughout the world; it has been published in a number of different languages and used extensively in the United States. Since the second edition was published in 1974, there have been significant revisions in the approaches and procedures related to the design of dams. Because of these revisions and the continued demand for this manual, it was decided that this new third edition be prepared and ...
Taken together, the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act, 1997, its regulations, the Review of IEE/EIA Regulations, 2000, the Environmental Laboratories Certification Regulations, 2001 and the rules, National Environmental Quality Standards (Self-Monitoring the Reporting by Industries) Rules, 2001, Provincial Sustainable Development Fund (Procedure) Rules, 2002, Provincial Sustainable Development Fund (Utilization) Rules, 2002, Industrial Pollution Charge ...
The volumes of the Project on The History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization aim at discovering the main aspects of India’s heritage and present them in an interrelated way. In spite of their unitary look, they recognize the difference between the areas of material civilization and those of ideational culture. The Project is executed by scholars with different ideological persuasions and methodological approaches and is ...
This book is a continuation of practical cataloguing aspects using CCC coverng the specific aspects relating to subject heading, corporate bodies, uniform tities, motion pictures, serial publications, pseudonyms, and editorial works. By studying this cataloguing practice students will be in a position to grasp the essentials of practical cataloguing utilising CCC. A number of examples have been provided to help students to understand some of the complex problems ...
"Teachers are born, not made" is no longer true in the present day context. There is a teacher in everybody and this aspect can be developed by proper training. An academically excellent teacher is highly respected by students, which in turn help the students to learn more. Further qualities of competence, commitment and team work can be imparted by co-curricular activities. There are many more crucial issues pertaining to the technical teaching and ...
An authentic and outstanding work on Buddhism, compiled, edited and arranged in countrywise, alphabetical order by a great scholar of Buddhism who has recreated with all the splendor and mystery of its oriental background, the life of Buddha. His great renunciation and His supreme leadership. This set includes theory of knowledge, Evolution and Development of Buddhism in global perspective, Self-reality and Starvation, Buddhist Sects, comparison of Buddhism and ...
With the enoromous increase of literacy all over the world, the extension of the frontiers of knowledge than before, and the coming of the countries of the world closer to one another, students, scholars and people of various nations have felt an imperative necessity languages of the different regions of the world. Admittedly, a dictionary of any language is one of the most essential reference book a learner needs to know how a word is spelled, how it is ...
Vector-borne diseases (e.g., malaria, filariasis, dengue, chikungunya, Japanese encephalitis, yellow fever, leishmaniasis etc.) are today one of the major causes of human suffering, both in terms of increasing morbidity/mortality and stunting intellectual/economic growth. No country, whether in tropics or temperate and developed or underdeveloped, is spared from their devastating impacts. The global disease burden is nearly unfathomable and there is a necessity ...
The rich artistic heritage of Tibet reveals the depths of meditations of great Masters, translated into the majestic abundance of iconic symbols that take the form of three-dimensional images or two-dimensional thankas. Tibetan Art is a comprehensive introduction to the complex iconography of thankas. It provides a glimpse of the mindground of this art and the land where it flourished. Although Tibetan Art portrays the historic Buddha Sakyamuni, ...
This book is about how Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is evolving in the financial service industry. Key risk Management issues facing financial service firms include: Risk Governance, Regulatory and Economics Capital, Credit Risk Management, Market Risk and Asset/ Liability Management, Operational Risk Management, Risk Systems and Technology. ERM is being used by financial institutions seeking better decision- making, greater shareholder value, ...