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India is a large country with different facets. It is known for its diversities, physical and cultural. It has always been a challenge to depict a broad picture of this nation-state. Volumes have been written, huge data has been collected and surveys of all kinds have been carried out. Even such valuable efforts have been less effective in bringing out a comprehensive picture of the country. Our earlier attempts of preparing the ...
The environment, science and technology are burning issues in the country. We were benefited by the two atlases prepared recently. These are (a) Environmental Atlas of the India in collaboration with Central Pollution Control Board, and (b) Sciences & Technology Atlas of India in collaboration with the National Science & Technology Management Information System (NSTMIS) division of the Department of Science & Technology. We have included one volume on ...
Remote sensing has provided a new impetus for the earth, resource and environmental scientists. This gift from the space technology has to be fully harnessed for tackling the problems of the country. Increasing population and diminishing resources have compelled our planners, leaders and scientists to consider better ways for the management of natural resources. Plea for sustainable development has added new dimensions to resource and environmental management. ...
Within the Scientific community of the country, it has long been felt that India's considerable scientific and technological strengths require to be effectively projected both within the country and abroad. Publication of a Science and Technology Atlas of India is a step in that direction. In this Atlas an attempt has been made to bring out the spatial dimension of science and technology initiatives in the country. For being instrumental in homogenous ...
Mapping of resources of the country and an evaluation of their present status and future potential is a national issue. Accordingly, the National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, took up compilation of several atlases depicting the basic resources of the country. The present work is a part of that attempt. An effort has been made to bring out a set of popular maps and, thus, this present Abridged ...
This time natmo included several maps of new themes in 10 volumes (previous edition was in eight volumes) consisting of 243 maps. All the maps in the present atlas prepared on the basis of latest available authentic data are designs of exclusively to provide an analitical study on the general and Environmental, Population, Economic and Social and cultural features of the country. Thus the atlas firms a great storehouse of information covering a wide spectrum of ...
This time natmo included several maps of new themes in 10 volumes (previous edition was in eight volumes) consisting of 243 maps. All the maps in the present atlas prepared on the basis of latest available authentic data are designs of exclusively to provide an analitical study on the general and Environmental, Population, Economic and Social and cultural features of the country. Thus the atlas firms a great storehouse of information covering a wide spectrum of ...
What is India? Is it philosophy or thought? Is it a way of life? Will we prefer to identify it as a conglomeration of population groups with different identities? How it has been understood over centuries? These questions are very pertinent since we would like to study this country in a very particular historical context, i.e. its status by the turn of the second millennium. India aroused as phoenix from ashes, securing political and economic freedom, which ...
The state of Sikkim has a unique location in India. It is in between two neighbouring Himalayan countries of Nepal and Bhutan. On the northern side is Tibet, an autonomous region of China. It was formally merged with the Indian Union in 1972. In recent years it has been included in the North-Eastern States hence gets special attention from the Central Government regarding its development priorities. Neverthless, the National Atlas & Thematic Mapping ...
What is meant by its cultural heritage? Had it any relevance on present India's progress, success and advancement? These questions are quite pertinent if we study India in a particular historical context. Heritage is that which has been inherited from the past to future, from one generation to following generations. Indian culture is a blending together of different components like religion, spirituality, language, literature, music, sculpture, ...
The Publication of the National school Atlas is in a way a continuation of the series of smaller and handy atlases we intend to bring out specifically for school children. The first in this series was the Students' references Atlas published in 1997. There has been a big demand for such atlases that should have relevant text to unfold the various facets of this great nation. Special attempts have been made to include the write-up for each of the themes that are ...
The idea of preparing a historical atlas was mooted due to the long felt demand of the scholars as well as students of a good and authentic atlas on the subject. The available information has not been integrated to meet this objective. In most of the cases, the books which are available have been prepared mainly keeping in view the requirements of the curriculum having limited objectives, particularly in depicting the historical details. ...
While bringing out the Indian Ocean Atlas which contains nineteen multi-coloured maps on different themes ranging from physiographic characteristics of the Indian Ocean and its bed to its role in shaping the economy, trade and commerce of the littoral countries, under the back ground of their socio-historical past has now become a mouth piece of every individual scientist who even by default browsed the atlas and came across the maps included in the atlas. To ...