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From the preface: Biodiversity and its conservation strategies are the apex concern of scientists in recent decades. Thus, Botanical Survey of India has initiated to prepare the inventory of Indian algae at national level. Volumes 1 and 2 in this series has been published in 2012. The present book “Algae of India: a checklist, volume-3, deals with 212 taxa belonging to 46 genera, 19 families of Chlorophyta, 6 taxa belonging to 1 genus, 1 family of ...
The 'Project Tiger' was initiated in India on 1 April, 1973, as a Centrally Sponsored Plan Scheme, with a view to conserve and increase the tiger population in their natural habitats for scientific, economic, aesthetic, cultural and ecological values; and to preserve for all times areas of such biological importance as a natural heritage for the benefit, education and employment of the people. Presently, there are 25 Tiger Reserve in India, spread throughout the ...
The housing sector in India is governed by hundreds of laws, most of which have been enacted several decades ago. In the present era of deregulation, corporate sector participation and community involvement, most of these laws have come under serious scrutiny. This book provides many insights into the myriad laws related to housing in India and highlights the problems, issues and in some cases, possible solutions. This book aims to provide a capsule on housing ...
At the focus of urban development in India today are the urban local bodies or municipal bodies. In a fast urbanizing and globalising nation, we can have well managed cities and a good quality of life only when we have financially healthy municipalities. With the enactment of the Seventy Fourth Constitution Amendment Act of the year 1992, municipal bodies have been vested with more powers and provision for receiving more funds by way of devolution from the center ...
For the first time in the history of literature on urban development in India, this book is a comprehensive compilation of articles authored by renowned scholars in various areas of specialization. The book covers virtually the entire gamut of issues related to the urban sector in India viz. urbanization, urban governance, e-governance, municipal finance and property taxation, municipal bonds, accounting reforms, master plans, new towns, peri-urban interface, ...