S. Kumar
46 books
Drought is a natural hazard characterized by lower than expected or lower than normal rainfall having slow but widespread impact. This book focus on drought management and mitigation in agriculture and allied sectors. The chapters cover Basic concepts, assessment, monitoring, forecasting, early warning, vulnerability and adaptation to drought and mitigation and management strategies. Management of different land use systems under drought and finally socio ...
An underlying premise of our theoretical arguments is that socializing at work, from greetings, take place in the context and as a byproduct of the routine activities in which workers engage to get their jobs done, and thus depends on the organization of work, the structures and process that guide the completion of specific tasks.
The intention of the author in bringing out this book is to make easy the subject and to increase the student's ability/capacity in facing the exam. This is a first venture to bring out a book on remote sensing through short answers. Here all efforts have been made to cover each and every line of the syllabys. There are also short questions, which are answered. The book is easy to use, suitable for independent study as well as use in the ...
The book of Zingiberaceae of Sikkim is first complete account of this economically important family which is widely represented in tropical and subtropical regions of the state. It deals with 58 taxa of Zingiberaceae falling under 14 genera covering details of current nomenclature, descriptions, flowering and fruiting time, distribution and suitable notes on economic or nomenclatural aspects besides key for identification of species and genera. The book has 10 ...
The book on Asteraceae of Sikkim deals with taxonomic account of more than 300 taxa falling under 84 genera of this second largest family represented from tropical to alpine regions of the state. The details of nomenclature, descriptions, flowering and fruiting time, distribution and key for identification of species and genera along with suitable notes are provided in the text. The book has 20 colour photographs and thirty illustrations representing various taxa ...
The book on "Flora of Haryana (Materials)" deals with the taxonomic account of 1062 wild plant taxa falling under 583 genera representing 163 plant families based on author’s own collections and available plant material in herbaria (BSD & DD) and literature. The book includes chapters on complete vegetation account, forest types, floristic diversity and dominant plant families/genera in Haryana, monotypics, rare and endangered taxa and their ...
Undoubtedly our culture developed after the most tedious and difficult struggle for several ages. Its norms, if assessed during the days of yore, were not of the standard which, later on, became a glaring phenomenon in the annals of ancient history. Naturally, it was the rich contribution by several saints and learned persons who laid the foundation of our heritage. One could say that this rich culture not only enlightened us in several ways, but it also greatly ...
In the long-drawn process of civilization in our sub-continent the trio-phenomenon of Culture, Religion and Traditions had complex innings which had deep bearing on numerous castes, races and creeds. In fact the societal existence depended upon a routine-like following on varied rituals of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Brahmanism and Islam. For several centuries these have been practised in one form or the other in the regions of India. Other factors which ...
The book on Phytodiversity of Some Wetlands of Doon Valley deals with studies on macrophyte diversity of three important wetlands sites namely Mothronwala, Nakraunda and Karwapani situated in different geographical locations in Doon Valley. The introductory chapter deals with wetlands and their classification in general followed by chapters on physical features and status of vegetation of all the three sites. The last two chapters deal with anthropogenic threats ...
Global warming, caused by the increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, has emerged as the most prominent global environment issue. Agricultural soils contribute substantially to the greenhouse effect primarily through the emission and consumption of greenhouse gases. For the last two decades the research efforts have been intensified on the quantitative measurement of emission of greenhouse gases from soil. As a result, very useful ...
Finally Saddam has been captured from a pit hole in the town of Adwar, ten miles south of Tikrit, which ended one of the most intense manhunts in history. This book gives in detail the life and times of Saddam from a child who used to sell watermelons and cigerattes at the road-side to the fearsome dictator who ruled Iraq for over twenty years. The man who is responsible for the killing of 5,000 civilians and crushing of any rebellion which tried to dethrone him. ...
India and Pakistan are two Asian neighbours known the world over for their hostile relations and armed conflicts. Carved from India, Pakistan is a nascent country having over only a half century’s existence. As Pakistan’s birth is the result of two-nation theory of British Colonialists, ‘hate-India’ is a deep-rooted spirit of Pakistani psyche. Kashmir tangle, proxy war, inflicting terrorism etc. are the main issues, influencing Indo-Pak relations. Eleven ...
A number of factors contribute towards shaping the international relations and external affairs of any country. Strategic location, economic activities, internal security, terrorism (a recent phenomenon), attitude of neighbouring countries, and socio-economic/ political conditions therein and many similar other factors are there to count a few. This book gives a vivid account of formation and determining factors of India’s International relations. Substantially ...
India is a big nation having common boundaries with neighbouring countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan, China and Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. As such determination of external affairs is of paramount importance and complicated one. Four articles namely, Indian Ocean Region: Security Environment; Cooperative Security; The Nuclear Issue; Retrospect and Prospects in Afghanistan; etc. are compiled here to portray the ground realities. It is hoped, ...