Science & Nature
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The Chutang is now an extinct river represented by a dry channel flowing through parts of Haryana and Rajasthan. It was thickly populated during proto-historic period and the present study is spatio-temporal analysis of settlements of Early, Mature and Late Harappan periods (3200 B.C. to 1800 B.C.) in the Chautang basin to understand the Harappan settlement system on a regional scale. The environmental factors are also taken into account in a great deal while ...
Drinking water supply and sanitation in India continue to be inadequate, despite longstanding efforts by the various levels of government and communities at improving coverage. The level of investment in water and sanitation, albeit low by international standards, has increased in size during the 2000s. Access has also increased significantly. For example, in 1980 rural sanitation coverage was estimated at 1% and reached 21% in 2008. Also, the share of Indians ...
Mountains cover a quarter of the Earth’s land surface and a quarter of the global population lives in or adjacent to these areas. The global importance of mountains is recognized particularly because they provide critical resources, such as water, food and wood; contain high levels of biological and cultural diversity; attract humans as places for tourism and recreation; and in many cultures are instilled with sacred significance.
This major revision of ...
Since the Industrial Revolution the Environmental impact of economic activities have far exceeded the regenerative capacities of earth's ecosystems, resulting in degradation of environment which poses a serious threat to our own existence. We need to understand innovative approach for enhance material with less resource use for achieving sustainable development. In the present book, the contributors have put in serious research work to cover a wide range of ...
There are number of methods for each measurement reported in literature and it poses some difficulty in selecting a suitable method particularly for those who have newly entered the research field. Compilation of appropriate methods for a wide range of measurement employed in biological research is often helpful to researchers and technicians and the present book is an attempt in that direction. The book entitled “Analytical Procedures in Animal Nutrition ...
Animal biotechnology includes any use of science or technology to alter the characteristics of a particular breed or animal. Genetic engineering is the manipulation of genetic material, that is DNA and RNA with the objective of bringing about desired change or innovation. In the present book, effort have made to incorporate the information on animal biotechnology, animal cell and tissue culture, biotechnology and animal cloning in genetic engineering. The book is ...
The present book on buffalo production contains some important aspects not yet covered in many other books. The chapter on buffalo meat production contains two new term buffen and buffeal for buffalo meat and buffalo veal respectively. Use of these two terminologies for the buffalo carcass will remove confusion for beef and veal not accepted by greater number of people. The chapter on employment around buffaloes provides vast subjects of employment for the people ...
Animal behaviour is the scientific study of everything animals do, whether the animals are single-celled organisms, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, or mammals. It involves investigating the relationship of animals to their physical environment as well as to other organisms, and includes such topics as how animals find and defend resources, avoid predators, choose mates and reproduce, and care for their young. This book provides a broad overview ...
