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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is one of the most important tools employed in contemporary environmental management. EIA is now firmly on the agenda as a result of the introduction of legislation and growing concern about environmental issues and the impact of development on the environment. Presenting all the components of environment, this book provides students and practitioners with a rigorous grounding in EIA theory including air, water, land, noise, ...
Any professional dealing with drugs should possess clinical knowledge about Clinical Research and Pharmacovigilance. The foremost objective of this book is to introduce the reader to the concept(s) of Pharmacovigilance and its current trends that are of relevance to the healthcare professional.
The book has five chapters. Chapter I deals with Prescription errors which results in adverse drug reactions. Chapter II elaborates all about Adverse Drug Reactions and ...
There are few books in Agronomy which satisfies the requirements of students, particularly preparing for competitive examinations. This book is designed to satisfy their needs and is presented in a systematic manner to understand every fundamental aspect related to agronomy. This book covers all the basic concepts of agronomy viz., tillage, sowing, soil fertility and nutrient management, water management, weed management, dryland agriculture and sustainable ...
The very reason our planet can be said to be “alive” at all is because there exists here (and here alone, so far as we know) a profuse variety: of organisms, of divergent streams of human thought and behavior, and of geophysical features that provide a congenial setting for the workings of nature and culture. All three realms of difference have evolved so that they interact with and influence one another. Earth's interwoven variety what we call ...
Globally, climate change is exerting an enormous influence on productivity of both natural and cultivated ecosystems. With growing population and its needs, nature was subjected to over exploitation at the expense of sustainability of resources and production base. Of the sciences that help us in understanding and adjusting with the nature in relation to agriculture, Agricultural Meteorology is one. There are several advanced books on this subject, but a text ...
"The Science of Biotechnology mainly rests upon the basic principles of biology and envisages their application for developing a technology for industrial production of food, agriculture, health-care and chemical products. Research and developments in diverse fields of biology evolved molecular diagnostics, medicines, vaccines, monoclonal antibodies and ultimately the gene therapy in the sphere of health-care; hybrid seed, biopesticides, fertilizers, plant ...
This is a unique book on operational agro meteorology. It has contents that explicitly state that:
Weather is a non-monetary input in all agricultural operations. If weather based farming is done, the cost of cultivation of crops can be reduced at least by 10% and quality of the agricultural produce be improved by 2-3% Past 10 days weather is as important as 10 day forecast of weather, in developing weather based technologies and making farm management decisions ...
Most of the papers presented by authors in “National Conference on contemporary issues on Banking and Finance“ focused on the influence and impact of technology adoption on the delivery of banking and allied financial services. These include – problem & propects of E-banking in India, the crypto graphic Algorithms in the banking industry, problems and prospects of mobile banking in India.
Contents: 1. Trends in Modern Banking. 2. Problems ...
Climate Smart agriculture has now become a global policy initiative for enhancing the productivity and resilience of agricultural ecosystem functions. This book (Capacity Building for Climate Smart Agriculture) provides essential information on impacts of climate change on agriculture and aims at strengthening knowledge base of agricultural extension functionaries, building institutional capacities, leveraging financial resources both state and central and ...
The book present unified picture of pragmatic knowledge ontrends in agriculture extension, innovative extension approaches, new methodologies and methods including Information and communication technologies (ICT), extension and focused areas towards changing lives livelihoods of farmers. An attempt has been to comprehend exension practitioner’s experiances who worked in different capacities in the extension systems of the globe and this book provides future ...
Objective of this book on Advanced Engineering Mathematics is to provide to the students of Master of Technology/Engineering a simple, clear and logical presentation of the basic concepts of various branches of advanced mathematics.
The book has been prepared according to the syllabus of various Technical Universities and is conceived as a textbook for the course in Master of Technology/Engineering of all branches and specializations. The contents of the book ...
Environmental pollution is a problem both in developed and developing countries. Factors such as population growth, technological advancement and urbanization invariably place greater demands on the planet and stretch the use of natural resources to the maximum. This book on environmental management is an attempt to showcase the various issues in pollution, international and national regulations in place to prevent and minimize pollution and the various latest ...
The purpose of this text book is a sincere venture and effort to provide the basic fundamentals in a compact, simple, varied, and vivid picture of Milk and Milk products Technology comprehensively in a concise manner covering all the aspects of the Vet. Council of India Syllabus maintaining clarity on each topic. The sole objective of this book is aimed to help the Vet. Students; it is also beneficial to the students of Dairy Technology, Food Technology and even ...
This book ‘Dipmeter Surveys in Petroleum Exploration’ giving all the required backup of the other allied subjects for easy and meaningful interpretations of the Dipmeters data, so that drilling of dry wells is avoided to maximum possible extent and new discoveries made, enhancing the oil resource of the country.
One of the greatest challenges facing humankind is to minimize the impact of human-induced climate change on the agricultural production and also on the production from livestock, forestry and fisheries sectors. Ever-expanding global population and increased income is likely to generate a several-fold increase in demand for food and fibre by the middle of this century. At the same time the lands and fresh water resources available for expansion of agriculture may ...
The book is a lucid and well-structured compilation of general technical information on Geology, Geophysics, Reservoir and Production data of offshore sedimentary basins of India.
The major hydrocarbon resource potential belongs to offshore sedimentary basins, hence it is quite pertinent to bring out a book on offshore sedimentary basins of India.
The author dealt in detail the role of Plate tectonics and northward flight/movement of the Indian plate in the ...
The book deals with (i) all aspects of the direct and indirect effects of weather and atmospheric elements on production, protection and water needs of crops (ii) influences of micro-climates, morphology, physiology and growth stages of crops in differential responses of crops to weather vagaries and weather-induced setbacks and (iii) agrometeorological (a) irrigation scheduling (b) forecasting of crop yields and pests and diseases (c) determination of ...
This book is a detailed chronicle of India’s Growth story. The risks to the growth are many, some emanating from within the country; and many from the external environment, particularly when we are integrating with the global economy.
The book succinctly brings out how the pressure to comply with the expectations of the international investors and frequency of financial crisis have taken considerable policy attention at the cost of more fundamental problems ...