Daily Archives: February 19, 2008

Rocks

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Rocks are classified by mineral and chemical composition, by the texture of the constituent particles and by the processes that formed them. These indicators separate rocks into igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. They may also be classified according to particle size, … Continue reading →

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GIS Workshop

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Workshop on Emerging Trends in Geo-Spatial Analysis -Modeling and Management Department of Geography, University of Madras 1 March – 2 March 2008 Organiser: Department of Geography, University of Madras Contact: Dr. G.Bhaskaran Department of Geography School of Earth and Atmospheric … Continue reading →

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Heavy Forest Loss

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

In the last two years, Gujarat has lost close to 100 square kilometre (sq km) of forest area due to human activity. This is a good 13 per cent of the national loss (728 sq km) of forest area that … Continue reading →

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Global Warming, Biofuel, Kyoto Agreement and Carbon Footprint

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

What is Global warming? In the past few years, the world has experienced devastating natural disasters on a level that hasn’t been seen for decades. There is much speculation that these especially strong phenomena are due to global climate change, … Continue reading →