Monthly Archives: November 2012

Valuable Rainforest Services

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

From wetlands to coral reefs, the Earth’s diverse ecosystems support and regulate many of the planet’s most critical natural processes. They also contribute important cultural, social, and economic benefits to human communities. These contributions, known more broadly as “ecosystem services,” … Continue reading →

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We Will Have to Make Our Future Cities Both “Resilient” and “Sustainable”

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Now-a-days ,there are two buzzwords-Resillience and Sustainable.David Bello, Associate Editor over at Scientific American, has an interesting post  looking at the supposed tensions between “resilience” and “sustainability”. His argument shows that precisely the characteristics that make many urban systems resilient … Continue reading →

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Farming Systems:Indian Scenario

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

  Agriculture, also called farming or husbandry, is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi, and other life forms for food, fiber, biofuel and other products used to sustain life.It is increase of Biomass. Main Types of Farming: Commerical Farming – … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 14, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on KANISHK THAROOR:
(A review of Pankaj Mishra’s “Ruins of Empire.” Published in The National, 15 September 2012) In 1988, Chinese premier Deng Xiaoping promised his Indian counterpart Rajiv Gandhi that the next century would be the “Asian…

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