Monthly Archives: January 2016

India’s Fifth GPS Satellite Launched

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

ISRO launched fifth GPS Satellite which is part of a series of 7 satelites. the first satellite was launched in July 2013.Two more such satellites will be launched in the next two month and with this  India’s Desi regional navigation … Continue reading →

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River restoration: Part 2 – What you shouldn’t do

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on The Geography and Environment postgraduate blog:
We’ve seen what you should do in terms of river restoration in our last post. Now, what shouldn’t you do? What are the things that cause river restoration schemes to fail?…

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River restoration: Part 1 – What you should do

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on The Geography and Environment postgraduate blog:
River restoration was recently described to me as being more of an art than a science. Well, it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that it is a somewhat subjective practice. That isn’t to say we…

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meandering along a country lane in Nashik

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on My Wintersong:
Remember that old saying You can take the girl out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the girl! As far as I’m concerned, it’s one-hundred-percent true. Ever since I began…

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