An Updated Ornithology of the Lakshadweep Islands
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India Situation
70 June 2, 2021 HIGHLIGHTS WHO Situation Update • Indian Immunologicals Limited to initiate production of drug substance for Covaxin (Link) India • National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur has 2,81,75,044 Confirmed Cases developed a Gargle RT-PCR Method for testing COVID-19 samples (Link) 3,31,895 Total Deaths • Centre issues advisory to States/UTs to encourage work-from-home for nursing mothers (Link) South East Asia Region • Family pension to be given to dependents of those who lost their lives due to 31,922,904 Confirmed Cases COVID under Employees State Insurance Corporation (Link) 408,423 Total Deaths • Union Minister of State, Development of North Eastern Region, requests all government employees 18 years of age to get vaccinated at the earliest (Link) World • National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) asks States/UTS 170,426,245 Confirmed Cases to upload data of children who have lost their parents to COVID-19, on online 3,548,628 Deaths tracking portal “Bal Swaraj” (Link) INDIA SITUATION • There is a decline of 69% in daily cases during last 25 days after reporting the highest number of cases (4,14,188) on 7th May 2021. COVID-19: STATUS ACROSS STATES • In the past week, as compared to previous week, 30 states/UTs have shown a decrease in cases. Higher decline has been reported from Haryana (-63%), Delhi (-61%), Uttar Pradesh (-60%) and Rajasthan (-60%). 70 June 2, 2021 • In Punjab, District authorities have been directed to allow issue of oxygen cylinders to patients who require oxygen -
Lakshadweep Action Plan on Climate Change 2012 2012 333333333333333333333333
Lakshadweep Action Plan on Climate Change 2012 2012 333333333333333333333333 LAKSHADWEEP ACTION PLAN ON CLIMATE CHANGE (LAPCC) UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP i SUPPORTED BY UNDP Lakshadweep Action Plan on Climate Change 2012 LAKSHADWEEP ACTION PLAN ON CLIMATE CHANGE (LAPCC) Department of Environment and Forestry Union Territory of Lakshadweep Supported by UNDP ii Lakshadweep Action Plan on Climate Change 2012 Foreword 2012 Climate Change (LAPCC) iii Lakshadweep Action Plan on Lakshadweep Action Plan on Climate Change 2012 Acknowledgements 2012 Climate Change (LAPCC) iv Lakshadweep Action Plan on Lakshadweep Action Plan on Climate Change 2012 CONTENTS FOREWORD .......................................................................................................................................... III ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................................... IV EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................. XIII PART A: CLIMATE PROFILE .............................................................................................................. 1 1 LAKSHADWEEP - AN OVERVIEW ............................................................................................. 2 1.1 Development Issues and Priorities .............................................................................................................................. 3 1.2 Baseline Scenario of Lakshadweep ............................................................................................................................ -
6.02 Tamelander and Hoon 2008
The Artisanal Reef Fishery on Agatti Island, Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India J. TAMELANDER 1 & V. HOON 2 1IUCN – The World Conservation Union and Coastal Ocean Research and Development Indian Ocean (CORDIO), Dar es salaam, Tanzania Centre for Action Research on Environment Society and Science (CARESS), Chennai, India 2Centre for action research on Environment Science and Society, Chennai, India e-mail: [email protected] keywords: Artisanal / subsistence fishery, coral reef, participatory fish catch monitoring, fishing gear, gear selectivity, fisheries management ABSTRACT local population as a source of household income and food remains high, and growth in exploitation seems The main features and characteristics of the likely in view of the demographic structure of the subsistence reef fishery in Agatti island, Union island as well as a developing reef fishery for export Territory of Lakshadweep, India, are described based markets. Some recommendations are provided with on information obtained through participatory fish respect to the management challenge this poses. catch monitoring over one and a half years in 2006-7. The overall catch per unit effort (CPUE) recorded was INTRODUCTION 1.66±0.07 kg per person per day (± standard error of the mean), based on data from 3030 fishing events. Agatti island is the westernmost island in the Indian Considerable variation in CPUE was observed in Union Territory (UT) of Lakshadweep, located at 10º particular between gears, but also between landing 51’ N and 72º E (Dept. of Planning and Statistics zones and to some extent time of year. The total 2000). The island has an area of 2.7 km 2, and is annual catch from the reef fishery was estimated at surrounded by 12 km 2 of lagoon and 14.4 km 2 of reef over 56 metric tons, harvested from a lagoon area of flat (Bahuguna and Nayak 1994), lying in a roughly 12 km 2. -
Islands, Coral Reefs, Mangroves & Wetlands In
Report of the Task Force on ISLANDS, CORAL REEFS, MANGROVES & WETLANDS IN ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS For the Eleventh Five Year Plan 2007-2012 Government of India PLANNING COMMISSION New Delhi (March, 2007) Report of the Task Force on ISLANDS, CORAL REEFS, MANGROVES & WETLANDS IN ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS For the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012) CONTENTS Constitution order for Task Force on Islands, Corals, Mangroves and Wetlands 1-6 Chapter 1: Islands 5-24 1.1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 5-17 1.2 Lakshwadeep Islands 18-24 Chapter 2: Coral reefs 25-50 Chapter 3: Mangroves 51-73 Chapter 4: Wetlands 73-87 Chapter 5: Recommendations 86-93 Chapter 6: References 92-103 M-13033/1/2006-E&F Planning Commission (Environment & Forests Unit) Yojana Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, Dated 21st August, 2006 Subject: Constitution of the Task Force on Islands, Corals, Mangroves & Wetlands for the Environment & Forests Sector for the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2007- 2012). It has been decided to set up a Task Force on Islands, corals, mangroves & wetlands for the Environment & Forests Sector for the Eleventh Five-Year Plan. The composition of the Task Force will be as under: 1. Shri J.R.B.Alfred, Director, ZSI Chairman 2. Shri Pankaj Shekhsaria, Kalpavriksh, Pune Member 3. Mr. Harry Andrews, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust , Tamil Nadu Member 4. Dr. V. Selvam, Programme Director, MSSRF, Chennai Member Terms of Reference of the Task Force will be as follows: • Review the current laws, policies, procedures and practices related to conservation and sustainable use of island, coral, mangrove and wetland ecosystems and recommend correctives. -
Agatti Island, UT of Lakshadweep
Socioeconomic Monitoring for Coastal Managers of South Asia: Field Trials and Baseline Surveys Agatti Island, UT of Lakshadweep Project completion Report: NA10NOS4630055 Project Supervisor : Vineeta Hoon Site Coordinators: Idrees Babu and Noushad Mohammed Agatti team: Amina.K, Abida.FM, Bushra M.I, Busthanudheen P.K, Hajarabeebi MC, Hassan K, Kadeeshoma C.P, Koyamon K.G, Namsir Babu.MS, Noorul Ameen T.K, Mohammed Abdul Raheem D A, Shahnas beegam.k, Shahnas.K.P, Sikandar Hussain, Zakeer Husain, C.K, March 2012 This volume contains the results of the Socioeconomic Assessment and monitoring project supported by IUCN/ NOAA Prepared by: 1. The Centre for Action Research on Environment Science and Society, Chennai 600 094 2. Lakshadweep Marine Research and Conservation Centre, Kavaratti island, U.T of Lakshadweep. Citation: Vineeta Hoon and Idrees Babu, 2012, Socioeconomic Monitoring and Assessment for Coral Reef Management at Agatti Island, UT of Lakshadweep, CARESS/ LMRCC, India Cover Photo: A reef fisherman selling his catch Photo credit: Idrees Babu 2 Table of Contents Executive Summary 7 Acknowledgements 8 Glossary of Native Terms 9 List of Acronyms 10 1. Introduction 11 1.1 Settlement History 11 1.2 Dependence on Marine Resources 13 1.3 Project Goals 15 1.4 Report Chapters 15 2. Methodology of Project Execution 17 2.1 SocMon Workshop 17 2.2 Data Collection 18 2.3 Data Validation 20 3. Site Description and Island Infrastructure 21 3.1 Site description 23 3.2. Community Infrastructure 25 4. Community Level Demographics 29 4.1 Socio cultural status 29 4.2 Land Ownership 29 4.3 Demographic characteristics 30 4.4 Household size 30 4.5. -
Technical Report on Design and Execution of Desalination Plants in Minicoy and Agatti, UT Lakshadweep
Technical Report on Design and Execution of Desalination Plants in Minicoy and Agatti, UT Lakshadweep Sea water desalination is attaining increasing attention of present day policy makers, especially with the growing demands that urbanization, population explosion, irregular rainfall and ground water contamination on the fragile natural resources. ‘Low Temperature Thermal Desalination’ (LTTD) is one process that uses the availability of a temperature gradient between two water bodies, such as the Ocean Thermal Gradient that describes temperature variation across the depth of the oceans, to obtain fresh water. The available thermal gradient between warmer surface water and colder deep seawater is utilized by flash evaporating the warm water at low temperatures and condensing the resultant vapour with cold water. Earth System Science Organization, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Through National Institute of Ocean Technology (ESSO-NIOT), India, has successfully demonstrated the 100 m3/day capacity land based desalination plant in the remote islands of Agatti and Minicoy of UT Lakshadweep in 2011 following the initial success of similar capacity plant at Kavaratti island. Temperature (oC) 0 10 20 30 40 0 -50 -100 -150 -200 -250 Depth (m) Depth -300 -350 -400 -450 Fig. 1 Schematic Diagram of LTTD working principle (left) and the Ocean Thermal Gradient in coastal waters (NIO, Goa, 2000) The bathymetry around the islands allows availability of 350-380m water depth within 400- 1000m from the shore, for drawing water at 10-12oC. The temperature gradient of 16oC between the deep sea cold water at 12oC and the warm surface sea water at about 28oC is utilized in the LTTD process as shown Fig. -
Chapter 1-India -Size and Location
CHAPTER 1-INDIA -SIZE AND LOCATION GEOGRAPHY-Class IX BOOK- CONTEMPORARY INDIA -1 Table of Contents 1. Chapter 2. Important Keywords 3. Chapter explanation/summary 4. Q&A 5. Mind Map 6. Assignment Important Key words 1. Peninsula- the triangular landmass surrounded by water on three sides 2. Tropic of cancer- An imaginary line parallel to the latitude and is drawn parallel to equator, 23 degree 30’ N. It divides the country into two equal parts 3. Sub-continent- A part of continent, separated from the rest of the continent by natural features such as mountains and rivers. It has its own specific climatic features and distinct cultural identity 4. Indian mainland- It is continuous stretch of landmass from Jammu and Kashmir, Kanyakumari and Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh 5. Standard Time- It is the local time of 82° 30’ E taken as the standard time for the whole country Chapter explanation: https://youtu.be/VuDbizd_W6k Q&A Q1. Answer the following questions briefly a) Name the countries which are larger than India. Rank Name of the Area million sq. Countries km 1 Russia 17.09 2 Canada 9.98 3 USA 9.83 4 China 9.60 5 Brazil 8.51 6 Australia 7.69 7 India 3.28 b) Name the group of islands lying in the Arabian Sea Lakshadweep Islands. c) Which island group of India lies to its South East? Andaman and Nicobar Islands lies to the South East of India in the Bay of Bengal. d) Which island countries are our Southern Neighbour? Maldives and Sri Lanka are our Southern Neighbours. -
Customary Laws of Lakshadweep Islands
(516236 CUSTOMARY LAWS OF -,1-F"\ . ..."t. ,4\ LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS Iii Thesis Submitted By V. Vijayakumar FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE FACULTY OF LAW Under the Supervision of Professor P. Leelakrishnan SCHOOL OF LEGAL STUDIES COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COCHIN — 682 022 1999 DECLARATION I do hereby declare that the thesis entitled “CUSTOMARY LAWS OF LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS” is the record of original work carried out by me under the guidance and supervision of Professor P. Leelakrishnan. U.G.C. Emeritus Fellow, School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology. This has not been submitted either in part, or in whole, for any degree, diploma, associateship, fellowship or other similar titles or recognition at any University. m C» / Cochin17”‘ August — 682 022 1999 V. Vi’ ./ umar CERTIFICATE OF THE RESEARCH GUIDE This is to certify that this thesis entitled “CUSTOMARY LAWS OF LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS” submitted by Shri. V. Vijayakumar for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy under the Faculty of Law is the record of bonafide research carried out under my guidance and supervision in the School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology. This thesis,or any part thereof, has not been submitted elsewhere for any degree. G9;,,,s_:JhAm.,A_ Cochin — 682 022 Professor P. Leelakrishnan 17"‘ August 1999. Preface The customary laws of Union Territory of Lakshadweep islands are a challenge for judicial institution as well as administrative machinery. With the peculiarities of socio-legal institutions, Lakshadweep system stands apart from the mainstream of legal systems in India. -
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International Journal of Yoga, Physiotherapy and Physical Education ISSN: 2456-5067; Impact Factor: RJIF 5.24 Received: 07-01-2021; Accepted: 22-01-2021; Published: 20-03-2021 www.sportsjournal.in Volume 6; Issue 2; 2021; Page No. 09-10 Development of football in Lakshadweep: A review study Madhu GR1, Abdul Naser2 1 Assistant Professor, Alva’s College of Physical Education, Moodbidri, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. India 2 Master Degree Student, Alva’s College of Physical Education, Moodbidri, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India Abstract The present study try to focus on the development of football in Lakshadweep. Lakshadweep, formerly known as the Laccadive, Minicoy and Aminidivi Islands is a group of islands in the Laccadive Sea, 200 to 440 km (120 to 270 mi) off the southwestern coast of India. The Lakshadweep football team is an Indian football team which represents the union territory of Lakshadweep, India. Football is very common in Lakshadweep, the key restriction for promoting local talented football players is the lack of adequate international standard sports infrastructure facilities such as land, stadium, and coach availability. Besides that all the outdoor sports activities especially football will be stopped during the monsoon season. The Lakshadweep Administration, in partnership with the Lakshadweep Football Association (LFA) and the State Sports Council, is developing steps to resolve the huddles to promote football by setting up a SAI Center in Lakshadweep with recruitment of Coaches to promote football exclusively and bring it to the national and international level. Keywords: Lakshadweep, football, facilities etc Introduction 4,200 km2 (1,600 sq mi), the territorial waters area Football is a team sports which involves kicking a ball to 20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi) and the exclusive economic score a goal, to varying degrees. -
Odam – the Quintessential Sewn Boat of India Odam – L’Essence Du Bateau Cousu De L’Inde
Archaeonautica L’archéologie maritime et navale de la préhistoire à l’époque contemporaine 20 | 2018 De re navali : Pérégrinations nautiques entre Méditerranée et océan Indien Odam – the quintessential sewn boat of India Odam – L’essence du bateau cousu de l’Inde Lotika Varadarajan Electronic version URL: http://journals.openedition.org/archaeonautica/594 DOI: 10.4000/archaeonautica.594 ISSN: 2117-6973 Publisher CNRS Éditions Printed version Date of publication: 6 December 2018 Number of pages: 209-221 ISBN: 978-2-271-12263-6 ISSN: 0154-1854 Electronic reference Lotika Varadarajan, « Odam – the quintessential sewn boat of India », Archaeonautica [Online], 20 | 2018, Online since 30 April 2020, connection on 30 April 2020. URL : http://journals.openedition.org/ archaeonautica/594 ; DOI : https://doi.org/10.4000/archaeonautica.594 Archaeonautica ODAM – THE QUINTESSENTIAL SEWN BOAT OF INDIA Lotika VARADARAJAN Abstract ODAM – l’ESSENCE DU BATEAU COUSU DE L’INDE The article opens with a preliminary introduction to the trade Résumé routes that existed in antiquity and the role of Indian trade as L’article s’ouvre sur une introduction relative aux routes commer- regards these routes. India could have played a passive role and ciales de l’Antiquité et sur le rôle tenu par le commerce indien au sein allowed foreign merchants to handle her commerce. This did de ces routes. L’Inde aurait pu jouer un rôle passif et ainsi permettre not happen as the sub-continent had the wherewithal to play aux commerçants étrangers de gérer son commerce. Cela ne s’est an effective role. This article will concentrate on the ships that pas produit car le sous-continent avait les moyens de jouer un rôle de handled this trade. -
Administration of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep
ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP PRESENTATION OF SHRI J. K.DADOO, IAS ADMINISTRATOR 55TH NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MEETING AT NEW DELHI ON 24TH JULY, 2010 Hon’ble Prime Minister, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, Members of National Development Council, Union Ministers, Chief Ministers and distinguished dignitaries: It is a matter of privilege for me to participate in the deliberations of the 55th National Development Council (NDC) convened by our Hon’ble Prime Minister to consider and approve the Mid-Term Appraisal of 11th Five Year Plan inter-alia with other high focus issues. I represent the U.T. of Lakshadweep which is a group of 36 Coral Islands with the total land area of just 32 Sq. kms. 10 Islands are inhabited and these Islands are at a distance of about 300 to 450 kms. from mainland, Kochi. From pin to plane, everything comes from the mainland and this makes these Islands the remotest and the most difficult to live in. Basic infrastructure is limited and yet nearly 70,000 people inhabit these 10 Islands. Shipping is the backbone and Mangalore is the food lifeline while Calicut is the fuel lifeline. All other provisions are supplied from Kochi. In the above circumstances, regular flights from Kochi, Mangalore and Calicut to Agatti, the only Airport are imperative. At least 4 to 5 all weather ships which can ensure smooth and regular transportation of goods and passengers in the 5 months of the monsoon are equally paramount. With rising aspirations of the people, a fast speed vessel which can complete the journey between mainland and the Islands in about 6 hours, and provide a Rajdhani train kind of link would be extremely beneficial for the Islands. -
An Archaeological Study of the Maldive Islands
An Archaeological Study of the Maldive Islands: Investigating the Islamic Period Settlements Shiura Jaufar Doctor of Philosophy University of East Anglia 2019 This copy of the thesis has been supplied on condition that anyone who consults it is understood to recognize that its copyright rests with the author and that use of any information derived therefrom must be in accordance with current UK Copyright Law. In addition, any quotation or extract must include full attribution. Abstract This thesis presents an archaeological investigation of the remote Indian Ocean islands of the Maldives during the medieval Islamic period, through the excavation of three selected sites. The importance of the Maldives in medieval Indian Ocean trade networks, due to their geographical position at a crucial transit point and their exportation of cowry shell money (Monetaria moneta), is well known. However, these islands have received limited archaeological research, and that has focused largely on the pre-Islamic period. An archaeological study is important because the existing historical sources are on the whole relatively late and there has been a tendency to extrapolate them uncritically to earlier periods. Moreover, the Maldivian archaeological heritage faces various threats from development and environmental issues. Therefore, with the aim of documenting heritage at risk and filling some of the existing gaps in knowledge, the research is underpinned by four objectives: (1) investigating the landscape history and archaeology of the Islamic period in the Maldives; (2) creating a detailed typology of the pottery excavated; (3) examining the extent of intra-regional differences in the material culture; and, (4) shifting the focus away from the capital Male’ towards the poorly studied rural islands.