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Management& Natural A DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT FORTNIGHTLY 60 ` PRICE YOU SUE 8, NO. 119 IS and VOL. 18, GRAPHY T. 16-31, 2018, OC GEO IS THE G CIAL SPES NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT & RISK ANALYSIS ▀ GIS and Remote Sensing in Natural Resource Management ▀ g-Governance in India ▀ GIS for River Floods ▀ New Techniques to Avoid a Kerala Like Disaster ▀ GIS Models to Measure Soil Erosion Risk PARI Strengthening Democracy LONDON, The U. K. NEW DELHI, INDIA Joint International Course (New Delhi-London) on “Public Policy Management in Parliamentary Democracy” For officers of Ministries/Departments/Autonomous Organisations/Institutions and PSUs under Government of India, State Assemblies and States Governments Batch I Monday 14th to Wednesday 23rd January 2019 Batch II Monday 18th to Wednesday 27th February 2019 Batch III Monday 18th to Wednesday 27th March 2019 Officers from 59 Central Ministries/Autonomous Bodies/PSUs and State Assemblies have received training so far Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Department of Space, National Aluminium Company (NALCO), National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited(BHEL), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), Deptt. of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Indian Bank, RITES Limited, Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL), ONGC, UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, CSIR - Central Electrochemical Research Institute , Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management (ICMAM), India Meteorological Department (IMD), Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health, Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), National Biodiversity Authority (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS (New Delhi), Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Ircon International Limited, Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDI), National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Institute for Plasma Research, Office of the Controller General of Defence Accounts, National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language (NCPSL), Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, NPC, IIFT, NSDC, IOCL, Ministry of Communication (Department of Posts), National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Punjab Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies (CIHCS), Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI), Sikkim Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi; National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata, West Bengal; Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, Gujarat; Central Council For Research in Unani Medicine, New Delhi, Bharat Petroleum, Mumbai, Maharashtra; Children’s Film Society India, Mumbai, Maharashtra; Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra; National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ni-msme), Hyderabad, Telangana; National Institute of Rock Mechanics, Bangalore, Karnataka PARLIAMENTARY & ADMINISTRATIVE RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIGHTS, Research Foundation An Educational Not-for-Profit organisation 604, Bhikaji Cama Bhawan, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi -110066 Tel: +91-11-40159058, 46014233, Please contact: Amit Kumar, Mobile: 7678491255 Website: www.pariparliament.org | E-mail : [email protected], [email protected] G’nY SINCE 2001 A DEVELOPMENT AND GEOGRAPHYANDYOU.COM GEOGRAPHY AND YOU ENVIRONMENT FORTNIGHTLY VOL. 18 ISSUE 8 No. 119 OCTOBER 16-31, 2018 With the help of GIS we can build models highlighting flood-susceptible areas. These models will further aid in the creation of flood prediction and early warning systems. GIS & RESOURCE GIS & DISASTERS 4 GIS and Remote Sensing in Natural 22 New Techniques to Avoid a Kerala Like Disaster Resource Management Giriraj Amarnath Pushpanjali, Josily Samuel & Visha Kumari India should step forward to implement measures for flood risk GIS and remote sensing serve as a platform to generate mitigation. Several new techniques outlined can ensure improved information and make wise decisions for sustainable disaster management. development of natural resources. 30 GIS for River Floods 10 Geospatial Technology for Monitoring S M Ramasamy Natural Resources Complex geological dynamics of the rivers that often cause floods can Neeti be understood with the help of GIS technology. 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