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9 State Forest Management and Biodiversity: a Case of Kerala, India
9 State Forest Management and Biodiversity: A Case of Kerala, India Ellyn K. DAMAYANTI & MASUDA Misa 1. Introduction Republic of India is the seventh largest country in the world, covering an area of 3,287,263 km2.has large and diverse forest resources in 633,397 km2 of forest covers or 19.27% of land areas (ICFRE, 2003; FAO, 2003). Forest types in India vary from topical rainforest in northeastern India, to desert and thorn forests in Gujarat and Rajasthan; mangrove forests in West Bengal, Orissa and other coastal areas; and dry alpine forests in the western Himalaya. The most common forest types are tropical moist deciduous forest, tropical dry deciduous forests, and wet tropical evergreen forests. India has a large network of protected areas, including 89 national parks and around 497 wildlife sanctuaries (MoEF, 2005). India has long history in forest management. The first formal government approach to forest management can be traced to the enactment of the National Forest Policy of 1894, revised in 1952 and once again revised in 1988, which envisaged community involvement in the protection and regeneration of forest (MoEF, 2003). Even having large and diverse forest resources, India’s national goal is to have a minimum of one-third of the total land area of the country under forest or tree cover (MoEF, 1988). In management of state forests, the National Forest Policy, 1988 emphasizes schemes and projects, which interfere with forests that clothe slopes; catchments of rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, geologically unstable terrain and such other ecologically sensitive areas, should be severely restricted. -
Notes and Comments on the Distribution of Two Endemic Lygosoma Skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Lygosominae) from India
Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 December 2014 | 6(14): 6726–6732 Note The family Scincidae is the Notes and comments on the distribution largest group among lizards, of two endemic Lygosoma skinks comprising more than 1558 species (Squamata: Scincidae: Lygosominae) ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) (Uetz & Hosek 2014). Of the from India ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) seven subfamilies recognized, the subfamily Lygosominae contains Raju Vyas OPEN ACCESS over 52 species in five genera (Uetz & Hosek 2014). The genus 505, Krishnadeep Tower, Mission Road, Fatehgunj, Vadodara, Gujarat Lygosoma Hardwicke & Gray, 1827 has a long and 390002, India [email protected] complicated nomenclatural history (see Geissler et al. 2011). In India, the genus Lygosoma is represented by nine species, of which five are endemic (Datta-Roy et al. 2014), including Günther’s Supple Skink Lygosoma City, Vadodara District and after examination both the guentheri (Peters, 1879) and the Lined Supple Skink skinks were released in the nearby riverine habitat of Lygosoma lineata (Gray, 1839). These are less studied, Vishwamitri River within the limits of the city area. terrestrial, insectivorous and diurnal supple-skinks Lygosoma guentheri: On 12 December 2013, a large (Molur & Walker 1998). Both these species are found adult specimen of Lygosoma (Image 1) was captured by in peninsular India and are classified ‘Least Concern’ a local rescue group from a garden in Vadodara City, species by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Gujarat. The specimen was identified as L. guentheri (Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2013a, b). with the help of the literature (Boulenger 1890; Smith Reserved forest and degraded areas of the northern 1935). -
New Light on the Unresolved Problem of Megalithic Habitation Sites in Kerala
Artha J Soc Sci, 12, 3 (2013), 1-18 ISSN 0975-329X|doi.org/10.12724/ajss.26.1 New Light on the Unresolved Problem of Megalithic Habitation Sites in Kerala N Nikhil Das*, P P Joglekar† and R K Mohanty‡ Abstract This paper is intended to evaluate one of the major research problems in Kerala Archaeology, the absence of a habitation site in the Megalithic (Iron Age Early Historic period) context. Although a number of Megalithic sites have been reported from Kerala, the absence of habitation remains as a lacuna to understand the entire cultural processes of this period. Recent investigations conducted in the eastern fringes of Kerala brought to light habitation evidences associated with burials. This paper discusses problems and misconceptions related to the Megalithic habitation in Kerala on the basis of recent discoveries. Keywords: Megalithic, Habitation, Iron-age, Early historic, Pottery, Site, Kerala Introduction The Megalithic culture is the period when man used huge stones to construct their graves. The tentative period of the Megalithic culture in India can be broadly dated back to ca.1000 BC to ca. 5 century AD. This was the period when iron used extensively for a * Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Yerwada, Pune - 411006, Maharashtra, India; [email protected] † Professor in Bioarchaeology, Department of Archaeology, Deccan College (Deemed University), Pune 411 006, India; [email protected] ‡ Prof. in Proto & Ancient Indian History, Dept of Archaeology, Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute, Yerwada, Pune - 411006, Maharashtra, India.; [email protected] 1 N Nikhil Das, P P Joglekar and R K Mohanty ISSN 0975-329X number of purposes and hence this culture is also known as Iron Age. -
Reptile Rap Newsletter of the South Asian Reptile Network ISSN 2230-7079 No.15 | January 2013 Date of Publication: 22 January 2013 1
Reptile Rap Newsletter of the South Asian Reptile Network No.15 | January 2013 ISSN 2230-7079 Date of publication: 22 January 2013 1. Crocodile, 1. 2. Crocodile, Caiman, 3. Gharial, 4.Common Chameleon, 5. Chameleon, 9. Chameleon, Flap-necked 8. Chameleon Flying 7. Gecko, Dragon, Ptychozoon Chamaeleo sp. Fischer’s 10 dilepsis, 6. &11. Jackson’s Frill-necked 21. Stump-tailed Skink, 20. Gila Monster, Lizard, Green Iguana, 19. European Iguana, 18. Rhinoceros Antillean Basilisk, Iguana, 17. Lesser 16. Green 15. Common Lizard, 14. Horned Devil, Thorny 13. 12. Uromastyx, Lizard, 34. Eastern Tortoise, 33. 32. Rattlesnake Indian Star cerastes, 22. 31. Boa,Cerastes 23. Python, 25. 24. 30. viper, Ahaetulla Grass Rhinoceros nasuta Snake, 29. 26. 27. Asp, Indian Naja Snake, 28. Cobra, haje, Grater African 46. Ceratophrys, Bombina,45. 44. Toad, 43. Bullfrog, 42. Frog, Common 41. Turtle, Sea Loggerhead 40. Trionychidae, 39. mata Mata 38. Turtle, Snake-necked Argentine 37. Emydidae, 36. Tortoise, Galapagos 35. Turtle, Box 48. Marbled Newt Newt, Crested 47. Great Salamander, Fire Reptiles, illustration by Adolphe Millot. Source: Nouveau Larousse Illustré, edited by Claude Augé, published in Paris by Librarie Larousse 1897-1904, this illustration from vol. 7 p. 263 7 p. vol. from 1897-1904, this illustration Larousse Librarie by published in Paris Augé, Claude by edited Illustré, Larousse Nouveau Source: Millot. Adolphe by illustration Reptiles, www.zoosprint.org/Newsletters/ReptileRap.htm OPEN ACCESS | FREE DOWNLOAD REPTILE RAP #15, January 2013 Contents A new record of the Cochin Forest Cane Turtle Vijayachelys silvatica (Henderson, 1912) from Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India Arun Kanagavel, 3–6pp New Record of Elliot’s Shieldtail (Gray, 1858) in Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve, Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh, India M. -
Final Report Conservation of Vultures in Mahuva and Rajula Tahsils of Bhavnagar and Amreli Districts, Gujarat
Final Report Conservation of Vultures in Mahuva and Rajula Tahsils of Bhavnagar and Amreli Districts, Gujarat Submitted to Small Grant Programme, WWF-India, New Delhi Chief Coordinator Ms. Ruchi G. Dave Vulture Cell Bird Conservation Society, Gujarat (BCSG), Mahuva 1 CONTENT Sr. Particulars Page No. No. 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5 3 PROJECT DETAILS 6 4 INTRODUCTION 7 5 PROJECT AREA 8 6 PROGRESS OF WORK 11 7 1. POPULATION MONITORING 11 (A) Population Monitoring At Nesting Site (B) Population Monitoring At Feeding Site / Carcass Dumping Site 8 2. CONSERVATION 16 Offering Diclofenac-Free Carcass (Food) to the Vultures 9 3. EXTENSION ACTIVITY 18 (A) Training to Veterinarians, Para-veterinarians & Chemists (B) Awareness Programmes in Schools and Villages 10 OUTCOME 30 11 RECOMMENDATION 30 12 REFERENCES 31 10 ANNEXURES 1 to 4 32 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS “The Masters of Sky” is appropriate quote for Vultures. I am very much privileged getting opportunity to study these ‘Masters of Sky’ and their conservation. The way the White-backed Vultures were declining in our area, it was difficult to take up conservation programme for them without the help I have received from several volunteers, experts, governmental and non- governmental institutes, etc. I would like to thank the individuals and organizations who have made it possible to implement the project. I am grateful to the World Wide Fund (WWF), India for approving this project proposal and providing financial support through Small Grant Programme (SGP) to carry out this laborious vulture conservation activity. Without the financial support it would have not been possible to provide ‘Diclofenac-free’ carcass (food) to the thriving vulture population for a period of more than nine months. -
A Chinese Solution to Kerala's Tourism Sector Woes
A Chinese Solution to Kerala’s Tourism Sector Woes Muraleedharan Nair Senior Fellow, CPPR Working Paper No. 001/2019 February 2019 Published in 2019 by the Centre for Public Policy Research, Kochi Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) First Floor, “Anitha”, Sahodaran Ayappan Road Elamkulam, Kochi, Kerala , India-682020 www.cppr.in | E-mail: [email protected] Distributed by the Centre for Public Policy Research, Kochi All rights reserved. This publication, or any part thereof shall not be reproduced in any form whatsoever without permission in writing from the author. Author Muraleedharan Nair Disclaimer: The author, who has served in various diplomatic missions in China, is a Senior Fellow with the Centre for Public Policy Research, Kochi. The opinions expressed in the report are his personal views. He has made presentations to academic audiences and written articles on similar subjects in the past, and therefore, it is natural that a few parts of the article are identical to what he has said/written earlier. A CHINESE SOLUTION TO KERALA’S TOURISM SECTOR WOES A Chinese Solution to Kerala’s Tourism Sector Woes European cities or Asian tourist destinations, lands.Therefore, they are keen to apply for North America or Australia or even Africa, new passports. wherever one goes these days, one gets to see This report will stick to the 2016 figures swarms of Chinese tourists milling around. It for the following analysis, as some of the is their sheer number – a mammoth figure – 2017 figures related to India are confusing. If rather than anything else that makes them so more than 12.2 crore Chinese visited foreign inescapably conspicuous. -
IB.6.4-5.Pdf
Indian BIRDS www.indianbirds.in Vol. 6 Nos. 4&5 Date of Publication: 20 November 2010 ISSN 0973-1407 Editor Emeritus: Zafar Futehally Editor: Aasheesh Pittie [email protected] Associate Editor: V. Santharam Editorial Board Contents Maan Barua, Anwaruddin Choudhury Niranjan Sant Bill Harvey, Farah Ishtiaq, Rajah Jayapal Madhusudan Katti, R. Suresh Kumar Taej Mundkur, Rishad Naoroji, Suhel Quader 88 Gujarat: birding destination par excellence Harkirat Singh Sangha, C. Sashikumar J. K. Tiwari S. Subramanya, K. Gopi Sundar Contributing Editors 91 Gujarat royalty and Indian ornithology Praveen J., Ragupathy Kannan, Lavkumar Khachar Lavkumar Khachar Contributing Photographers Clement Francis, Ramki Sreenivasan 92 Roosting behaviour of Franklin’s Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis Layout & Cover Design: K. Jayaram Prasad Ganpule Office: P. Rambabu 95 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis at New Ornis Foundation Narmada Dam, Gujarat Registration No. 314/2004 B. M. Parasharya Trustees Zafar Futehally, Aasheesh Pittie 97 Ringed Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus V. Santharam, PhD., Rishad Naoroji in Gujarat Taej Mundkur, PhD., S. Subramanya, PhD. Suhel Quader, PhD. Nirav Bhatt Aims & Objectives • To publish a newsletter that will provide a platform to 98 Plumage variations in Black-winged Stilt birdwatchers for publishing notes and observations Himantopus himantopus, Dishant Parasharya primarily on birds of South Asia. Bhavik Patel & B. M. Parasharya • To promote awareness of birdwatching amongst the general public. 100 Nesting of Caspian Tern Sterna caspia in • To establish and maintain links/liaison with other Little Rann of Kachchh associations or organized bodies in India or abroad Ashwin Pomal & Pratap Sevak whose objectives are in keeping with the objectives of the Trust (i.e. -
“Clean BEACH CAMPAIGN” Year: 2012 - 13
“Clean BEACH CAMPAIGN” Year: 2012 - 13 Gujarat Ecology Commission Gandhinagar 1. Background Gujarat State is having the largest coastline in India majoring about 1600 k.m. This coastline harbours variety of natural heritage and coastal natural health. Gujarat is basically a maritime sector endowed with 1650 k.m long coastline (Over 21% of the Indian coastline of 7517 km), which makes it strategically serving as natural gateway to India. The coastline of Gujarat has two indentations, the Gulf of Kachchh and Gulf of Khambhat covering about 60% of the state coastline. Beach is one of the important ecological habitats which is also identified as ecological sensitive area in the CRZ notification 2011. The beaches are harbouring variety of biodiversity as well as provide the ground to nurture entire ecosystem. Thus Gujarat coast provides ample scope to develop beach/coast based tourism. As pert the recent survey conducted by TCGL in the tourism tread fair it was found that Indian tourist love to travel on domestic destination than the flying outside the country with an average spending of Rs. 18,000.00. Considering importance of coastal area as one of the hottest destinies for the tourist the State Government of Gujarat had earmarked 350 crores for the development of infrastructure over the identified locations of coastal areas. Recently GUJTOP [A Joint Venture of TCGL and IL & FS] had developed potential 20 Beaches [Tithal [Valsad], Dandi [Navasari, Gogha, katpar, Madhavpur, Miyani, Odedar, [Porbandar] Pingleshwar [Kachchh], Poshitra, Sarkeshwar, Shivarajpur, [Amereli] etc] to develop it as one of the tourism destiny. Which clearly shows that this type of development will be increasing pressure over the coastal beaches of the State. -
2010-11 - Term Loan
KERALA STATE BACKWARD CLASSES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. A Govt. of Kerala Undertaking KSBCDC 2010-11 - Term Loan Name of Family Comm Gen R/ Project NMDFC Inst . Sl No. LoanNo Address Activity Sector Date Beneficiary Annual unity der U Cost Share No Income 1 010110442 Stephen S Sheela Bhavan,Vittiyodu,Parassala 25000 C M R Centering Works Business Sector 105263 89474 21/04/2010 1 2 010110443 John E Mannam Konam Milamoodu Veedu,Uzhamalakkal,Kullapada 12000 C M R Rubber Scrap Business Business Sector 105263 89474 21/04/2010 1 3 010110444 Prasanth Prashanth,Melekidarakuzhi Puthenveedu,Parasuvaikal 18250 C M R Centering Works Business Sector 105263 89474 21/04/2010 1 4 010110445 Rakhi R Aruviyode Tadatharikathu Veedu,Marangad,Marangad 30000 F R Stationery Business Sector 105263 89474 21/04/2010 1 5 010110446 Rajendran Rr Bhavan,Thekkeputhuval,Parasuvaikal 38750 C M R Stationery Business Sector 105263 89474 21/04/2010 1 6 010110447 Ratheesh S Muthiyamkonam Vadakkum Kara 20000 C M R Rental Store Business Sector 105263 89474 21/04/2010 1 Veedu,Uzhamalakkal,Panacode 7 010110448 Surendran Nadar C Kunnuvilakathu Veedu,Mondiyode,Kullapada 18000 M R Construction Work Business Sector 105263 89474 22/04/2010 1 8 010110449 Satheesh Kumar B Tadatharikathu Puthen Veedu,Muthiyam Konam,Panacode 16000 M R General Engineering Works Business Sector 105263 89474 22/04/2010 1 9 010110453 Lawrance Ls Bhavan,Kallumel Konam,Parasuvaikal 36250 C M R Stationery Business Sector 105263 89474 22/04/2010 1 10 010110457 Sanu Kumar S Valiya Vila Tadatharikathu Veedu,Kulappada,Kullapada -
Empowering Communities, Creating Value Contents
EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES, CREATING VALUE CONTENTS 03 President’s message 04 TCSRD’S operational areas 06 Introduction 07 Overall impact 2019-2020 08 Building economic capital 20 Ensuring environmental integrity 30 Enablers for sustainable development 39 Building social capital 46 Employee volunteering 47 Covid-19 interventions 48 Some of our partners 49 Summary of expenditure 50 Balance sheet 52 Board of directors and staff details 54 Contribute to make a difference 55 Vision-Mission-Values ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20 President’s MESSAGE R Mukundan We are indeed living through very unusual times of the livelihood opportunities, both linked to farm and non- Covid-19 pandemic and to tackle this unprecedented farm activities. The programmes have been designed situation, TCSRD proactively adopted a two-pronged to improve the land, introduce improved agriculture approach. One is to focus on supporting the local practices and livestock management systems. With vulnerable and marginalised communities and the focus on institution building, TCSRD facilitated the other on supporting the government. formation of the Okhamandal Farmer Producer Company Limited (OFPCL) which would benefit The immediate priority was the relief support to the local approximately 956 farmers. communities during lockdown. Our initiatives included distributing dry ration kits, making masks through TCSRD has been working on various skill development Okhai artisans and SHG women, supporting farmers to programmes to train and upskill the unemployed sell their produce directly to consumers, engaging with youths to facilitate in their employment or the local communities to increase awareness about entrepreneurial development. Okhai and Cluster the pandemic and safety measures. We supported the development programmes continue to grow with government health services with medical equipment, focus on establishing market linkage to the handicraft PPEs and provided financial support to various state and other products produced locally in the rural areas. -
RE-VISITING IRON AGE in SOUTH INDIA on 20Th August 2019 (10:00 Am) at AC Conference Hall, Vyloppilly Samskrithi Bhavan Nalanda, Thiruvananthapuram
Public Lectures RE-VISITING IRON AGE IN SOUTH INDIA On 20th August 2019 (10:00 am) At AC Conference Hall, Vyloppilly Samskrithi Bhavan Nalanda, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Council for Historical Research Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala www.kchr.ac.in Iron Age Social Formation in South India Dr. V. Selvakumar Iron Age has been a formative phase in the early history of South India. Megalithic burials attributable to the Iron Age and Early Historic period are found all across Peninsular India and also in Sri Lanka. They are the most widely distributed archaeological remains in South India, with major similarity in material culture. Although numerous megalithic burials of the Iron Abstract Age have been identified, documented, excavated and researched in different parts of South India, the question of social formation has not been addressed sufficiently, except for a few attempts (Udaiyaravi Moorthy 1994; Gurukkal 2012). Megalithic burial practices were in vogue in the Early Historic period as well. One of the issues here pertains to the vast time span of the megalithic burials, mostly extending from the first millennium BCE to the first millennium CE, although a few of the burials could fall out of this time span. Comprehending the megalithic burials belonging to such a vast time-span has been a complex issue. The megalithic traditions witnessed diverse historical dynamics throughout their existence. In the early historic context, we get evidence for the introduction of script, coinage, political formations, Mauryan political domination and Indian Ocean exchange. The vast variations in the megalithic burial typology do suggest differences in belief systems and the nature of burial practices across South India. -
2018040471-1.Pdf
ABSTRACT OF THE AGENDA FOR THE SITTING OF REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ERNAKULAM PROPOSED TO BE HELD ON 16/11/2016 AT 11.00 AM AT PLANNING OFFICE CONFERENCE HALL ,GROUND FLOOR, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD Item No:01 G/7967/2016/E Agenda:-To consider the application for the grant of fresh regular permit in respect of a suitable stage carriage not less than 5 years with seating capacity not less than 28 in all to operate on the route Perumbavoor-Trippunithura- Kakkanad via Pattimattam- Pazhamthottam-Puthencruz- Vandippetta- Eruveli- Chottanikkara and Puthiyakavu as Ordinary Moffusil Service. Applicant:Mr.Bobas.P.K, Plamoottil House, Pazhamthottam.P.O Proposed timings Perumbavr Pattimattam Kizhak Pazhm Puthe Chotta Tripnthra Kakkanad mblm thtam ncruz nikra A D A D P P A D A D 6.56 7.11 7.31 7.51 7.55 8.25 9.35 8.55 9.05 8.45 8.25 9.51 10.21 10.31 10.46 11.06 11.26 11.40 12.1 0 1.35 1.05 1.55 2.25 4.00 3.30 4.25 5.05 6.35 6.05 5.45A 5.20 5.55D 6.50 7.20 7.30 7.45H Last Trip-Pallikkara Pass at 7.35pm Item No:02 C1/95291/2016/E Agenda: To consider the application for variation of regular permit in respect of stage carriage KL 06 D 366 operating on the route ADIVARAM-ALUVA (Via) Kadapara, Malayattoor, Neeleswaram, Kottamam, Kalady, Mattur College Jn, Nayathode, Air port road, Thuruthissery, Lakshamveedu colony, Devi Kshethram, Nedumbassery M A H S Jn ,Athani, Kunnumpuram, Desam,and Paravurkavala as ordinary Moffusil service on the strength of regular permit No.7/ 761/2008 valid upto 02/03/2018.