Geography
Geography (from Greek: γεωγραφία, geographia, literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth and planets. The first person to use the word γεωγραφία was Eratosthenes (276–194 BC). Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but also how they have changed and come to be. Geography is often defined in terms of two branches: human geography and physical geography. Human geography is concerned with the study of people and their communities, cultures, economies, …
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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 18 May 2024 English
connections and correlations between increasing urbanisation, changing seasons and their effects on the geography and ecology of selected lakes.The lakes under study were selected from urban, peri-urban and rural … and Puttenhalli (peri‑urban), and Chudahalli and Vrishabhavathi (rural). To evaluate changes in geography, the paper uses 162 Google Earth satellite images of the lakes dated between 2002 to 2022.It concludes …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 19 March 2024 English
IQAir, a Switzerland-based company working on air quality technology, released this report on March 19, 2024. It gives an overview of population weighted air quality data for the year 2023 …
plain which dominates up most of the country’s geography.52 Rapid urbanization has increased the demand …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 2024 English
Becoming a Young Farmer with the subtitle Young People’s Pathways into Farming: Canada, China, India and Indonesia is a collection of research papers published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2024 and …
village governance. Hannah Jess Bihun has an MA in Geography from the University of Manitoba. Her graduate … sovereignty. Prior to obtaining her doctorate in geography, Annette was a grain farmer in Canada for over … masculinities and change in rural Ireland. Irish Geography 35 (1): 16–27. Peters, K. 2011. War and the crisis …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 December 2023 English
This study was published by the Centre for Education and Communication, a resource centre based in New Delhi. It was released in December 2023. The research was funded by Rosa …
equalities based on caste, gender, region and geography, as well as the rural-urban divide.The state …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 28 November 2023 English
This report published on November 28, 2023, by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and magazine Down to Earth (DTE), sheds light on extreme weather patterns in India. It …
evidence base on the frequency and expanding geography of extreme weather events in India. It has sourced … evidence base on the frequency and expanding geography of extreme weather events in India. This is extremely … evidence base on the frequency and expanding geography of extreme weather events in India. It provides …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2023 English
First History Lessons is a series of books published by the Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata (IDSK). Aiming to simplify and explain important ideas of history, the series has been …
water in Bengal, and to make maps. An expert in geography named James Rennell prepared a number of maps … other writings about rivers. Experts in history, geography, political science, economics, and geology, among … stretch of time. Kalyan Rudra’s research is in the geography, geology, and history of the Ganga- Brahmaputra …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2023 English
This paper has been published in the Journal of Environmental Management in November 2023. It has been written by researchers Lea S. Schroder, Amol K. Bhalerao, Khondokar H. Kabir, Jurgen …
Group Climate Change and Security, Institute of Geography, University of Hamburg, Grindelberg 5/7, 20144 …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 29 September 2023 English
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, released the second volume of the EnviStats – India 2023 report on September 29, 2023. This is the sixth edition …
diversity, not only in terms of its climate, physio- geography and ecological regime but also its people and …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 24 July 2023 English
The report Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls in Sport: A Handbook for Policy Makers and Sports Practitioners was published by UNESCO and UN Women in 2023. It was authored …
such as gender, age, disability, ethnicity, geography and socio-economic status can intersect with … different ways: by level of participation, by geography and by sport or discipline. → Sport is not governed … sport governing body. Geography Sport can also be organized by geography – typically by country and … broadcasters, sponsors, etc.) • Level of participation • Geography • Sport or discipline → Identify key stakeholders …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 13 July 2023 English
chapter introduces the state, its linguistic history and composition, the administrative system, the geography, rural-urban breakup, district wise population, and status of multilingualism... …
Chapter 1 on Introduction, the state's history, geography, present administrative divisions, district-wise … Tamil Nadu, meaning "Tamil country". 1.3 Geography of The State Tamil Nadu with an area of 1 …
