Freshwater environments include streams and lakes, as well as lands like peat lands (bogs) marshes and swamps of fauna and flora on the earth. Unfortunately, freshwater on the earth has come under the threat of extinction and menacing pollution.

This work is designed to bring together authoritative fundamental information on freshwater system and environment. The main topics given scientific treatment herein are: Freshwater environments; Freshwater environments; in polar regions; Streams and valleys, Underground water; Glaciers; The global ocean; The human impact on the water etc.

The information contained herein will be highly useful for the students, researchers and scientists in the field.

Ocean constitute nearly two third of the earth surface. The intertidal zone is perhaps the best known and studied of all areas of the sea because it is most accessible to humans. This zone has been of interest and use to humans since prehistoric times. And this zone is more prone to pollution.

An elaborate scientific treatment to many important issues of marine environment is given in this book. Major areas being Introduction; Life of muddy shores; Rocky shores; Shingle beaches; The sea shore environment; The shore and the sea; Plank tonic larvae; Feeding mechanisms; Sandy shores; Plants of rocky shores; Animals of rocky shores; The effect of marine pollution; Marine pollutants and their sources; Marine oil pollution; Concepts in marine pollution; Controlling marine pollution etc.

The information contained herein will prove of immense value to both academics and the professionals in the field.

Natural disasters such as earthquake, landslide, flood, drought, cyclone, volcanic eruptions, environmental degradation etc. are of global phenomenon. Most of the countries are experiencing either one or more disasters at regular interval. International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, of the UN resolution (1989) aims at minimizing the loss of life damage to property and disruption of economic and social activities through concerted actions. Dissemination of the existing and new technical information related to measures for the assessment, prediction and mitigation of natural disasters through awareness programs is one among the objectives.
Landslides pose serious threat to human settlements and structures used for transportation, natural resources management and tourism. It imparts significant damages to property, highway, railways, waterways and pipelines. The slide events were reported to have triggered mainly by rainfall, earthquake and human activities. There is a need to understand the developments in the physical and atmospheric sciences, engineering, management and society and disaster medicine.
The present work contains papers and compiled information that highlight various aspects of the landslide disaster and mitigation measures that are essential in planning for landslide preparedness. This volume is brought out with support of colleagues at CSRE, ISRO-IIT Space Technology Cell & Curriculum Development Program, IIT Bombay, whose aim is to disseminate knowledge and spread awareness about landslides.
Trust the readers would benefit by this book.

Development of Transport and Communication unfolds how a weak economy perpetuated the weak transport system and weak transport system hindered the economic progress of a state. The province of Orissa since its inception remained an administrative appendage of Bengal. The prolonged neglect of transport system reached its climax. The famine of 1866 came as a nightmare for the province. The feeble transport system became a potent factor for the aggravation of the famine. Te Famine Commission made recommendations which laid the foundation stone not only to change the transport picture entirely but also to develop the economy.
The Post-Famine period witnessed a momentous change in the province. The blue-print for the development of the roads, railways, ports, Inland Navigation and Post and Telegraph was prepared. Its sophisticated analysis highlights the march of transport system which coincided with speedy rise and growth of economy. By 1936, the chariot of transport embraced the nook and corner of Orissa which provided formidable ground for the unification of Orissa in 1936.
This book is a meticulous scholarly effort and purely based on primary sources. This will undoubtedly deepen and broaden our understanding on transport in British period. It is hoped that everyone interested in transport history of India in general and Orissa in particular will find this work quite informative and illuminating.
Contents: Introduction; Development of Roads; Development of Railways; Development of Ports; Development of Inland Navigation; Development of Post and Telegraph; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography, and Index.