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Shankar, R.
- Sustainability Perceptions in a Technological Institution of Higher Education in India
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1 Department of Architecture, Srinivas Institute of Technology, Velachil, Mangalore 574 143, IN
2 Department of Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667, IN
1 Department of Architecture, Srinivas Institute of Technology, Velachil, Mangalore 574 143, IN
2 Department of Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667, IN
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Current Science, Vol 109, No 12 (2015), Pagination: 2198-2203Abstract
Institutions of higher education serve as models for excellence in education. They also have an added responsibility in providing guidance to the community for social upliftment and environmental sustainability. The present study conducted in the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) examines the students' perception on the importance of sustainability to the campus. One hundred sixty-five students participated in the survey. The survey focuses on three broad categories, namely environmental, educational and research, and management factors. Environmental factors are more significant compared to management factors. Education and research is given less importance compared to environmental and management factors. Findings provide a useful extension to both the management and administrative strategies in decision-making process to improve the sustainability of the campus.Keywords
Education and Research, Environmental Parameters, Green Guidelines, Management Strategies.Full Text
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- Teacher Training Workshops in India
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1 International GeoScience Education Organisation, Bengaluru, IN
2 Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, IL
3 Keele University, Keele, Staffs, ST5 5BG, GB
4 Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal University, Manipal 576 104, IN
5 St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru 575 003, IN
6 Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru 560 012, IN
1 International GeoScience Education Organisation, Bengaluru, IN
2 Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, IL
3 Keele University, Keele, Staffs, ST5 5BG, GB
4 Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal University, Manipal 576 104, IN
5 St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru 575 003, IN
6 Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru 560 012, IN
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Current Science, Vol 112, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1090-1093Abstract
The International GeoScience Education Organisation, Bengaluru organized three teacher training workshops in Goa, Mangaluru and Bengaluru. These workshops were organized as a pilot project to test the impact of such an approach in an Indian setting.Full Text
- Estimation of Ice Thickness of the Satopanth Glacier, Central Himalaya Using Ground Penetrating Radar
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1 Department of Geology, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal 246 174, IN
2 Indian Institute of Science and Educational Research, Pune 411 008, IN
3 The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai 600 113, IN
1 Department of Geology, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal 246 174, IN
2 Indian Institute of Science and Educational Research, Pune 411 008, IN
3 The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai 600 113, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 04 (2018), Pagination: 785-791Abstract
Total volume of stored ice in the Himalayan glaciers is an important quantity for water resource management of the Himalayan catchments. However, direct measurement of glacier-ice thickness is rare in the Indian Himalaya. We have estimated the ice thickness of the debris-covered Satopanth Glacier (SPG) using a ground penetrating radar (GPR). Multiple bistatic, unshielded antennae with frequencies of 16, 20, 40 and 80 MHz were used for this purpose. We have done GPR surveys at various locations over the ablation zone of SPG. However, satisfactory results were obtained only on two transects. Near the glacier snout, a transverse GPR profile shows an ice thickness of 38 ± 3.5–50 ± 3.5 m. We have obtained 98 ± 7–112 ± 7 m ice thickness at a longitudinal transect in the upper ablation zone. To measure the speed of the radar waves in ice, a common midpoint survey was carried out. Our results for the speed of the electromagnetic waves are slightly lower than the standard values of such waves through pure ice.Keywords
Common Midpoint Survey, Debris-Covered Glaciers, Ground Penetrating Radar, Ice Thickness.Full Text
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