Kala Venkata Uday

Abstract Agriculture in the Western Himalayas faces a “dual climate stress”: the compounding impact of slow-onset temperature rise and acute extreme events like cloudbursts. While farmers tend to rely on both customary knowledge and contemporary innovations, evidence on how climate perceptions translate into concrete behavioural change in high-risk hill regions remains limited.

Abstract Landslides can be defined as sudden downslope movement of earth mass and debris under the action of gravitational forces. While rainfall intensity is a well-known trigger, soil moisture plays a critical yet often overlooked role in landslide initiation. However, the lack of a dense network of sensor/gauges limits the ability to capture the large heterogeneity of these hydro-meteorological variables in the mountainous region.

Downloaded 0 times Technical Papers Abstract Soil strength improvement employing microbial induced calcite precipitation (MICP) involves bio-geo-chemical interaction among bacteria (here, Sporosarcina pasteurii), sand, and cementing solution. A critical review of literature opened the gap in exploring the strength gain for a given amount of CaCO3 precipitation, investigating the influence of chemical concentration and its application methodology.