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Kalidasa's Kumarasambhava: A Study In The Context Of Global Warming

Analyzing contemporary issues of Global Warming, the paper deals with Kalidas’s  Kumarasambhava. It discusses the problem of Global Warming earlier raised by an Indian writer in Sanskrit. Focusing on the worst effects of the problem, the epic symbolically suggests the effects of the violation of nature and natural flora and fauna. Today the globalization is a big challenge to the world. It is right that we have been availed with advanced technology and super-developed machines due to the fast and furious process of modernization and globalization.

Assessment Of Soil And Water Quality With Reference To Benthic Communities Of Purna, Navsari, Gujarat

The present investigation aimed to assess the benthic communities with respect to physico-chemical characteristics of water & soil in the Intertidal and fresh water region of Purna, Navsari, Gujarat. The study carried out for the period of 5 months (May-2008 to Sept-2008).The physico-chemical parameters selected for the study were soil moisture, WHC, soil nutrients, organic matter Epiflora was dominated by Diatoms. In Faunal community Polychaete worm, Nematodes, Turbellarian, Molluscans, Mud crab and Mud skipper were found.