Asian Journal of Environmental Science 

About: Asian Journal of Environmental Science is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Water quality & Crop yield. It has an ISSN identifier of 0973-4759. Over the lifetime, 154 publications have been published receiving 258 citations.

Biomedical waste management in a large teaching hospital.

Abstract: •HIND INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY• SUMMARY The methodical “Hospital waste Management” is of critical significance as its inappropriate management poses risks to health care workers, waste handlers, patients, community in common and mainly the environment. Keeping this in view, bio-medical waste management was studied at “J.A. Group of Hospitals, Gwalior” for a period of three months. Quantity of solid waste generated per bed per day was found to be 2.02 Kg. Inpatient area generated maximum solid waste (69.09 %) followed by supportive services (14.70%). Other areas like operation theatre, Emergency and OPD together produced lesser amounts (16.09 %). In the waste management processes, segregation and storage were not properly followed in J.A. Group of Hospitals, Gwalior. However, collection and transportation activities to final disposal are being practiced. The policy of quality control system in waste management needs to be improvised.

Dryland agriculture in India – problems and solutions

Abstract: : Dry land agriculture is the agriculture which limits the crop growth to a part of the year due to lack of sufficient moisture (Peterson et al., 2006). 68 per cent of the cultivated area in Indian agriculture comes under dryland, which contributes about 44 per cent of the total food production and plays a critical role in India’s food security. A vast majority of the small scale farmers depend on the dry regions for their livelihood. According to the Fourth five year plan of India, dry lands are defined as areas which receive rainfall ranging from 375 mm to 1125 mm and with very limited irrigation facilities. Dry regions are economically fragile regions which are highly vulnerable to environmental stress and shocks. Degraded soils with low water holding capacities along with multiple nutrient deficiencies and depleting ground water table contributes to low crop yields and further leading to land degradation. In order to ensure long term sustainability for dry land agriculture in India, various components are to be taken into consideration like socio-economic resources, integrated water shed development, improvement of rain water use efficiency, diversification of agriculture through livestock farming alternative land uses and integrated soil–nutrient-water-crop management. Dry land farming areas needs much closer attention

Influence of weather factors on the infestation of yellow stem borer, Scirpophaga incertulas Walker in aerobic rice.

Abstract: •HIND INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY• Among the cereals, rice is a staple food of India. Among the different insects associated with rice, the yellow stem borer, Scirpophaga incertulas Walker is one of the most destructive and widely distributed from tropics to temperate regions (Torii, 1967) infesting from seedling to maturity stages. The damage in the early stage of the crops results in dead hearts and at a later stage in white ears. It is rather difficult to find a direct cause and effect relationship between any single factor and pest activity because the impact of weather factors on pest is usually compounded. For developing weather-based pest forecasting models, the information on the relationship between the incidence of insect pests and weather factors is needed. Kisimoto and Dyck (1976) stated that climatic factors are responsible for causing certain biological events. Thus, the present study was undertaken to identify the weather factors, if any that influences the infestation of YSB on aerobic paddy.