Note: Intro -- Contents -- Uptake, Accumulation and Translocation of Heavy Metals in Cauliflower Grown in Integrated Industrial Effluent Irrigated Soil in District Haridwar (Uttarakhand) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Collection of Samples and Analysis -- 2.3 Analysis of Heavy Metals -- 2.4 Estimation of Enrichment Factor, Contamination Factor and Bio-concentration Factor -- 2.5 Statistical Analysis -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Enrichment Factor -- 5 Bio-concentration Factor -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- An Intensive Approach to the Renewable Energy Recovery from Agro Waste-A Review -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Agricultural Wastes -- 2 Types of Agriculture Waste -- 2.1 Crop Residues -- 2.2 Agro-Industry Wastes -- 2.3 Livestock Wastes -- 2.4 Fruit and Vegetable Wastes -- 2.5 Industrial Waste -- 3 Management of Agro Waste -- 3.1 Biofuel -- 3.2 Biohydrogen from Agriculture Waste -- 3.3 Bio-oil from Agro-Waste -- 3.4 Bio-char from Agro-Waste -- 3.5 Fertilizer Application -- 3.6 Animal Feed -- 3.7 Direct Combustion -- 4 Current Scenario and Future Prospects -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Reviewing Medicinal Plants of Treasure Land: The Indian Himalayan Range -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Description of Medicinal Plant -- 2.1 Rhododendron -- 2.2 Aconitum -- 2.3  Bacopa monnieri -- 2.4 Berberis -- 2.5 Hedychium -- 3 Threats and Conservation Practices for Medicinal Plants in Indian Himalayan Region -- 4 Conservation and Sustainable Development -- 5 Organizations Involved the Conservation of Medicinal Plants -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Anthropogenic Impact on Fish Faunal Diversity and Their Habitat Ecology in the Ganga River and Its Tributaries, Uttarakhand -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Data Analysis -- 3 Result and Discussion -- 3.1 Diversity Status -- 4 Conclusion -- References. , Assessment of Land Use Change and Climate Change Impact on Biodiversity and Environment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Data Collection -- 2.2 Data Analysis -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Ecological Responses -- 3.2 Climate Change and LULC Interaction Mechanisms -- 3.3 Effects of Rising CO2 Concentrations Mechanisms -- 3.4 Anthropogenic Factors with Potential Impact on Biodiversity -- 4 Discussions -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Assessment of Pollution Load and Its Impact on Aquatic Biodiversity of River Ganga: A Review -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Causes of Pollution in Ganga -- 3 Pollution in the Major Cities from Which River Ganga Flows -- 3.1 Rishikesh -- 3.2 Haridwar -- 3.3 Uttar Pradesh -- 3.4 Bihar -- 3.5 West Bengal -- 4 Impact of Pollution on Aquatic Biodiversity -- 5 Challenges and Remedial Measures -- 6 Challenges for Failure of Namani Gange Project -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Non-timber Forest Products: Current Status and Development -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Definitions of NTFP -- 3 Importance of NTFP's -- 4 Challenges for NTFP's Development -- 5 Current Status and Development of NFTP's -- 5.1 Management of NTFP's -- 5.2 Contribution in the Economy -- 5.3 Forest Certification -- 5.4 Marketing or Trade of NTFP's -- 6 Harvesting of NTFP's -- 7 Impact of Harvesting on the Biodiversity and the Environment -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Assessment of Water Quality and Biodiversity Status of Alaknanda River at Garhwal, Uttarakhand: A Case Study -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Result and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Efficient Management of Rice Straw Using Vermicomposting Technology: A Synergetic Approach of Agricultural Waste Management -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Objectives of Chapter -- 3 Techniques Used to Decompose Rice Straw -- 3.1 Physical Decomposition -- 3.2 Chemical Digestion -- 3.3 Biological Decomposition. , 4 Earthworm -- 5 Types of Earthworms Used in Vermicomposting -- 5.1 Selection of Site -- 5.2 Process of Vermicomposting -- 5.3 Benefits of Vermicomposting of Organic Wastes -- 6 Discussion -- 7 Current Trend and Future of Vermicomposting -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Effect of Ultraviolet (UV)-B Radiation on Morphology and Photosynthetic Activity of Spirogyra sp. -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Identification and Culturing of Spirogyra sp. -- 2.2 Experiment Set up for Laboratory Experiment -- 2.3 Determination of Total Amount of Chlorophyll and Carotene Pigments -- 3 Result and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- An Overview of Recent Advancements in the Irrigation, Fertilization, and Technological Revolutions of Agriculture -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Developments in Varied Processes of the Farming System -- 2.1 Hydroponics -- 2.2 Aeroponics -- 3 Bioremediation -- 3.1 Mycoremediation -- 3.2 Phytoremediation -- 3.3 Vermiremediation -- 4 Bio-sorption -- 5 Organic Farming -- 6 Biochar -- 7 Nanotechnology in Agriculture -- 8 Vertical Farming -- 9 Modern Technological and Mechanical Inventions in the Field of Agriculture -- 9.1 Autopilot Tractors -- 9.2 Crop Sensors -- 9.3 Biotechnology -- 9.4 Documentation of Fields via GPS -- 9.5 Smartphones for Monitoring and Controlling the Irrigation System of Crops -- 9.6 Use of Mobile and Camera Technology -- 9.7 Livestock Ultrasounds -- 9.8 Robotics -- 10 Conclusion -- References -- Dynamics of Soil Cationic Micronutrients in Different Land Use Systems in Lower Shiwalik Region of Uttarakhand, India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Method -- 2.1 Description of Study Area -- 2.2 Topography -- 2.3 Soil Classification -- 2.4 Atmospheric Temperature -- 2.5 Agriculture -- 2.6 Collection of Soil Sample -- 2.7 Soil Analysis -- 3 Results and Discussion. , 3.1 Physico-Chemical Properties of Soil -- 4 Discussion -- 4.1 Micronutrients Status in Soil of Different Land Use Patterns -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Monitoring of Channel Morphology of Ganga River Using Remote Sensing and GIS Data -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geological Characteristics of the River System -- 2.1 Substrate Structure and River Channelization -- 2.2 Description of the Study Area -- 3 Data and Methodology -- 3.1 Data Sources Used for Preparation of LULC Maps -- 3.2 Methodology Adopted for Preparation of the LULC Maps -- 3.3 Methodology Applied for the Channel Pattern -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 LULC Classification to Detect the Changes in River Morphology in the Catchment Area of Ganga River -- 4.2 Detection of Changes in Channel Morphology -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Identification of Aspect Impact of Construction Site: A Case Study -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Steps for the Identification of Aspects-Impacts -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Operation of Plant and Machinery -- 3.2 Running of Project Site Office and Facilities -- 3.3 Piling and Excavation Work (Including Yamuna Bridge) -- 3.4 Casting Yard Work -- 3.5 NRD -- 3.6 Site Storage -- 3.7 FORM Work and Finished of Concrete -- 3.8 First Aid Activity -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Inventory of Glaciers in the Himalayan Region: A Study Through Field Survey and Sentinel 2B Based Imagery Analysis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Data and Methodology -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Kafini Glacier -- 4.2 Pindari Glacier -- 4.3 Sundardhung Glacier -- 4.4 Baljuri Base Camp Glacier -- 4.5 Other Unnamed Glacier -- 5 Discussion -- References -- Spatio-Temporal Change Detection Using Remote Sensing Application-A Case Study of District Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 LULC Classification. , 3.2 Image Classification -- 3.3 Magnitude Assessment of Change -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Land Use/Cover Status -- 5 Discussion -- 5.1 Overall Changes on LULC Pattern -- 5.2 Pattern of LULC Over the Time Period of 1976-1999 -- 5.3 Pattern of LULC Over the Time Period of 1999-2016 -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- A Review of Municipal Solid Waste: Its Generation, Composition, Impacts, Management and Challenges in Urban Areas with Special Focus on India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Review of Literature -- 3 MSW Generation and Composition: A Global Scenario -- 4 Waste Generation in India -- 5 Impact of Municipal Solid Waste Generated -- 5.1 Pollutant Emission to the Environment -- 5.2 Climate Change and Rise in Average Temperature -- 5.3 Adverse Effect on Public Health -- 5.4 Adverse Effect on Ecological Health -- 6 Management of Municipal Solid Waste -- 6.1 Segregation of MSW -- 6.2 Collection and Transportation of MSW -- 6.3 Recycling of MSW -- 6.4 Treatment and Disposal of MSW -- 6.5 Landfilling -- 6.6 Incineration -- 6.7 Biological Treatment -- 6.8 Aerobic Composting -- 6.9 Anaerobic Composting -- 7 Challenges Faced in MSW Management -- 8 Conclusion and Recommendation -- References -- Environmental Impact of Emerging Electro World with Special Focus on Electrical-Vehicles and Its Impact on Global Environment -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Effect on Environment -- 1.2 Electricity Production in India -- 2 Cost Analysis -- 2.1 Cost Spend on Life of Car -- 2.2 What Will Happen at the End of Life? -- 3 Working -- 4 Types of Electric Vehicle -- 5 Types of Batteries Used in Electrical Vehicles -- 5.1 Lithium Ion -- 5.2 Nickel-Metal Hydride -- 5.3 Lead Acid Battery -- 6 Safety Issues in Battery -- 6.1 Over Charging -- 6.2 Over Discharge -- 6.3 Thermal Runaway -- 6.4 Gas Evalaution -- 7 Life Span of Battery -- 7.1 Temperature -- 7.2 Charge and Discharge Rate. , 7.3 Ways by Which We can Increase the Life Span of Battery.

Note: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Water Quality Assessment of Streams of Doon Valley Dehradun, Uttarakhand -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Material and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Synthesis and Medicinal Importance of Benzoxazine, Benzoxazinone and Their Derivatives: A Short Review -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Medicinal Value of Benzoxazines, Benzoxazinones and Their Derivatives -- 3 Various Synthetic Routes of Benzoxazine, Benzoxazinone and Their Derivatives -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- A Review on Onshore Drilling for Oil and Gas Production with Its Safety Barriers and Well Control Methods -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 Drilling -- 3 Types of Drilling -- 4 Types of Onshore Drilling Rigs -- 5 Types of Systems -- 6 Procedure of Drilling -- 6.1 Causes of Well Control Incidents -- 6.2 Distribution of Incidents at Drilling Rig Site -- 7 Methodology -- 7.1 Safety Barriers -- 7.2 Mud Types -- 7.3 Testing of Drilling Fluid -- 8 Formula for Calculating the Mud Weight -- 8.1 Secondary Barrier -- 9 Well Control Procedures -- 9.1 Well Kill Methods -- 10 Safety at Rig Site -- 10.1 Standards (Maintenance and Inspection) -- 10.2 Conclusion -- References -- Cultivating Effectiveness and Efficiency Using 5S Methodology -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology: Implementation of 5S -- 3 How It Is Implemented -- 3.1 Administrative Office -- 3.2 Industry -- 4 Result and Discussion -- 4.1 Evaluation in Terms of Search Time -- 4.2 Evaluation in Terms of Cost (Search Time) -- 4.3 Evaluation in Terms of Relaibality -- 4.4 Evaluation in Terms of Safety -- 4.5 5S Evacuation and Scoring -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- COVID19: Impact on Environmental Parameters During the Lockdown Period in India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Dataset -- 2.2 Spearman's Correlation Analysis -- 3 Results and Discussion. , 4 Conclusion -- References -- Impact of Lockdown Due to COVID 19 Pandemic on Air Quality of Global Environment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Result and Discussion -- 2.1 Air Pollution in India During Lockdown -- 2.2 Air Pollution in China During Lockdown -- 2.3 Air Pollution in United States of America During Lockdown -- 2.4 Air Pollution in Italy -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- Stress Condition Modeling to Optimize Mud Weight Window for Efficient Drilling -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Model Structure and Methodology -- 3 Stresses Around Borehole -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Stress Plot for Vertical Wellbore -- 4.2 Stress Plot for Horizontal Wellbore -- 4.3 Comparision of Stresses-Vertical and Horizontal Wellbore -- 4.4 Variation of Hoop Stress with Mud Weight and Circumferential Wall Angle -- 4.5 Validity of Results -- 5 Safe Mud Weight Determinations -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- COVID-19 Fallout: India, Power Sector and Lockdown -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 COVID-19 Fallout -- 1.2 Power Sector in India-Overview -- 2 Government's Response and Its Impact on Power Sector -- 2.1 Electrical Power Demand and Energy Consumption -- 2.2 Source Wise Generation-Change in Energy Mix -- 2.3 Impact on Grid, Reforms and Power Market -- 3 Government Measures -- 4 Recommendations -- 4.1 Use of Existing Hydro and Thermal Fleet -- 4.2 Modifying the Existing Thermal Fleet -- 4.3 Possible Future Measures -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Assessing the Impact of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Renewable Energy Sector of India During the Lockdown -- 1 Introduction -- 2 RE Scenario in India Before COVID-19 -- 3 Impact of COVID 19 on Upcoming and Operational RE Projects -- 4 Impact on Off-Grid RE Companies -- 5 Economic Impact and Subsequent Government Measures -- 6 Recommendations by Global Energy Leaders -- 7 Conclusion -- References. , Study of the Ecological Effect of Bismuth Layered Structured Ferroelectric Materials Over Lead Zirconate Titanate -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Experimental -- 2.1 Fabrication Techniques (PZT or BLSF) -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) -- 3.2 Properties -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Convalescent the Ecosystem by Enhancing the Life Cycle of Lubricants with Blended Nano Oxides -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Generation and Composition of Used Lubricating Oil -- 3 Environmental Impacts of Used Oil -- 3.1 Spilling of Used/Worn Oil on Land/Soil -- 3.2 Spilling of Used Oil in the Aqueous Environment -- 3.3 Used Oil Burning -- 4 Methods of Improving Life of Lubricating Oils -- 4.1 Re-refining/Recycling Treatment Process of Used Oil -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Traditional and Modern Agricultural Implements Used in Agro Sciences - A Case Study in the Part of National Capital Region of Uttar Pradesh, India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Material and Methods -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Climate -- 2.3 Flora and Fauna -- 2.4 Soil -- 2.5 Agriculture and Crop Pattern -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation of Iron-Molybdenum Oxide Catalyst for the Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Wastewater to Bio-oil -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Materials -- 2.2 Synthesis and Characterization of Iron-Molybdenum Oxide Catalyst -- 2.3 HTL Studies -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Catalyst Characterization -- 3.2 HTL of Synthetic Wastewater -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Aspects of Novel Indole Derivatives -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 2.1 Biological Studies -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Chemistry -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- A Review of Challenges and Safety Measures in Petroleum Industry During COVID-19 -- 1 Introduction. , 2 Problems in Restarting the Petroleum Industry -- 3 Hazards Present in the Industry -- 4 Accidents Occurred in the Petroleum Industry During COVID-19 -- 5 Measures Taken for Safety and the Maintenance of the Machinery -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Sustainable City Planning Strategy Review for Next-Level Technology, Earthquake-Resistant Buildings, Dehradun City -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Analysis -- 3.1 Earthquakes of Karakoram Fault and Indus Suture in the Tibetan Plateau -- 3.2 Sustainable Land Resources Management of Built-Environment and City Planning Strategies -- 3.3 Provisions and Technicalities of Uttarakhand Government -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Urban Sprawl and Built-Up -- 4.2 Spatial Hazard Risk Zones -- 4.3 Social Hazard Risk Zones -- 4.4 Comparative Review of Earthquake Resilient Structure Technology -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Investigation of Energy Generation on Large Rotary Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle's Propeller Using Coupled Engineering Approaches -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Survey -- 2.1 Summary -- 3 Methodology Used -- 3.1 Conceptual Design of Propeller -- 3.2 Discretization -- 3.3 Boundary Conditions -- 3.4 Explanation of Computational Analysis -- 3.5 PVEH (Piezoelectric Vibrational Energy Harvesting) -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Natural Frequencies Results -- 4.2 CFD Results -- 4.3 Energy Calculation -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Beneficiation Study of Barsuan Iron Ore Slime to Produce Pellet Grade Concentrate -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Beneficiation of Slime -- 3 Result and Discussion -- References -- Effect of Different Temperature on Host Susceptibility to SMV-Mild and SMV-Severe Isolates of Soybean (Glycine Max) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Material and Methods -- 3 Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References. , Development of a Conceptual Safety Culture Framework to Enhance Workplace Safety -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 The Concept Safety Culture -- 2.2 Definition of Safety Culture -- 2.3 Organization Characteristics of Good Safety Culture -- 2.4 Incipient Issues and Weaknesses in Safety Culture -- 2.5 Safety Culture Models -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Elements of the Framework -- 3.2 Description of the Framework -- 3.3 Method of Assessment -- 3.4 Employee Satisfaction Index Survey: (Questionnaires Shown in Appendix) -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Implementation of Total Quality Management in Construction Industry -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Interview -- 4.2 Questionnaire Survey -- 4.3 t-statistics Analysis -- 5 Conclusion -- 6 Suggestions -- References -- Study on Effective Management of Total Suspended Particulate Matter Generated at a High-Rise Building Construction Site -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Women Empowerment and Sustainable Development in Uttarakhand: Challenges and Strategies-A Case Study of Selected Villages of Dehradun -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 The Condition of Hilly Women -- References -- Varietal Reaction on the Cultivars of Cucurbita pepo Against Two Different Isolates of Pumpkin Mosaic Virus -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Material and Methodology -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Mechanical Inoculation -- 2.3 Screening of Pumpkin Cultivar Against Two Different Isolate of Mosaic Disease -- 3 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- A New Method for Estimation of Staircase Evacuation Time in High Rise Buildings -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Evacuation -- 3 Means of Egress -- 4 Walking Speed of Occupants -- 5 Unit Exit Width -- 6 Effective Width of Staircase -- 7 Egress Models -- 8 Assumptions Made. , 9 Simulation Details.