The Economic Report on Africa (ERA) 2024 presents the case for investing in a just and sustainable transition (JST) while achieving energy access for all. Using country case studies, macro, sectoral and
In what appears to be a short reprieve for Mumbai's transporters, the Bombay high court granted a three-month extension to the phase-out deadline of December 31, 2002. About 20000 diesel-run
An excellent draft report of the National biodiversity strategy & action plan (NBSAP) makes a number of radical suggestion,s such as declaring "no-go" areas that are ecologically sensitive, phasing
Consensus eluded the Cauvery technical committee meeting held in New Delhi today for arriving at an acceptable distress-sharing formula among Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Pondicherry.The
With Himachal faced with perennial problem of drinking water shortage during the summers, the government has decided to conduct a state-wide survey to determine the requirement and supply status of
A watershed programme frees an Andhra Pradesh village from its dependence on the rains. It was in 1998 that a consortium of institutes led by ICRISAT stepped in to initiate watershed management and
Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) seized and destroyed over 50,000 bottles of cold drinks of expired dates by conducting raids at different godowns on
All members of the joint parliamentary committee(JPC) on standards in beverages and bottled water raised objections over the health ministry's draft notification which has set stringent standards for
The ozone hole over the Antarctic this year has reached the record size of 10.8 million square miles set three years ago, the United Nations' weather organization said. Measurements over and near
A customer walks into a sweet shop in Bhowanipore, West Bengal and asks for a glass of lassi. "Why buy a lassi for Rs 10, when you can get a Pepsi or Coke for only Rs 7?' suggests the shop owner. But
Sustainable use of wildlife comes to the fore; India remains backward
