This discussion paper builds on CPI’s earlier work, with a focus on the technologies, challenges, and current state of financing for the decarbonization of India’s iron and steel sectors, since this is
Policy tools for managing parking demand A survey of literature from across the world shows demand for parking is infinite and no amount of supply can meet it. But carefully priced parking
oxygen, which makes up about 21 per cent of the Earth's atmosphere, might have made its appearance on the planet million of years earlier than what scientists had earlier thought. An analysis of a
• Outer skin of foodgrains contain vitamins, fibre and trace elements necessary for human growth • Apple skin has anti-cancer effect. Skin from an apple has the same antioxidant
Blunder tourism: Six months after the tsunami disaster, the inhabitants of Arugam Bay on Sri Lanka's east coast are protesting a government move ostensibly aimed at creating a safety buffer zone
Energy plantations: Aiming at a renewable energy leap, the Sri Lankan government recently approved a proposal to declare gliricidia tree, traditionally used for fuel wood and fencing, as a national
Hunter hunted: One of Cambodia's most infamous wildlife hunters has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for trapping and killing over 600 animals, many endangered. Earlier, much concern had
• Amidst rising public discontent about Hong Kong's plunging air quality, the Hong Kong-based energy giant China Light and Power (CLP) recently announced that it will increase its renewable
• Australian scientists digging in an Indonesian cave uncovered a jawbone that adds evidence to the existence of a tiny 18,000-year-old Hobbit-like species called Homo floresiensis, three
Five companies making personal computers have failed to fulfill a pro-environment commitment to recycle old products in Hong Kong, claims a conservation group. The Friends of the Earth (foe), Hong
D N Tiwari, former member of the Planning Commission and the man behind the national mission programme on biodiesel, looks at the programme
