The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), notified on September 7, 2005, marked a paradigm shift from the previous waste employment programmes with its rights-based approach that makes the Government legally accountable for providing employment to those who demand it.
This study sought to identify the initial impact that C&S might have on the USA, based on a set of limiting assumptions. In particular, it attempts to quantify the immediate impact
Observations of Shri Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Governor of West Bengal and Chancellor at the Annual Convocation of The Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Mohanpur, 9 April 2009.
The UNFCCC meeting on Climate Change in on at Bonn, Germany. Hectic negotiation is on to reach to certain consensus on the globe
This Press kit provides information on international Seminar on
Observations of Shri Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Governor of West Bengal, at the Ladies' Study Group Charitable Trust Annual Award Ceremony, The Taj Bengal, Kolkata, April 7 2009.
The second report from the European Commission on the coexistence of GM crops with conventional and organic farming, published on April 2, 2009. 15 Members States have adopted legislation on coexistence, 11 more than in 2006 when the first coexistence report was published. Another 3 Member States have notified draft legislation to the Commission.
Authored by MS Suneetha and Balakrishna Pisupati and presented during a side-event at ABS 7, this report attempts to assess and analyze the issues related to benefit sharing, the entry points for discussions on the issues and the possible considerations that national implementing authorities should make before deciding on benefit sharing principles and policies.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will prepare a Special Report on managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation, to be released during the second half of 2011. This decision was taken by the IPCC at its recent 30th session, which convened from 21-23 April 2009, in Antalya, Turkey.
Monocrotophos is a highly hazardous organophosphate insecticide that is widely used and easily available in India. Monocrotophos has been most frequently associated with both accidental and intentional fatal pesticide poisonings. The report therefore focuses on presenting data on the current practices and
The theme of the conference is inclusive development and climate justice in South Asia. The two sub-themes, inclusive development and climate justice, are intimately related. Adverse climate change impacts fall disproportionably harshly on the socially excluded, disadvantaged people.
The Guidelines further stress that indigenous peoples
Climate change impact studies on agriculture are broadly based on agronomic-economic approach and Ricardian approach. The Ricardian approach, similar in principle to the Hedonic pricing approach of
The report titled
This study assesses the Five-Year Plans (FYPs) and relevant government policies adopted to garner India's climate change goals and priorities. It attempts to highlight key climate change concerns from a brief sector- specific analysis: examining it's impact on trade.
The World Bank and other international public financial institutions are continuing a 15-year trend of supporting coal-fired power plant construction throughout the developing
This paper summarises the proceedings of the first IUCN Workshop on Biofuels and Invasive Species, held in Nairobi on the 20th-22nd April 2009.
A new report commissioned by the Heinrich Boell Foundation and written by the UK's Institute for Public Policy Research focussing on fair sharing of climate finance commitments.
This study on different facets of mobility in Bangalore covers major parts of BBMP limits and also deals with Travel Time Index, Congestion Index, Safety Index , Mobility & Accessibility Measures. It recommends strategies for a better integrated land use and transport system and discusses the roles of various stakeholders in promoting them.
This white paper synthesizes existing scientific data on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to the production and expansion of biofuels. It is specifically focused towards assisting organizations that are developing sustainability standards for biofuels with the collection and interpretation of data.
