Environmental statement report of Durgapur Steel Plant for the year 2007-08
Environmental statement report of Durgapur Steel Plant for the year 2007-08.
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The Obama-Biden plan to crack down on excessive energy speculation
Barack Obama understands that while many factors are contributing to record oil prices, we must do everything we can to help ease the burden on struggling families in the near term while putting in place policies like conservation, development of alternative fuels and investments in new technologies to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and reduce oil consumption by 35 percent, or 10 million bar
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Exploring urban growth management insights from three cities
This study explores urban spatial growth patterns in three middle-sized Metropolitan Regions (MRs) in three world regions: Quito, Ecuador in Latin America; Xi
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Climate change impacts in drought and flood affected areas: case studies in India
This report demonstrates that climate change will continue to affect the lives and production systems o f the millions in India who reside in high-risk rural areas, with a mounting human toll that falls disproportionately upon the poor.
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Primary skin irritation test of samples of stored toxic wastes at the former UCIL plant site at Bhopal in rabbits
This study was conducted to assess the safety with special reference to the primary skin irritation, if any, of six samples (Excavated waste, Lime sludge, Naphthol tar (nor Naptho tar), Reactor residues, Semi processed pesticide and Sevin tar) collected from `Stored Toxic Wastes at the former UCIL Plant site at Bhopal".
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Clean coal power generation technology review: worldwide experience and implications for India
The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the clean coal technologies (CCT) used in power generation worldwide and draw preliminary recommendations regarding the utilization of CCT options which are suitable for application in India.
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Pesticides in food
In total 349 different pesticides are present in food products sold in the EU. Some 45.7% of food items tested are found to contain pesticides, including 5%
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Impact of irrigation and minor irrigation under AIBP in Uttarakhand state
The aim of the present study is to review the impact of the Government of Indiasponsored Accelerated Irrigation Beneficiary Program [AIBP] in Uttarakhand State, since its inception. For the purpose of this review, the context of State plans, policies and programs for irrigation and agricultural development, including the role of Panchayat Raj Institutions is explored.
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Bagepalli biogas CDM gold standard PDD
ADATS, along with Velcan Energy, France, undertook to construct 5,500 Biogas Units for as many Coolie women under a CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) Project of the UNFCCC from October 2005. This CDM Project is well under way and even the first Verification (process by which the generation of CERs is certified) is over with the UNFCCC issuing Biogas CERs into the Emission Trading System.
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Climate change and economic growth: evidence from the last half century
This paper uses annual variation in temperature and precipitation over the past 50 years to examine the impact of climatic changes on economic activity throughout the world. It find three primary results. First, higher temperatures substantially reduce economic growth in poor countries but have little effect in rich countries.
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Rural water supply in India: willingness of households to pay for improved services and affordability
A study on the willingness to pay provides an indication of the value that consumers place on improved water supply and an assessment of the demand for service improvement. A study of affordability provides guidance on tariff setting, helping to ascertain how far the consumers will be able to pay the cost of improved services.
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Pay-as-you-drive insurance: recommendations for implementation
This paper provides guidance for implementing Pay-As-You-Drive (PAYD) vehicle insurance, which directly incorporates mileage as a rate factor. It describes PAYD pricing options, discusses PAYD benefits and costs, describes regulatory reforms, evaluates various objections to PAYD, and provides specific recommendations for PAYD implementation. Various data sources indicate that crash costs increase with annual vehicle mileage. As a result, PAYD increases actuarial accuracy (premiums better reflect a vehicle
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European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and shall apply from 15 June 2008 except for deltamethrin and atrazine for which they shall be applied from 19 December 2007 and for imazalil, for which they shall be applied from 15 September 2008.
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Preliminary consolidated report on effect of climate change on water resources
This report gives a brief account of the available studies on possible impacts of climate change on India
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Economic governance index: measuring economic governance at district level
The Economic Governance Index (EGI) is essentially a measure of enabling environment provided by the local bodies for private enterprise and households. It is a comparative measure of the government influenced conditions under which the private enterprise and civil bodies (which affect business environment) operate.
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Poverty, health & environment: placing environmental health on countries development agendas
The main objectives of this report are: to illustrate that despite efforts to emphasize the importance of environmental health to poverty reduction and sustainable development in partner countries there has been limited success in countries placing environmental health issues that matter to the poor high on their development agendas; and to provide practical guidance on how to raise the profile o
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Climate and energy policy in the Peoples Republic of China
This paper aims to summarize China
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Report on chilika lake in Orissa
To enable Half Yearly Performance Review of the programmes of the Ministry of Environment & Forests, the Planning Commission, Government of India, on 13th June 2008 constituted an Expert Team to visit three wetlands viz.
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Climate change adaptation and mitigation: challenges and opportunities for food security
The scope of this paper is to identify a strategy for climate change responses in agriculture that are consistent with safeguarding food security, rural livelihoods and the
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Pesticides (maximum residue levels in crops, food and feeding stuffs) (amendment) regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is a Department designated(a) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(b) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community. These Regulations may be cited as the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops,Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008.