Is clean diesel a myth or a solution?
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) organized a roundtable discussion on ‘Is clean diesel a myth or a solution?’ in New Delhi on December 10, 2007. This discussion forum brought together national
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Improved adaptive capacity to climate change for sustainable livelihoods in agriculture sector
The project was initiated by ADPC in 2005 with the FAO. The work focuses on four upazillas in Chapai Nowabgonj (Gomastapur and Nachole) and Noagoan (Porsha and Sapahar) districts of North West Bangladesh.
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Guidelines for preparation of legislation for framing drinking water regulations
The primary aim of framing legislation on regulation of drinking water is the protection of public health. As water is essential to sustain life, so a satisfactory supply must be made available to consumers. The water should be clear as a resource and safe for drinking.
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Carbon capture and storage in the CDM
Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) technologies are increasingly recognised for their capacity to provide a large contribution to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in the coming decades. This paper assesses the policy questions as highlighted in the relevant COP/MOP 2 decision, particularly leaks and permanence for geological storage, project boundaries and liability issues, and leakage, as well as a few others raised by some parties.
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Emissions trading: trends and prospects
This paper provides the latest developments of announced, proposed and existing greenhouse gas emissions trading schemes (ETS) around the world since 2006. It also examines different potential design options for ETS (e.g. coverage, allocation mode, provision for offsets), and how these options are treated in the existing, announced or proposed schemes.
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Implementing integrated solid waste management systems in India: moving towards the regional approach
There are many challenges regarding the safe disposal of municipal solid waste in India. Recent attempts have been concerned with finding ways to provide safe and sanitary disposal for solid waste so that our environment is no longer damaged by polluting, open dumps. This document is intended for decisionmakers who are concerned with reducing the pollution and health hazards that are caused by the uncontrolled disposal of thousands of tons of waste each day in open dumps. It will also be helpful for decisionmakers who are concerned with urban governance and urban management.
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Municipal finance in India: an assessment
This study, entitled "Municipal Finance in India
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Crop-livestock interactions and livelihoods in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India: a regional synthesis
The research and development community faces the challenge of sustaining crop productivity gains, improving rural livelihoods, and securing environmental sustainability in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP). This calls for a better understanding of farming systems and of rural livelihoods,
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Supreme Court judgement on Vedanta mining as on Nov 11 2007
M/s. Vedanta Aluminium Ltd. (formerly known as "Vedanta Alumina Ltd.") has
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PIL No 85 of 2007 filed by Awaz Foundation in the matter of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000
PIL No 85 of 2007 filed by Awaz Foundation in the matter of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.
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Pesticide residues in foods: is food safety just a matter of organic versus traditional farming?
To regulate the safety of foods, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set tolerance levels, or maximum legal limits for pesticide residues on food commodities for sale in the U.S. EPA tolerances are based on a very conservative set of assumptions including that each pesticide is applied at the
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Is Delhi losing the pollution battle?
CSE warns Delhi: time to breathe easy over, air pollution reaching critical levels again in city. We need to act fast to recover our right to clean air. Delhi will wake up this winter to more smog and
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Standing committee on petroleum & natural gas
The Chairman, Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas (2007-08) having been authorised by the Committee to submit the Report on their behalf, present this Seventeenth Report on
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The economics of nuclear power
The Economics of Nuclear Power examines the reasons behind the huge delays and cost over-runs which are common to nuclear power construction projects, and concerns over safety and reliability of new technology, concluding: that in country after country nuclear construction has gone massively over budget; that long construction periods are symptomatic of a range of problems including managing the construction of increasingly complex reactor designs, and inherent within the ailing nuclear infrastructure; that combined with the huge subsidies required, uncompetitively high prices, poor reliab
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Study meeting on quality and safety standards for fruit and vegetables: Taiwan country report
In recent years, the growing international trade in agricultural products has motivated farmers to pay close attention to pest quarantine problems and agrochemical residues in foods. Agrochemical residues in agricultural products are a major consumer health concern and can seriously damage trade between countries.
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Transport and climate change
This report identifies scope for an integrated set of measures that could significantly increase the carbon savings from the UK transport sector, reducing transport emissions by 14% against 1990 baseline levels by 2020 in a cost-effective way. Key features of the approach are a focus on tackling either the largest or fastest growing areas of transport emissions and an
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Supreme Court judgment on Alumna Refinery Project
M/s. Vedanta Aluminium Ltd. has filed an allplication before this Court seeking clearance of the proposal for use of 723.343 ha of land (including 58.943 ha of reserve forest land)in Lanjigarh Tehsil of Kalahandi District for setting up Alumia Refinery. The matter has been pending since 6.3.04.
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Sustainable urban mobility in Asia: inception report
This document is the Inception Report of the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) Center for the implementation of the Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA) Program under the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Regional Technical Assistance (RETA) 6291: Rolling Out Air Quality Management and Sustainable Urban Transportation in Asia and covers the period 5 July
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Summary for policymakers of the synthesis report of the IPCC fourth assessment report
This Synthesis Report is based on the assessment carried out by the three Working Groups of the IPCC. It provides an integrated view of climate change as the final part of the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report.
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Executive summary for EIA and EMP for Pudupalayam limestone mine at Ariyalur
India cement Ltd (ICL) is planning to operate Pudupalayam limestone mine in Ariyalur District, of Tamilnadu with an annual production of 0.155 million tonnes in an area of 29.29.5 hectares.