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Moving the REDD debate from theory to practice: Lessons learned from the Ulu Masen Project
As the dust settles after Copenhagen and the barriers to reaching global consensus on combating climate change are put into stark relief, REDD still has potential to become a UNFCCC success story. In relation to REDD, there is agreement on many core issues and significant momentum remains towards a REDD mechanism firmly engrained in the post-2012 climate change framework.
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Week-long water conservation campaign begins today
The Madhya Pradesh government will organise a week-long water conservation campaign in the state to mark the World Water Day. The week-long programme has been organised with a view to educate urban
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CEOs for sustainable water facility globally
Chief Executive Officers of some of the world's biggest corporations called for a "sustainable water facility", pledging their commitment to delivering and conserving water at the Third World Water
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The bottled water controversy
It is strange that in our country only a scam or a startling negative research finding, seems to gain media and public attention. Poor quality bottled water has been allowed to be marketed for more
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Solar powered autorickshaws may no longer be a fancy
Does the concept of solar powered autorickshaws with feather touch controls and an in-built microprocessor seem a bit too futuristic in a city notorious for its smoke-spewing three wheelers? But
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Nod for hydel project in Mizoram
The decks have been cleared for setting up the 80-MW Bairabi Hydel Project in Mizoram with clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests, the Governor, Mr Amolak Rattan Kohli, has
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State of Environment Report: Tikamgarh District
The State of Environment Report of Tikamgarh district, provides a summary of the environmental attributes and condition of the district and the human impacts on the environment. It also provides a public record of district authority, industry and community activities and achievements in responding to pressures on the environment.
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Land restoration/reclamation monitoring of opencast coal mines of WCL based on satellite data for the year 2008-09
Objective of the land reclamation/restoration monitoring is to assess the area of backfilled, plantation, OB dumps, social forestry, active mining area, settlements and water bodies, distribution of wasteland, agricultural land and forest land in the leasehold area of the project.
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The Sundarbans tiger: Adaptation, population status and conflict management
The Sundarbans of India and Bangladesh is the only mangrove in the world where tigers still live. The Sundarbans has been under various forms of management for about 2,000 years, and is classified as a Tiger Conservation Landscape of Global Priority. Little is known about the Sundarbans tigers, which are threatened by habitat destruction, prey depletion, and direct tiger loss.
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Best methodologies being followed in waste treatment system in BGPPL, Kamalapuram to emerge as an eco-friendly mill
BGPPL Unit: Kamalapuram is one of the best unit in South India for manufacturings Dissolving Grade pulp with annual capacity of 98000 TPA, supplying to textile industries. This unit is located in Kamalapuram of Warangal in Andhra Pradesh. This unit has latest state of the art of equipments and entire plant is controlled through DCS (Distributed Control System).
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Sea turtle conservation in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra
In the past 15 years, various groups of researchers, state Forest Department officials and nongovernment organisations have been involved in the conservation and monitoring of turtle populations in Maharashtra. Sindhudurg, the southern-most district of Maharashtra. This district has a rich coastal environment and has a site that has been identified for the creation of a marine park and sanctuary.
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Fallacies in Indian watershed management programme
The spatial and temporal variability experienced in the weather conditions of a local area as well as the landmass on which they act makes the overall system highly dynamic and therefore complex to understand
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State govt clears forest land for Subansiri project
The first step towards setting up of the 2,000 MW Subansiri hydro-power project by the NHPC has been cleared with the Assam Government giving clearance for use of 856.3 hectares of reserve forest
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Present continuous... and future perfect?
In the year 2000, the author a wildlife researcher chose the Palni Hills and had set out to do a survey of mammals along the eastern part of Western Ghats that covers an area of over 2,000 sq. km. The author planned to gather reports of mammals at different elevations and habitats across the Palnis and proceed to intensively survey the areas.
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The pursuit of green-collar jobs
In a world that attempts to move towards a low-carbon economy Efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change have created a new market, generating new opportunities, dubbed green jobs. According to a report by the United Nations Environment Programme, over the coming decades, millions of green jobs would be created in sectors such as energy, transport, construction,
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ISRO to launch recoverable capsule
Indian Space Research Organisation is building a 500 kg recoverable capsule which will be launched as co-passenger on a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle during 2004-05. The main objective of the
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Kalisindh-Chambal to be linked by river project
The Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) District Planning Committee (DPC) passed a resolution for inclusion of Kalisindh-Chambal river link project in the National River Linking Scheme of the Union
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10 things we did to change the enviornment
Starting with the granddaddy of them all, Project Tiger in 1973, to the more recent vehicular pollution norms and the coming up of sustainable architecture, a green agenda has been part of governance much before it became a globally cool movement.
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10 most powerful movements
1. STICKING TO A CAUSE Chipko Movement, 1973 The 1980s saw the debate on environment move from just deforestation to the larger issues of depletion of natural resources