Panels seek new deal on Krishna
The Krishna River Redistribution Movement and the Human Rights Forum on Monday demanded that the Andhra Pradesh state government enter into an agreement with Maharashtra and Karnataka governments
The Krishna River Redistribution Movement and the Human Rights Forum on Monday demanded that the Andhra Pradesh state government enter into an agreement with Maharashtra and Karnataka governments
With an energy crisis looming, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda on Wednesday called on Asian nations to "take radical steps" to increase energy efficiency and invest in renewable energy. Asia and the Pacific's strong economic growth and its increasing population are generating the world's fastest growing demand for energy.It is estimated that energy requirements in the reg
Utility customers would be able to pay off the cost of making their homes more energy efficient through charges on their monthly electric bills and the process of getting permits for new power plants would be streamlined under a bill that state lawmakers in Albany were expected to pass on Wednesday night. The bill would revive procedures for locating power plants that were in effect until 2003.
The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) has announced that, following the approval by the Standing Committee of the draft resolutions for consideration
Major greenhouse gases in the air are accumulating faster than in the past, despite efforts to curtail their growth. Carbon dioxide concentration in the air increased by 2.4 parts per million last year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Wednesday, and methane concentrations also rose rapidly. Concern has grown in recent years about these gases, with most atmospheric scientists concerned that the increasing accumulation is causing the earth's temperature to rise, potentially disrupting climate and changing patterns of rainfall, drought and other storms.
Big hydropower projects are poised to re-enter the good books of the World Bank (wb) and the Asian Development Bank (adb). In the early 1990s, the wb had stopped funding the Sardar Sarovar Project
In the present study an estimation of livestock enteric CH4 emission has been made from feeding systems (diets) for different animal functions (maintenance, production and growth) prevailing in different
MANGROVES NOT BIOSHIELDS: Coastal forests such as mangroves cannot protect communities from tsunamis, claims a new study to be published by the United Nations Environment Programme. Researchers from ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University, Australia, analyzed the pattern of damage that occurred during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and said there was no
Despite several schemes, both centrally and state sponsored, to promote solar water heaters sales have been low. A major reason has been a lack of trust on the quality of device supplied by the government appointed manufacturers. Under a central subsidy scheme of the MNRE a soft loan is made available at the rate of two per cent for domestic users, three per cent for institutional users and five
The Clean Development Mechanism must be amended. What shape should it take? The Clean Development Mechanism (cdm) is up for review and there are several proposals to reform the process. The mechanism has always been under severe criticism, since its inception, on various accounts, ranging from its philosophical principles to its administration. The mechanism was created to help
Solar photovoltaics is the fastest growing area in the energy sector. Of the us $71 billion invested in renewables worldwide in 2007, 30 per cent was in solar pv. According to market analysts, between 2007 and 2011, this industry is poised to grow at a whopping 73 per cent. By March 2007, India had 120 mw of installed pv capacity. However, less than 2.5 mw is generated by grid-connected
climatologists believe it is unlikely that 1999 will be quite as warm as 1998. Figures released by the Australia's Bureau of Meteorology reveal that at 22.54
The northwest districts of Rajasthan are in turmoil once again with farmers in Phase I areas of the Indira Gandhi Canal Project reviving their agitation for irrigation water after a gap of two years.
Move over khaki-bag carrying postman! Palmtop postman is here! Tortuous postal procedures would now be as easy as soft-pressing the palmtop keyboard. In a novel initiative, the Vijayawada postal
The water reservoirs of Public Health Engineering Department (Pakistan) in Mirpurkhas district (Pakistan) have gone empty and scarcity of drinking water has been developed even in the villages.
A new El Nino weather phenomenon is a reasonable possibility within the coming two years, United Nations weather analysts said last week. But it may well be less severe than the last El Nino, which
The rapid growth in the number of people living in cities and urban landscapes is increasing the world’s susceptibility to natural disasters, according to this new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. It warns that the unprecedented influx of people to urban areas across the developing world is leading to a large increase in people living in locations susceptible to natural disasters, and the situation is exacerbated by the explosive expansion of informal settlements or ‘slums’.
El Ni o brings deadly disease to South America
This new UNEP report focuses on East Asia's economically viable coastal habitats and ecosystems under threat from pollution, alien invasive species and other factors. Suggests a systematic and integrated approach to managing coastal & oceanic issues and economic incentives to encourage private sector involvement in environmental protection efforts.
If you are talking about the Himalayas, then Mountains of Concrete is not a very apt title for a report in many ways. In fact, when a meeting to launch this report in Delhi was announced, some officials of the water resources establishment were angry. They felt this was an insult to the dam building plans of the government.