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Iliterate peasant women in Andhra Pradesh have taken huge strides towards bio-diversity conservation. Women of Medak in Andhra Pradesh produced a Biodiversity Action Plan under the NBSAP, aimed at
Iliterate peasant women in Andhra Pradesh have taken huge strides towards bio-diversity conservation. Women of Medak in Andhra Pradesh produced a Biodiversity Action Plan under the NBSAP, aimed at
A recent study funded by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has concluded that the gradual warming of the Arctic due to global climate change is proving a serious threat to the survival of
Greenland's ice may hold the key to the puzzle over the climate on the island. To unravel its mysteries, a three-km-deep hole has been drilled in the middle of Greenland. The goal of the project
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Negotiations at Poznan were in limbo for many days, waiting for EU to finalize its climate action plan. The much touted European climate deal was expected earlier. As recession split EU nations, what was finally adopted in Brussels on December 12 was a watered down version of the draft proposed earlier. Germany, Italy and eastern European states arm-twisted to get concessions for their domestic
China's Ministry of Finance has drawn up policies to promote the production of non-food sources for biofuels. Under the plan, the ministry will offer subsidies of about 3,000 yuan (us $408) for each
The government of Zimbabwe plans to construct biofuel plants in all its 10 provinces by 2010. Under the plan, massive jatropha plantations will be initiated after January 2008. "The plant grows well
Lysine corn, a genetically modified version designed by Monsanto as animal feed, can now be legally imported and sold in New Zealand. The Food Safety Authority says it is satisfied with tests
GHGs raise ocean temperatures<br>
One way to cut greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere may be to exploit a particular talent some plants have of locking away carbon. All we need to do is choose the right strains of crops to grow, and they will sequester carbon for us for millennia. That's the idea of two agricultural scientists in Australia, who say the trick is to grow grasses such as wheat and sorghum, which lock up large amounts of carbon in so-called plantstones, also known as phytoliths.
A "Jal Sammelan" scheduled in Delhi's Nizamuddin for two days from March 5 will present an alternative to the draft National Water Policy, to be tabled in Parliament likely on March 16. The members
Studies of how to use human embryo cells to develop new treatments for a vast range of diseases, from Parkinson's to diabetes, began in earnest in Britain on
Long-term cooperation between the space research agencies of India and Brazil was further strengthened with the signing of an MoU between the Indian Space Research Organisation and the Brazilian
<p>One would that if more than 1,000 scientists belonging to various countries and working for 10 years, pointed out the grave danger posed by increasing carbon emissions to the climate as well as the
The 1,200 acre Jnana Bharathi campus of Bangalore University located near Mysore Road was just a vast space a couple of years ago, is now starting to teem with a rich bioreserve of hundreds of
The Government believes it is in the public interest that new nuclear power stations should have a role to play in this country's future energy mix alongside other low-carbon sources; that it would be in the public interest to allow energy companies the option of investing in new nuclear power stations; and that the Government should take active steps to open up the way to the construction of new
The European Council (EC) has decided to reduce the emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases (f-gases), agreeing to phase out some of them completely. f-gases, used in refrigeration, air
<p>When governments develop policies, a major limiting factor is availability of sufficient information. Information often does not reach policy makers at the right time or in the form in which it is needed.
This report forms part of a project aiming to develop a South-South-North partnership to reshape the impact of a predicted large-scale expansion in global biomass energy use towards greater poverty reduction and maintenance of ecosystem services in developing countries.
<p>There is no doubt US President Barack Obama was in India on a business trip. His recent electoral losses weighed heavily with him when he stitched up deals, reportedly worth US $10 billion,that would create about 50,000 jobs back home. In this editorial Sunita Narain looks at the ABCDE of what is at stake in the US-India trade relationship.</p>