The poverty dilemma
Can Asia reduce poverty by half by 2015?
Can Asia reduce poverty by half by 2015?
Over 15 billion cigarettes are smoked everyday!
Deprivation and disease biggest
Forest areas continue to decrease though plantations are slowing down the rate of net loss
Private health sector needs to be guided so that it contributes to national health goals
New evidence on an old killer
Marine fisheries have become very energy intensive
Alarmed by super rapid industrialisation in Asia and the Pacific, the Asian Development Bank suggests urgent corporate voluntary action and diluted regulations
<p><strong>Union minister for new and renewable energy, Farooq Abdullah, releases CSE’s Citizen’s Report on State of Renewable Energy</strong></p> <p><strong>In 2012-13, electricity produced
If India's population growth has to stabilise, five states have to be brought into sharp focus - Bihar, UP, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Orissa. Factsheets released by the Planning Commission on
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Phthalates are chemicals used in toys to soften plastic. Exposure to them can lead to a wide range of health disorders. They are especially dangerous for children under three years, who tend to put these toys in their mouth. India has no regulations to control use of phthalates in toys. It only has voluntary standards covering safety aspects of toys.
<p>New information revealed by NASA on how Carbon dioxide, which directly contributes to climate change, is distributed in Earth's atmosphere and moves around the world.
<p>The U.S. is currently in discussions on whether to submit their own proposal on HFCs to the Montreal Protocal. This IGSD press release is on the joint proposal by Micronesia & Mauritius for phasing down HFCs which could otherwise represent 1/3rd of the total climate emissions by 2040.</p> <p><b>Related:</b></p>
Phthalates are chemicals used in toys to soften plastic. Exposure to them can lead to a wide range of health disorders. They are especially dangerous for children under three years, who tend to put these toys in their mouth.
This column will bring you an update on various groups and individuals working in fields related to environment, development and the sciences. This time some information on interesting and useful publications and networks
A battle royal rages in the courts of UK as two nondescript environmentalists take on a giant
THE National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (nrega) promised to provide livelihoods in villages by providing a minimum of 100 days of employment to every household. It was envisaged that this would
<p>Cancun pledges from developed can be met even without any actual reduction thanks to crafty calculations, points out two studies. CSE presents the UN Climate Conference Highlights from Bonn.<br /> <br /> <strong>Related</strong><br />
According to IEA’s factsheet, Renewables in global energy supply, the wind energy sector has grown at more than 52 per cent per annum since 1971, and solar power by 32 per cent per annum.