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come year 2000 and environmentally sensitive bus-stops will be a reality in Delhi. "During my trips to Europe and East Asia, I was amazed at the facilities being extended to bus commuters. On
come year 2000 and environmentally sensitive bus-stops will be a reality in Delhi. "During my trips to Europe and East Asia, I was amazed at the facilities being extended to bus commuters. On
FELIX murillo, chief of the Peruvian National Statistical Institute, has claimed a reduction of 8 per cent in poverty, as revealed by official surveys of standards of living between 1991 and 1994.
City doesn t dig too deep for basics
China plans to turn the Nu River in southwest Yunnan province with a chain of up to 13 hydropower stations, into a hydroelectric hub. The government's release of a five-year development plan draft
In the wake of widespread damage due to the recent snowfall, the state government today released Rs 2 crore under the Natural Calamity Relief Fund (NCRF) scheme. Chief secretary B.R. Kundal after taking a comprehensive review of the damage caused to the property and infrastructure due to unprecedented snowfall in Jammu released the money. At least eight districts in Jammu region have been badly affected by the recent calamity. In Doda and Kishtwar, a couple of high transmission towers, too, had been damaged. Kundal released the money after taking into consideration reports furnished by different deputy commissioners. Out of this fund, Rs 1.50 crore will be placed at the disposal of the PDD for installing new electricity poles in far-flung areas of affected districts.
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopalkrishna_Gandhi">Gopalkrishna Gandhi</a>, the governor of West Bengal knows that we need to learn to walk the talk. He lives, as he says, in a 84,000 sq feet building – <a href="http://rajbhavankolkata.gov.in/">the majestic Raj Bhawan</a> (Governor’s residence) – in a massive 11 hectare plot of land in the heart of Kolkata city.
NETPRO Renewable Energy (India) Pvt Ltd., is a leading supplier of "Biomass Gasification Systems", both for 'Electrical Power Generation' and 'Thermal Applications'. Netpro has built 'Biomass Gasification
<br> Abhinav Goyal <hr /> <p>Access to Energy and its linkages with poverty alleviation are well established and much talked about around the globe, especially in the developing world. On a recent visit
<p><strong><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/msanwal_blog.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 117px;" /></strong></p> <p><strong>Small changes in urban human behavior
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Present day interest in solar power has arisen mainly because of rapidly dwindling energy resources. But the quest for tapping the sun's energy began in ancient times.
To increase disk drive capacity, both silicon chips and magnetic memory disks will have to get better
In this and the following issue, DOWN TO EARTH presents a review of India's ten best scientific research projects. The selection is based on the opinions of eminent scientists from reputed institutions. Unravelling the mysteries of the cosmos through stat
benign cars: In an attempt to introduce eco-friendly vehicles, the world's third-largest car maker, Toyota Motor Corp, plans to launch a vehicle equipped with a new diesel engine which improves
Scientists establish that the mind plays a vital role in helping the body fight disease
The increasing population of Antarctic fur seals threatens the ecology of the region
FUIELLING SUCCESS: Ballard Power Systems of Canada has entered into big league by tying up with Daimler-Benz of Germany. The latter recently announced that it will invest US $290 million in
After initial success in deriving energy from water, sun, wind and biomass, India is poised for a great leap in making these the energy sources of the future.
This paper studies welfare impacts of household energy use & estimates household minimum energy requirement that could be used as a basis for an energy poverty line.
The threat to the foetus seems all pervasive, with even something as seemingly innocuous as a computer display screen being a threat. High levels of radiation (including X-rays, magnetic impulses