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Joint statement issued at the conclusion of the 11th BASIC ministerial meeting on climate change, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 12-13, 2012

Text of the joint statement issued at the 11th BASIC ministerial meeting on climate change held at Johannesburg, South Africa from July 12-13, 2012. BASIC Ministers welcomed the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) and the adoption of the document The Future We Want, reaffirming the Rio Principles, in particular the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities.
- 12/07/2012
- Ministry of Environment and Forests
Guidelines on the implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006

Over a period of last four years of implementation of the Act, some problems impeding the implementation of the Act in its letter and spirit have come to the notice of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, such
- 12/07/2012
- Ministry of Tribals Affairs
OECD-FAO agricultural outlook 2012-2021

The eighteenth edition of the Agricultural Outlook provides projections to 2021 for the major agricultural commodities and biofuels as well as fish and seafood. Recent market trends and likely future
- 11/07/2012
- OECD
- - Agriculture
  - Biofuel
  - Oilseeds
  - Sugarcane
  - Fish
  - Crops
  - Food Prices
  - India
  - Developing Countries
  - Livestock
  - Development
  - Green House Gases
  - Climate Change
Goa 2035: vision and road map

This Goa Vision 2035 document provides the roadmap for the next 25 years for all around development and growth of the state. It recommends closure of all mines extracting ore beyond the permissible limit set under the Environment Clearance.
- 11/07/2012
- Goa Golden Jubilee Development Council
KSPCB closure order on Mavallipura landfill, 11 July 2012

KSPCB closure order on Mavallipura landfill, 11 July 2012.
The carbon footprint of Indian aviation 2011

This report maps in a comprehensive and detailed manner the first-ever carbon footprint of Indian aviation for 2011. It identifies the main stakeholders of Indian aviation involved in the creation of this carbon footprint, introduces the data collection process, and analyses calculation and data reliability issues.
- 10/07/2012
- Directorate General of Civil Aviation
World investment report 2012: towards a new generation of investment policies

The report indicates that global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in 2011 surpassed the pre-crisis average – reaching US$1.5 trillion, despite persistent uncertainty in the global economy. However,
- 05/07/2012
- UNCTAD
Rio+20: The Future we want

Rio+20" is the short name for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012 -- twenty years after the landmark 1992 Earth Summit in Rio.
- 04/07/2012
- UNDP
The outcome at RIO+20 reinforces the consensus at Copenhagen to enable equitable access to sustainable development for all countries

The theme of the Rio + 20 Conference was "Green economy in the context of sustainable development and eradication of poverty" and it has not been possible to the find common ground in the serious differences
- 04/07/2012
The Millennium Development Goals report 2012

Even in countries with rapidly growing economies, large number of people still resort to open defecation: 626 million in India, 14 million in China & 7 million in Brazil finds this
- 02/07/2012
- United Nations
- - Poverty
 - Malnutrition
 - India
 - South Asia
 - Global
 - Food Security
 - Developing Countries
 - Unemployment
 - Child Health
 - Education
 - Children
 - Women
 - Economy
 - Infant mortality
 - Maternal Health
 - Malaria
 - AIDS
 - Diseases
 - Environment
 - Drinking Water
 - Sanitation
 - Slums
Andaman And Nicobar Islands: Supreme Court of India judgement concerning Buffer Zone and Jarawa reserve

Read text of the Supreme Court judgement that bans all commercial and tourism activity around Jarawa reserve in the Andaman and Nicobar islands. It bars hotels and resorts from operating within a five-kilometer (buffer zone around the Jarawa reserve, which is home to Jarawa tribals.
- 02/07/2012
- Supreme Court of India
Supreme court order dated 02/07/2012 on tourism related activities within the reserved area and the buffer zone of the Jarawas

Supreme court order dated 02/07/2012 on tourism related activities within the reserved area and the buffer zone of the Jarawas.
- 02/07/2012
- Supreme Court of India
- - Jarawas
  - Supreme Court
  - Tourism
  - Hotels
  - A & N Island
  - India
Good practices in urban water management: decoding good practices for a successful future

This new report published by Asian Development Bank (ADB) presents objective, accurate, and critical analyses of urban water management practices in eight Asian cities over a 10-year
- 01/07/2012
- Asian Development Bank
Climate risk and adaptation in the electric power sector

This new ADB report focuses on exposure and vulnerability of the energy sector to climate change. It identifies adaptation options available to each source of energy generation as well
- 01/07/2012
- Asian Development Bank
Restoring groundwater in Punjab, India’s breadbasket: finding agricultural solutions for water sustainability

This paper outlines the extent and severity of Punjab’s water crisis, and outlines the results of a field study to help farmers irrigate rice more efficiently. The paper then focuses on the application
- 01/07/2012
- Columbia Water Center
- - Groundwater
  - Punjab
  - India
  - Water Resources
  - Agriculture
  - Farmers
  - Rice
  - Irrigation
  - Energy
Mapping of poverty and likely zoonoses hotspots

Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Tanzania in Africa, as well as India have the highest zoonotic disease burdens, with widespread illness and death finds this new global study mapping human-animal diseases like tuberculosis (TB) and Rift Valley fever.
- 01/07/2012
- International Livestock Research Institute
World economic and social survey 2012: in search of new development finance

Difficulties in raising sufficient domestic and external resources to finance the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), along with the numerous drawbacks
- 01/07/2012
- United Nations
Technology roadmap: solar heating and cooling

The solar heating and cooling (SHC) roadmap outlines a pathway for solar energy to supply almost one sixth (18 EJ) of the world’s total energy use for both heating and cooling by 2050. This would save
- 01/07/2012
- International Energy Agency
Agriculture and food security in Asia by 2030

Rapid trade-led economic growth in emerging Asia has been shifting the global economic and industrial centres of gravity away from the north Atlantic, raising the importance of Asia in world trade but
- 01/07/2012
- Asian Development Bank Institute
Key drivers of PPPs in electricity generation in developing countries

This paper presents new global evidence on the key determinants of public-private partnership investment in electricity generated by fossil fuels and renewable energy based on a panel data analysis for
- 01/07/2012
- The World Bank
- - Electricity
  - Developing Countries
  - India
  - Fossil Fuels
  - Renewable Energy
  - Finance
  - Private Sector
  - Public Sector
  - Fuel Pricing
  - Oil
  - Coal
  - Natural Gas
  - Economy
  - Environment

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Joint statement issued at the conclusion of the 11th BASIC ministerial meeting on climate change, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 12-13, 2012

Guidelines on the implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006

OECD-FAO agricultural outlook 2012-2021

Goa 2035: vision and road map

KSPCB closure order on Mavallipura landfill, 11 July 2012

The carbon footprint of Indian aviation 2011

World investment report 2012: towards a new generation of investment policies

Rio+20: The Future we want

The outcome at RIO+20 reinforces the consensus at Copenhagen to enable equitable access to sustainable development for all countries

The Millennium Development Goals report 2012

Andaman And Nicobar Islands: Supreme Court of India judgement concerning Buffer Zone and Jarawa reserve

Supreme court order dated 02/07/2012 on tourism related activities within the reserved area and the buffer zone of the Jarawas

Good practices in urban water management: decoding good practices for a successful future

Climate risk and adaptation in the electric power sector

Restoring groundwater in Punjab, India’s breadbasket: finding agricultural solutions for water sustainability

Mapping of poverty and likely zoonoses hotspots

World economic and social survey 2012: in search of new development finance

Technology roadmap: solar heating and cooling

Agriculture and food security in Asia by 2030

Key drivers of PPPs in electricity generation in developing countries

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