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<div class="field field-type-text field-field-intro"> <p>Government has made half-baked efforts to promote solar pumps, a cost-effective irrigation tool</p> </div> <p><span class="standalone-image"
<div class="field field-type-text field-field-intro"> <p>Government has made half-baked efforts to promote solar pumps, a cost-effective irrigation tool</p> </div> <p><span class="standalone-image"
The Global Wind Energy Council released the 2012 market statistics, showing continued expansion of the market, with annual market growth of almost 10%, and cumulative capacity growth of about 19%. Finds that both the Chinese and Indian markets slowed somewhat in 2012, with their annual installations coming in at 13.2 and 2.3 GW respectively.
<p><strong>US charges that India’s National Solar Mission is discriminating against foreign solar companies</strong></p> <p><strong>Hogwash, we say. The US has been dumping subsidised solar power
These rules may be called the Metro Railways General Rules, 2013 and Opening of Metro Railways for Public Carriage of Passengers Rules, 2013. These rules shall come into force on the date of their publication
Agroforestry is a dynamic, ecological based, natural resources management system that, through the integration of trees on farms and in the agricultural landscape, diversifies and sustains production
This document provides status of environment & forests clearances in various sectors by the environment ministry and includes road projects, hydroelectric projects, thermal power projects, proposals seeking prior approval under FC Act, 1980 for diversion of forest land for non-forest purpose pending before MoEF, and list of pending EC & FC proposals as per Ministry of Coal.
Forests are home to some of the world's poorest people. Forests also provide environmental services important to the agriculture sector such as hydrological regulation and pollination. Forests and trees
Read text of Kerala Municipality Building (Amendment) Rules, 2013 approved by the Kerala state government to boost the construction sector. These rules have changed the very definition of 'high-rise' buildings. Also calls for a single-window construction clearance system for large-scale projects.
The Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Department of Commerce has formulated a ‘Draft Policy on Units in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) carrying on recycling of plastic scarp or waste’.
The report by WWF India on scientific assessment of E-Flows for a healthy Ganga during Kumbh 2013 to ensure adequate release of flows in the river and to build consensus on environmental flows among key stakeholders.
The Worldwide Cost of Living is a bi-annual (twice yearly) Economist Intelligence Unit survey that compares more than 400 individual prices across 160 products and services. These include food, drink,
This study estimated the adoption rate of integrated aquaculture-agriculture (IAA) technologies in Bangladesh and their impact on poverty and fish and food consumption in adopting households. The analysis
The Ministry of Rural Development, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA) aims at enhancing livelihood security of households in rural areas of the country by providing
This document provides the decision of meetings of Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects constituted under the provisions of EIA notification 2006 during the period
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests’ (MoEF) Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) on River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects (RVP) has considered a total of 262 hydropower and irrigation projects
After decades of market dominance, high profitability and the creation of strong shareholder value, Japan's nuclear utilities have seen their fortunes turn in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
The 2013 World Energy Issues Monitor is the latest of the WEC's annual assessment of the issues impacting the global and regional energy sector based on the views of the WEC's energy leadership community.
Strong scientific consensus highlights that anthropogenic effects of climate change are already occurring and will be substantial. U.S. agriculture is a multi-billion-dollar industry that stands to be
Under the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has influenced climate change policy in Sri Lanka and raised
Freight transport has severe negative impacts on the local air quality in many Asian cities, and contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. To avoid such undesired effects and at the same time