Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
Pakistan’s enormous macroeconomic, internal, and human security challenges coexist alongside the opportunity created by a huge desire for change. With democracy taking root and a new constitutionally ushered era in state governance, The Lancet Series about Pakistan and health focuses on health as a nation-building and social-welfare agenda at a …
Supreme Court judgement dated 09/05/2013 in the matter of Arun Kumar Agrawal vs Union of India & Others on approval granted by GOI for the acquisition of majority stake in Cairn India Limited.
Meeting slated for May 1, makes strong case for hydro to be declared as renewable energy, Jyotiraditya Scindia Union Power Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia will chair an advisory group on May 1 to discuss the bottlenecks in the development of hydro power projects, falling share of hydro power, delays in environment …
Formation of Kerala Drinking Water Supply Company Ltd. On April 9, Ponnath Devarajan, city councillor for Marad, a communally sensitive fishing hamlet that faces water shortage, moved a resolution before the Kozhikode Corporation Council against a government order for forming Kerala Drinking Water Supply Company Ltd. He said the company, …
The Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2013 sets a target to increase R&D; expenditure to 2% of gross domestic product, this through public-private partnerships. But, compared to China, where is the commitment to R&D;? India's innovation potential is grossly underutilised. The small and medium enterprises in the industrial clusters are …
Due to demanding schedules, high stress levels and performance linked perquisites in private sectors, nearly 85% of employees in private sectors are afflicted to life-style, chronic diseases and acute ailment than the government employees ranging below 8%, according to a recent survey conducted by ASSOCHAM on the occasion of ‘World …
Three relatively short papers, with Annexes, comprise the Delhi Vision Statement for Enhanced Operationalization of the GCF, which are attached: (i) An Overall Vision; (ii) Financing the GCF; and (iii) Instruments and Outcomes. In reading these three papers, it is usefulto start up-front with four strategic issues on which there …
This report is a first step towards developing a framework to monitor progress on Greening Growth / Green Economy and is a joint effort by the OECD, UNEP, the World Bank, and GGGI as part of their collaboration on the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP). GGKP’s mission is to enhance …
This paper highlights the implications of the current separation of the discourses on private climate finance (PCF) and on subsidies, and the opportunities that exist to unlock climate-compatible investment by linking these fields. Though climate finance aims to enable climate compatible development (CCD), this paper points out that, within developing …
Forests provide fresh water, soil protection, carbon sequestration, and other valuable resources that forest-dependent communities have relied on for millennia. Quantifying these goods and services has been the focus of considerable attention in recent years. But even if we can agree on how much they are worth, how do we …
The policy brief informs local policymakers about the current trends and activities taking place in selected cities that have signed up to the Making Cities Resilient Campaign since 2010. The Summary draws largely on the findings of the Making Cities Resilient Report 2012, as well as interviews and information local …
Before the Green Climate Fund (GCF) considers the role of the private sector in meeting the climate finance needs of developing countries, it should first ask: what are the needs of the people living in those countries as they confront the climate crisis, especially the poorest and most vulnerable? Second, …
New Delhi: Facing an acute shortage of sanitation staff, the South corporation is planning to outsource sanitation work to Resident Welfare Associations in the capital. As part of a pilot project, the corporation is considering giving the sanitation contract — mainly sweeping — to a RWA in Baprola, west Delhi. …
‘Protecting the environment is not compatible with our growth projections’ India’s economic growth may have shown the big potential of our consumption story, but the real boost came from infrastructure development. In conversation with Shaili Chopra, one of the captains of the infrastructure industry, Rajiv Lall, MD & Vice-Chairman, Infrastructure …
The cost of the inpatient care of decedents is much higher than that of survivors at all stages of life. The differential is significantly higher for those residing in rural areas, staying longer in hospitals, utilising private health facilities and suffering from chronic diseases. The difference is due to physicians …
JAIPUR: In the financial year 2013-14, the state government has set a target to provide 75,000 new connections and increase power production capacity to 900MW in the public sector and 660MW in the private sector. It has also estimated that power production from wind energy products in the state would …
This report on the State of Indian Agriculture calls for wide-ranging reforms in agriculture sector to enable it to meet the growing demands and meet the challenges posed by various human and environmental factors. The report on the State of Indian Agriculture calls for wide-ranging reforms in agriculture sector to …
The Arkavathy sub-basin, which is part of the Cauvery basin, is a highly stressed, rapidly urbanising watershed on the outskirts of the city of Bengaluru. The purpose of this situation analysis document is to summarise the current state of knowledge on water management in the Arkavathy sub-basin and identify critical …
Cabinet decisions aimed at ensuring round-the-clock power supply to Delhi, says Sheila At a time when the entire power sector is facing a severe financial crunch, the Delhi Cabinet on Wednesday sought to place more funds at the disposal of private sector power companies in Delhi by approving a proposal …
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday said it will constitute an inter-ministerial committee within a week that will help resolve various issues raised by private companies on coal allocation. “There are a number of issues which need to be addressed. We have got feedback from the private sector with regards …
