In 2023, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded a total of 399 disasters related to natural hazards. These events resulted in 86,473 fatalities and affected 93.1 million people. The economic losses amounted to US$202.7 billion. The 2023 earthquake in Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic was the most catastrophic event …
There seem to be no takers for the scheme launched by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) for the public to report about polluting buses and win Rs 1,000. KSRTC had launched the scheme in 2004 for the public to call in and report about smoke-emitting buses. Three buses …
The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) provides free diagnostic and treatment services to all tuberculosis (TB) patients registered under it. Equitable access, implying a preference for the most hard-to-reach groups particularly for tribal areas, is a major concern for RNTCP. This study was conducted to assess the performance of …
the level of infant and child mortality is high among Scheduled Tribes particularly those living in rural areas. This study examines levels, trends and socio-demographic factors associated with infant and child mortality among scheduled tribes in rural areas.
Earlier studies have documented high prevalence of undernutrition, morbidity and mortality among Chenchus, a tribal population in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, India. The present study was carried out to assess diet and nutritional status of Chenchus and cause of death.
Debates on emissions and climate change are dominated by inter-country inequalities, usually ignoring within-country inequalities. In this paper, we address the question of carbon space sharing in India across different classes after economic reforms were introduced in 1991. We establish using household consumption surveys that the elites in India are …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on crop loss due to natural calamities, 21/04/2015 . The State Governments provide information on suicides by farmers due to agrarian distress. As per the reports received from some State Governments namely, Punjab, Karnataka, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, there have been …
A total of 37 confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) was reported in the week to 12 April, compared with 30 the previous week. Case incidence in Guinea increased to 28, compared with 21 confirmed cases the previous week. Sierra Leone reported 9 confirmed cases, the same total as …
VIENNA: Climate change is predicted to intrude into almost every area of life -- from where we live, to what we eat and whom we war with. Now music can be added to the list. That's the unusual idea put forward by British researchers Tuesday, who say the weather has …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Voluntary Health Association of Punjab Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/04/2015 regarding sex ratio of India especially Delhi.
The innovation in science and technology coupled with the change in lifestyle of an individual has made an incredible change in the electronic industry show casing an assorted range of new products every day to the world. India too has been impacted by this digital revolution where consumption of electronics …
Power Sector in India has grown significantly since independence both in the installed electricity generating capacity and transmission & distribution (T&D;) system. The total power generating capacity of (utilities & non utilities) has increased from meagre 1362 MW in 1947 to 267 GW at the end of March, 2015.The per …
The 30-month closure of mining operations has dented the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) bringing it down to 7.7 per cent during the financial year 2013-14, from 20.20 per cent in 2011-12, according to the Economic Survey 2014-15 tabled in the Goa Assembly on 24 March 2015. However, the 7.7 …
The first full-year budget of the National Democratic Alliance government announced a sharp focus on investment, growth and social security. In addition, Budget 2015-16 claims to have given a boost to cooperative federalism. The budget indeed makes numerous impressive-sounding announcements, but stumbles in the details. This article focuses on the …
New WHO report shows a declining rate of tobacco use and an increase in numbers of non-smokers. But governments must intensify action to combat the tobacco industry and dramatically reduce consumption of tobacco products to, in turn, protect public health says the report released at the World Conference on Tobacco …
The report contains major market development trends, policy development in China in the year 2014. It also contains information about wind OEM and developers, as well as provincial/regional breakdown of the wind development.
Presentation by Don S. Jayaweera, Chairman, National Transport Commission, Sri Lanka at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in Climate Change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.
With more than a billion people lacking access to electricity, local power-generation solutions are essential to provide sustainable energy to all - particularly those consumers expected to remain isolated from national or regional grids for the foreseeable future. Renewable power generation provides low-cost solutions to bring reliable electricity to rural …
Sewage Treatment plants are used to treat sewage generated from residential, institutional, commercial and industrial establishments which includes household waste liquid from toilets, baths, showers, kitchens, sinks and so forth that is disposed of via sewers. In India, different treatment technologies like ASP, UASB, Oxidation pond and advanced technologies like …
Public confidence in vaccination is vital to the success of immunisation programmes worldwide. Understanding the dynamics of vaccine confidence is therefore of great importance for global public health. Few published studies permit global comparisons of vaccination sentiments and behaviours against a common metric. This article presents the findings of a …
This Compendium of Environment Statistics 2014 published by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is the fifteenth edition of its series and covers five core parameters - biodiversity, atmosphere, land/soil, water and human settlements.
