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 …
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that India may clock a growth in the upper range of most projections including the 7.75 per cent growth projection given by the Economic Survey last year. Mukherjee sounded optimistic that India would cross the 7.2 per cent growth rate predicted by the Central …
While the Left parties often claim that the Congress returned to power benefiting from schemes like the NREGA which came about because of its sustained pressure, figures show that CPM-led governments failed to push through the rural job guarantee programme in West Bengal and Kerala. Statistics compiled by the Central …
A close look at the agricultural scenario in the hill state of Sikkim reveals that foodgrain production has been growing more slowly than population. The state has failed to augment agrarian reforms and public investment in agriculture has been on the decline. As a result, foodgrain production, productivity, gross sown …
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been using statistics to good effect to pin down his political rivals in election year. The CM, who often uses the catchline of
HOW does GDP growth translate into economic prosperity for households? Governance and inclusive growth are the two key terms that are finding more and more emphasis among policymakers today. State governments are beginning to realise that better governance cannot only determine their political fortunes but also has an impact on …
The oil and gas sector in India is the largest in terms of sales turnover, touching the lives of all citizens, providing uninterrupted supplies of oil products to the remotest parts of the country. The oil sector is the largest contributor to State exchequer through taxes.
The 2009 southwest monsoon recorded the third highest deficient all India southwest monsoon season rainfall (-22% of LPA) during the period 1901-2009. All the monsoon months except July recorded large deficient rainfall. Region wise, except south Peninsula, all other homogeneous regions recorded much below normal rainfall. Activity of depression was …
Inland waterways have played an important role in the Indian transport system since ancient times. However, in the decades after independence, the importance of this mode of transport has declined considerably with the expansion of road and rail transport. Nevertheless, there is a growing realization that inland water transport has …
Energy is a prime requirement for sustainable development and poverty reduction. The energy dimension of poverty is fundamental. Lack of energy/electricity perpetuates poverty as it precludes most industrial activities and the jobs they create. The author brings out that in order to meet the Millennium Development Goals of halving poverty …
Captive Asian elephants Elephas maximus are managed in three systems in Tamil Nadu namely, private, Hindu temples and forest department. The authors studied the population size and structure, natality and mortality during 2003-05 in the three systems to assess their long-term viability.
Conservation, metering, end-use languish under deficit-ridden Board. Delhi gets more water than Paris, according to a report of the Planning Commission. If the national average water supply for cities is 140 litres per capita, Delhiites guzzle 240 litres per capita. But in certain parts of Delhi, like the south, and …
CO2 Baseline Database for the Indian Power Sector (Version 5.0) containing data for 2008-2009. According to Central Electricity Authority, the average CO2 emission rate has increased marginally to 0.82 t CO2/ MWh in the year 2008-09 from 0.79 t CO2/MWh in the year 2007-08 due to the fact that generation …
The fifth Climate Change Performance Index released by Germanwatch and Climate Action Network at Copenhagen. This is a comparison of the 57 industrialised countries and emerging economies. See Also: Report: S&P;/IFCI Carbon Efficient Index. www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/293414 Report: Global Peatland CO2 picture. www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/290548 Report: U.S. proposed carbon tariffs www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/293198 Report: Low carbon …
Copenhagen: The Copenhagen climate talks will generate more carbon emissions than any previous climate conference, equivalent to the annual output of over half a million Ethiopians, figures commissioned by hosts Denmark show. Delegates, journalists, activists and observers from almost 200 countries have gathered at the Dec 7-18 summit and their …
This is the summary of State of Forest Report released today. The eleventh edition in a biennial series published by the Forest Survey of India estimates that India's forest and tree cover in 2007 is 78.37 million ha (23.84% of India's geographical area). This is an increase over the previous …
