Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Sanjeev Sanyal / New Delhi September 02, 2009, 0:12 IST Delhi needs strategic interventions, not master plans, says Sanjeev Sanyal Few cities in the world have been as dramatically transformed as Delhi in the last hundred years. From a decayed Mughal city at the end of the 19th century to …
This publication, prepared by the United Nations University and the UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development, focuses on one of the themes from the World Water Forum held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 17-18 March 2009: it aims to contribute to the understanding of rural to rural, rural to urban and …
Benchmarking is now well recognized as an important mechanism for introducing accountability in service delivery. It can help Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and utilities in identifying performance gaps and effecting improvements through the sharing of information and best practices, ultimately resulting in better services to people. It provides: common minimum …
In this latest report ADB outlines a new paradigm for sustainable urban transport that gives Asian cities a workable, step-by-step blueprint for reversing the trend and moving towards safer, cleaner, more sustainable cities, and a better quality of urban life. Most Asian cities have grown more congested, more sprawling, and …
The report underscores the need for strong public policies to help realize the potential of industrial biotech and recommends initiatives such as pollution costs charged to petrol-based materials, investment in advanced waste management technologies, and labeling systems for bio-based products. The report also outlines four primary areas in which industrial …
Tahsildar Veena has clarified that legalising land already handed over from the revenue department to the forest department under Form 53 is a violation of law. Tahsildar Veena addressing Janaspandana programme held at Balekoppa Higher Primary School in Khandya hobli on Saturday.She gave this clarification responding to the villagers
"The best thing you could do for the Amazon is to bomb all the roads." That might sound like an eco-terrorist's threat, but they're actually the words of Eneas Salati, one of Brazil's most respected scientists. Thomas Lovejoy, a leading American biologist, is equally emphatic: "Roads are the seeds of …
Mahim Pratap Singh JHABUA (MADHYA PRADESH): In recent local media reports and a half-page advertisement carried in a national daily, the Madhya Pradesh government has claimed to be number one in implementing the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. Evidences from the field …
Roads Spanning 7 km Approved By SRFDCL Board On Wednesday Paul John TNN Ahmedabad: There will be no concept of Floor Space Index (FSI) on Sabarmati Riverfront for now. As the present plan stands, the 20-per cent of land reserved for commercial development has perfect pre-decided geometrical plot shapes that …
Concern over climate change has led the U.S. to consider a cap-and-trade system to regulate emissions. Here we illustrate the land-use impact to U.S. habitat types of new energy development resulting from different U.S. energy policies. We estimated the total new land area needed by 2030 to produce energy, under …
The Supreme Court has directed the Karnataka Government to provide information about the use of forestland for the proposed Kalasa Banduri Nalla project, following objections from the Goa government. In an appeal before the apex court, the Goa government has alleged that Karnataka has been violating the Forest Protection Act …
Estimation of soil organic carbon (SOC) is indispensable in studies involving soils and global climate change. SOC retention in soil is a function of climate, vegetation and intrinsic soil properties. Historically, SOC estimates are based on wet digestion which gives low carbon recovery. This results in underestimation of its density …
C. Gouridasan Nair THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The CPI(M) State committee meeting has approved an exhaustive action plan for the government for the coming one year stipulating, among other things, that the government need not go in for land acquisition for establishment of private industrial ventures and that exemptions granted to industries should …
The draft plan covered the physical features, population, land use, analysis etc., CHENNAI: The State government on Wednesday announced its approval of the modified Master Plan for Tiruchi local planning area.
The High Court has directed the Chief Secretary to file an affidavit for leasing out the Shola forest land to a private company to construct a resort at Arashinaguppe village in Chikmagalur district. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation by D V Girish and others, challenging the lease of 34 acres …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Gandhinagar: In a major decision, the forest department has decided to give nearly 50 hectares of land to joint forest management committee (JFMC) in the protected forest areas. The JFMC will go in for farming and crop cultivation in this forest land and earn livelihood from …
KOLKATA: The West Bengal Government has ruled out setting up of industries and urban spaces on irrigated and multi-crop land. This comes at a time when a debate has been raging in the State over acquisition of farmland for industry
Authority directed to settle dispute within three months Licensee not authorised to build in CRZ: INTACH Division bench dubs INTACH petition infructuous MADURAI: The Madras High Court Bench here has directed the Kanyakumari District Coastal Zone Management Authority to probe into allegations of constructions being put up within 100 m …
