Short affidavit on behalf of the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) in terms of the National Green Tribunal order dated January 22, 2025. The application was registered suo motu by the NGT on the basis of a news item titled "Toxic kilns pollution Aravallis; wildlife and locals suffer" appearing …
The NSS consumer expenditure survey (CES) aims at generating estimates of average household monthly per capita consumer expenditure (MPCE), its distribution over households and persons, and its break-up by commodity group, at national and State/UT level, and for different socio-economic groups. These indicators are amongst the most important measures of …
It is evident that there have been some significant changes in the food consumption basket. The latest National Sample Survey data for 2009-10 (66th Round) show a further shift away from food to non-food items in all expenditure categories across both rural and urban areas. This analysis of changes across …
In an about turn from his previous proposal for an additional excise on diesel cars, Dr Kirit Parikh, has said that the annual road tax system should instead be brought back with a “differential tax” for diesel vehicles. This would also affect existing diesel cars on the road, which will …
The vast majority of American middle schools and high schools sell what are known as ‘‘competitive foods,’’ such as soft drinks, candy bars, and chips, to children. The relationship between consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks and snacks and childhood obesity is well established, but it remains unknown whether competitive food sales …
This report presents the information on nutritional intake by the Indian population. Among the different nutrients only three nutrients – viz, calorie, protein and fat – are discussed in this report. The report gives an idea about intake of these nutrients in different monthly per capital expenditure classes from different …
This report contains 56 recommendations to put sustainable development into practice and to mainstream it into economic policy as quickly as possible. It includes a call for governments and international organizations to increase the resources allocated to adaptation and disaster risk reduction and integrate resilience planning into their development budgets …
The world economy is on the brink of another major downturn. Global economic growth started to decelerate on a broad front in mid-2011 and is estimated to have averaged 2.8 per cent over the last year. This economic slowdown is expected to continue into 2012 and 2013. The United Nations …
This paper attempts to project the future supply and demand up to the year 2025 for rice and wheat, the two main cereals cultivated and consumed in India. A review of studies that forecast the supply and demand of Indian agriculture commodities revealed three important limitations of such studies: The …
New Delhi: They may be branded as villains by the environmental lobby, but personal cars consume a paltry 0.6% of the diesel consumed in the country, an internal Planning Commission note said. The note shows that personal cars are the lowest consumers of diesel, a far cry from the charges …
From installing solar panels to using LED lights, hotels across country are trying to curb their high energy costs Year-end incentives of top executives at InterContinental hotels in India have been linked to a new target—the cost of energy their hotels consume. Energy bills at the hotels have risen to …
Anaemia aff ects a quarter of the global population, including 293 million (47%) children younger than 5 years and 468 million (30%) non-pregnant women. In addition to anaemia’s adverse health consequences, the economic eff ect of anaemia on human capital results in the loss of billions of dollars annually. In …
Understanding the patterns of wild meat consumption from tropical forests is important for designing approaches to address this major threat to biodiversity and mitigate potential pathways for transmission of emerging diseases. Bushmeat consumption has been particularly poorly studied in Madagascar, one of the world's hottest biodiversity hotspots. Studying bushmeat consumption …
US sourcing oil only from the west in eight years will leave sufficient energy for the rest of the world There is growing euphoria over America’s energy future. Energy experts around the globe have been claiming that the US will gain energy independence in the next eight years. Optimists have …
The NSS consumer expenditure survey aims at generating estimates of average household monthly per capita consumer expenditure (MPCE), its distribution over households and persons, and its break-up by commodity group, separately for the rural and urban sectors of the country, for States and Union Territories, and for different socioeconomic groups. …
India’s impressive economic growth has spurred a story of urgent energy demand and need for greater energy inclusion. According to the International Energy Association, over 400 million people in India (36% of the total population) still live without reliable electricity. Over 725 million (70%) rely on biomass cooking fuels like …
New Delhi, Nov. 2: A government agency has drafted guidelines that may allow car makers to achieve lower levels of improvements in fuel consumption over the next 10 years than they have over the past five years, an environmental group has claimed. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said …
