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 …
Urban poverty, when directly measured by counting the persons unable to access the official nutrition norm of 2,100 calories through their total monthly spending on all goods and services, declined between 1983 and 1993-94, but rose substantially between 1993-94 and 2004-05 while poverty depth has increased. This is particularly evident …
The UK appears to be a leading country in curbing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Unlike many other developed countries, it has already met its Kyoto obligations and defined ambitious, legally binding targets for the future. Recently this achievement has been called into question as it ignores rapidly changing patterns of …
Book>> Catching Fire • by Richard Wrangham • Basic Books • Indian Price Rs 450 One hundred and fifty years ago, Charles Darwin theorized intelligence and adaptability make us human. But primatologist Richard Warngham thinks our human nature has a lot to do with the invention of the barbecue—some 1.9 …
BHUBANESWAR: Even as the Government has resorted to load-shedding across the State to get over the energy shortfall, the forecast of the annual load generation balance report of the Central Electricity Authority on the energy situation does not bode well for the next year. In 2009-10 even with the normal …
In an effort to increase the output of renewable energy to the national capacity, a contingent from the American non-profit InvVest is on a nine-city tour along with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. The tour
Our Bureau NEW DELHI IT started with an idea that struck a veteran professional of 54, barely six years away from retirement. Darbari Seth had spent a lifetime in one of the most polluting of industries
The livestock sector is transforming rapidly in response to shifts in the global economy and changing societal expectations. Society expects the livestock sector to provide safe and plentiful food and fibre for growing urban populations, livelihoods for more than a billion poor producers and traders as well as global public …
Food and energy crises are real global challenges and while both issues are inter related needing global solutions, there are essential differences between the two. The developing and the poor countries who are the least responsible for both the crises, are the ones experiencing their worst impact. In fact the …
There is an increasing awareness worldwide of environmental problems threatening the sustainability of earth's life support systems, emphasizing the need for prudent and sagacious management of earth's resources. As global evnomic integration intensifies so does the incidence of trade and environment disputes and conflicts. Increased trade implies increased natural resource …
It seems obvious that with more people on earth there will be greater pressure on planetary resources and larger emissions of greenhouse gases. But it is also well known that very poor households contribute little to greenhouse gas emissions. While it may seem obvious that population growth must be driving …
By committing a 20% reduction in emission intensity while the west is only making negligible effort and aligning itself with China when our emissions are closer to Africa
India is the largest producer and consumer of pulses in the world. However, pulses production has been stagnant at between 11 and 14 million tonnes over the last two decades. Per capita pulses consumption over the years has come down from 61gm/day in 1951 to 30 gm/day in 2008. This …
INDUSTRY body CII believes that India Inc is well-positioned to achieve the 20-25% emission intensity reduction targets set by the government. Several companies are already disclosing their carbon footprints and undertaking voluntary measures to cut emissions which has helped the industry reduce its carbon dependence, CII said.
National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) conducted an integrated survey of households and service sector enterprises in the 63rd round of NSS during July 2006 - June 2007. The subjects covered were service sector enterprises (excluding trade) and household consumer expenditure. One distinctive feature of survey on service sector enterprises was …
This data sheet assesses the countries' resilience and adaptive capacity to climate change impacts, and highlights the objectives carried by the Millennium Development Goals, such as improving infrastructure to enhance food and water security, and investments in education, health, and gender equity, that can be cost-effective components of national and …
The article presents the results of a research project aimed at (1) examining the feasibility of material flow analysis (MFA) on a regional and urban scale in France, (2) selecting the most appropriate method, (3) identifying the available data, and (4) calculating the material balance for a specific case. Using …
