Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: T N Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs Union of India & Others. The Supreme Court said that that the allotment of 11.89 hectare of reserve forest land in Survey No.21 Kondhwa Budruk in district Pune for agriculture purposes on August 28, …
This guide addresses the linkages between drinking water, biological diversity and development/poverty alleviation. It aims to raise awareness of sustainable approaches to managing drinking water that have been tested globally. The guide introduces the available techniques, technologies and procedures that optimize social and environmental outcomes in the management of drinking …
The worldwide paradigm shift in river basin management has not affected policymakers in south Asia. Hydro-diplomacy in the Ganges-Brahmaputra- Meghna basin is still based on reductionist engineering, and looks at marginal economic benefits, without showing any concern for the long-run implications for livelihoods and ecosystem. The governments in the river …
This latest manual covers a comprehensive set of methods for water footprint accounting and shows how water footprints cane be calculated for individual processes/products, as well as for consumers, nations and businesses. Also includes methods for water footprint sustainability assessment and a library of water footprint response options. Many individuals …
A two day high-level conference on "Climate Change: Technology Development and Transfer" hosted by India and UN-DESA successfully concluded on 23 October 2009 with the adoption of the Delhi Statement on Global Cooperation on Climate Technology. An international exhibition on climate technologies was also organised at the sidelines of the …
India is aggressively shopping for nuclear fuel and technology to ramp its energy production. But this will be expensive and risky. Read this special report by Down To Earth to know what this means in terms of cost, technology and safety. Read the full story at the following link: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/full6.asp?foldername=20091015&filename;=news&sec;_id=9&sid;=27 …
Mr Jairam Ramesh, India's Environment Minister, and Mr. Xie Zhenhua, Vice-Chairman and Minister of China's National Development and Reform Commission, signed an agreement to enhance cooperation on climate change between the two countries. They also agreed to continue coordinating their respective positions in the lead up to Copenhagen. A joint …
Climate change has become the defining issue of our time. It is a quintessential global matter, since its effects respect no national or regional boundaries. Climate change is also a challenge that compels a global and collaborative response. We are all literally in the same boat, cast adrift in increasingly …
In view of Asia's enormous untapped economic potential and the ongoing global economic crisis, the challenge now is to build efficient and seamless connections across Asia and to the rest of the world to foment a more competitive, prosperous, and integrated region. This book addresses major challenges in developing regional …
In case of accident, US does not want firms to pay it all nuclear reactor suppliers will not be liable if there is an accident in an atomic power plant in India. The onus of the accident would be on the operator, only partly. The rest would be on the …
The publication reviews a selection of transboundary governance systems from around the world tackling the issue of shared resources and environmental impacts affecting them. This publication examines the characteristics of successful transboundary resource management. Various cases of different shared resources, from water to fish to air, are described and their …
India and Europe need to work together towards restructuring global political and economic structures, within the context of tackling climate destabilisation. Both India and the member states of the European Union recognise the vital importance of the rule of law in a world that is threatened by lawlessness, and which …
India and Europe need to work together towards restructuring global political and economic structures, within the context of tackling climate destabilisation. Both India and the member states of the European Union recognise the vital importance of the rule of law in a world that is threatened by lawlessness, and which …
Every day hundreds of unlicensed fishing vessels enter African waters and trawl for shrimp, sardines, tuna, and mackerel. According to a study commissioned by the UK
Rich nations want to own vaccines developed and developing countries failed to reach an agreement on the exchange of virus samples and vaccines of pandemic flu at a recent World Health Organization (who) meeting . The agreement was debated at the Intergovernmental Meeting on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness in Geneva on …
