The Doha climate conference stretched beyond deadline but ended in what can best be described a nail-biting finish. This was the 18th conference of parties (COP) to the climate convention, which meets once a year to push for action to cut greenhouse gas emissions, which are so intertwined with economic …
Anumita Roychowdhury @ If any other cause was responsible for so many deaths and injuries as we see on our roads it would have been a state of emergency Sunita Narain—our colleague and friend—was seriously injured in an accident while cycling yesterday. A car hit her and fled. This cruel …
Moving from emission reductions to energy use as the basis for international cooperation must now shape our approach to the climate negotiations MukulSanwal[1] The Prime Ministerof India has called for a bold new vision on climate change,effectively moving from ‘common but differentiated responsibilities’, focused on burden sharing, to ‘sharing responsibility …
Moving sustainability from ideas to reality and regaining the leadership of developing countries MukulSanwal[1] Prime Minister Modi’s focus on ‘lifestyles’ marks a departure from India’s 40 year old approach to global environmental concerns where India, and other developing countries, stressed poverty rather than patterns of natural resource use. At one-fourth …
What countries will do at the national level is less important than the nature and scope of international cooperation MukulSanwal[1] The just concluded tenth round of preparatory meetings at Bonn, an 83 page compilation document yet to become a negotiation text, 193 countries seeking to secure their national interest and …
World Renewable Energy Congress- Indonesia: The International Conference and Exhibition on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Bali 2011, 17 to 19 October 2011, Bali, Indonesia
Mission: - The distribution segment, which plays a critical role in the power sector value chain, is currently considered its weakest link. Despite major government initiatives (including the Rs 500 billion Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reform Programme [R-APDRP]), aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C;) losses remain close to 30 per …
The Government of Brazil is organizing, with the support of the United Nations, the Sustainable Development Dialogues, a forum for civil society, to be held in Riocentro, between June 16 to 19, in the context of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development - Rio+20. In the four days prior …
Dakar: Managing the regional risks of climate extremes and disasters – learning from the IPCC Special Report This workshop is designed for policy makers, business leaders, academics and other stakeholders that are, have been, or may be impacted by climate extremes and disasters. It seeks to promote discussion of the …
Rio+20 Side Event: The Forest Green Economy and South-South Cooperation, 19 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Organizing partners: WWF International (Lead organizer) WWF- Brazil WWF- Malaysia Government of the State of Acre (Brazil) Government of the State of Sabah (Malaysia) Green Economy principles of valuing and investing in natural …
TROPMET-2012: National Symposium on Frontiers of Meteorology with special reference to the Himalaya, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. Tutorial: Nov. 18-19 & Symposium: Nov. 20-22, 2012 Meteorology contributes immensely to the safety of life and property, protection of the environment and, thus, for the socio-economic development of the mountain environments. Special reference …
DBCP/NIOT/BOBP-IGO Regional Workshop on the Best Practices for Instruments and Methods of Ocean Observation 19 - 21, November 2012 Chennai, India The Workshop will act as a platform and will unveil insight to new meteorological and oceanographic observational systems, moorings, subsea cables, batteries, telemetry and brings together scientists, engineers, technicians …
Microhydels, in which water from a river tributary or water springs is diverted into a channel and is brought down through a pressure pipe to run a generator for producing electricity, are set up in the off-grid mountaineous areas. Electricity generation of microhydels is generally in the range of 5 …
