Monthly Archives: October 2010
Will climate innovation get the Cancun nudge?
The climate constraint will become increasingly problematic for developing countries as they try to meet their development needs. For example, it is estimated that more than 2.7 billion people worldwide still rely on biomass, burnt in open fires or traditional … Continue reading
Climate change treaty must address health issues: WHO
19 OCT, 2010 from The Economic Times The World Health Organisation (WHO) Tuesday said next month’s climate change conference in Mexico must address health concerns in any legally-binding agreement on mitigating the impacts of global warming as it threatens human … Continue reading
Pure Ganga in 10 years, Centre promises SC
Fri Feb 05 2010, from The Economic Times The Ganga will be pure and free of pollutants by 2020, the Centre promised before the Supreme Court on Friday.
The most powerful Indians in 2010
1 : Rahul Gandhi, 39 Congress General Secretary Why He topped the power list last year. He’s at the head of the power list this year as well because, even more than one year back, after the Congress’s big general … Continue reading
Think growth, give full mining rights: Coal min
The coal ministry is reaching out to other ministries to put an end to the exercise of classifying coal fields into ‘go’ and ‘no go’ areas according to their forest cover. The ministry has circulated a Cabinet note, which make the … Continue reading
Environmental Standards for Iron Ore Mining and Ore Processing.
The ministry of environment and forests, in its amendment to section 6 and 25 of the Environment (protection) Rules 1986 has set environmental Standards for iron ore Mining and ore processing. Click to read notification
Consequences of Extended Monsoon
BY NANDKUMAR KAMAT THE Government of Goa is not fully geared to face extreme weather phenomena. Losses of traditional storm water drainage systems and failure to provide sufficient resilience and capacitance against extreme weather phenomena have further compounded the problems in … Continue reading
India’s Take On Climate Change
24 Recent Initiatives Related to Climate Change. View report
India’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2007
India ranks 5th in aggregate GHG emissions in the world, behind USA, China, EU and Russia in 2007. Interestingly, the emissions of USA and China are almost 4 times that of India in 2007. It is also noteworthy that the … Continue reading
Govt rejects Vedanta mining plan on green worries
India’s environment ministry on Tuesday rejected a plan by India-focused mining group Vedanta Resources Plc to mine bauxite in Orissa, dealing a blow to the company already struggling with regulatory issues in India.