First, this paper analyzes the fundamental problem of Japanese energy/ climate policy formulation system. Second, it discusses the fate of Japan's -6% target for the Kyoto protocol and -25% target for the Copenhagen accord.
<p>India's tiger habitats may be shrinking but its tiger population has increased, claims the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). On March 28, the ministry announced 295 tigers have been added to the previous estimate—the 2006 count had estimated 1,411 tigers in the wild, spurring corporate-sponsored save-the-tiger campaigns revolving around the number.</p>
The usual figures ignore the role of trade in the world
AS VILLAGE pramukh Madhuben Shiayal finished addressing the meeting, a dozen koli men and a handful of women who had taken off time from weeding the bajri fields got up to go. The hot April sun blazed
Reeling under routine 12-hour power cuts daily, Nepal has launched an ambitious multibillion rupees initiative to add 2,500 megawatts (MW) of electricity by 2016. Addressing the country’s Parliament on
<p>Solar electricity lights the maximum number of villages in Chhattisgarh—but barely so.</p>
Solar electricity lights the maximum number of villages in Chhattisgarh—but barely so. Tucked away in the Barnawapara wildlife sanctuary of Chhattisgarh is a small village, Deba. The national power grid
<p>Citing cases of scores of children who are fighting undernourishment, non-government organisation Child Rights and You (CRY) and its partners on Thursday claimed that preventable malnourishment is still prevalent across the country despite scheme and plans implemented by the government.
<p>As Mendha Lekha becomes the first village in India to exercise their communities right to harvest and freely sell bamboo under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), Down To Earth takes a look at the key players.</p>
MUMBAI: The Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society in Colaba, which is in danger of being demolished for allegedly violating Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms, argued its case at the Bombay High Court on Thursday for the 31-storey building to be given an environment clearance, if necessary. "It is a battle between the state and the Centre.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A rapid assessment of the effects of Endosulfan on cashew plantations, ecology, biodiversity and the people in Kasaragod, conducted by V.S.
Goa government
Despite the Union Government implementing the Tribal Forest Rights Act, still the tribal living near the reserve and wildlife sanctuaries are left in the lurch.
Mendha-Lekha, a remote village in the Maoist-affected Gadchiroli district of eastern Maharashtra, has become the first in the country where tribals have been given the right to sell bamboo harvested from the surrounding forests, an official said. The villagers, numbering around 3,000, attended the function Wednesday when village head Devaji Tofa was handed over a transit passbook, enabling the
New Delhi: Heart disease, stroke and diabetes together cost the Indian economy $9 billion in 2005. According to the first global status report on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) launched on Wednesday by the World Health Organization in Moscow, the contribution to poverty of high out-ofpocket expenditure for healthcare is significant in India. An estimated 1.4 million to 2 million peop
New Delhi: In a stark reminder of the exploitation of street children, a new study has found that one out of every five street urchins in Delhi is a ragpicker. With most adults unwilling to do the work of rummaging through the city
The hopes of an international airport coming up near Javer have brightened with a team of Airport Authority of India having inspected the site a few days ago. However, for establishing this airport, land of 27 villages will have to acquired.
Ranchi, April 28: The sun will light up on Jari village even after sundown. The Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) has decided to adopt the native village of war hero Albert Ekka, starting with a solar lighting initiative.
Ranchi, April 28: The committee formed by the government to suggest a slum policy for Jharkhand has recommended rehabilitation of only BPL individuals among those displaced by the statewide anti-encroachment drive, signalling no reprieve for the other sections. The three-member panel, headed by development commissioner Debashish Gupta and including revenue secretary N.N.
Bag of promises, little sign of Left Nandigram, April 28: When Mamata Banerjee set foot on the
