SC reserves judgment on Cauvery appeals
Tamil Nadu joined counterparts Karnataka and Kerala to oppose the Centre’s stand that the court was barred from entertaining the appeals as the tribunal’s award was final and binding on the three neighbouring
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Emergency room: Waste management a big issue in Mumbai’s govt hospitals
In an effort to ensure correct practices when it comes to hospital waste management, the ministry of environment has issued a new set of Biomedical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules in March. At
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Crop insurance to be compulsory on farm loans
As the state bears the pain of a second consecutive drought year, crop insurance is again in sharp focus. With the financial burden only set to increase, the Karnataka government is trying to minimise
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Forest dwellers struggle for land rights under 2006 Act
JAIPUR: Forest dwellers, social activists and district officials gathered in Banswara on Wednesday to hear out grievances of those who had attempted to submit claims for titles to land under the Forest
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Innovation outlook: advanced liquid biofuels
IRENA’s Renewable Energy Innovation Outlook series analyses the emerging developments making renewable energy technologies (RETs) increasingly competitive in the world’s energy markets and systems. Renewable
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Global outlook on walking and cycling 2016
Lack of investment in safe walking and cycling infrastructure is contributing to the deaths of millions of people and overlooking a great opportunity to contribute to the fight against climate change,
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The influence of brand equity characters on children's food preferences and choices
<p>The objective of the study was to assess the influence of brand equity characters displayed on food packaging on children’s food preferences and choices, 2 studies were conducted. Brand equity
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding solid waste management in Punjab, 20/10/2016
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Sher Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab & Others dated 20/10/2016 regarding solid waste management in Punjab.</p> <p>Counsel appearing
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Co-benefits of climate action: assessing Turkey’s climate pledge
This report prepared by New Climate Institute and with Climate Action Network Europe’s contribution, aims at identifying for Turkey the co-benefits of policies compatible with climate change mitigation
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Bioethanol in Africa: a case for technology transfer and South-South cooperation
Sustainable biofuels have an important role to play in Africa’s development. Sugarcane bioethanol is currently the most cost-effective commercial biofuel and has the highest energy balance. The bioethanol
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Factors associated with long-term species composition in dry tropical forests of Central India
<p>The long-term future of species composition in forests depends on regeneration. Many factors can affect regeneration, including human use, environmental conditions, and species' traits. This study
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Lessons from two high CO2 worlds – future oceans and intensive aquaculture
<p>Exponentially rising CO2 (currently ~400 μatm) is driving climate change and causing acidification of both marine and freshwater environments. Physiologists have long known that CO2 directly affects
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The return of Avian Flu
Bird Flu returned to haunt India, only a month after India was declared free from avian influenza (H5N1) on September 5, 2016. Two days into the death of nine water birds in Delhi, at least 10 more birds
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Seeds of green culture
<p>From shoes made of old tyres in Ghana to roads built from recycled plastic in Kenya, 20 environment friendly start-ups from developing countries were given the SEED Awards in 2016.</p>
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The social and economic impact of child undernutrition on Lesotho Vision 2020
Lesotho is losing 1.9 billion Maloti (US$200 million) a year to the effects of child undernutrition, according to a new, country-specific Cost of Hunger in Africa (COHA) study released. This amounts to
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Estimating the fuel efficiency technology potential of heavy-duty trucks in major markets around the world
The Global Fuel Economy Initiative has launched a ground-breaking new report which provides a first estimate for the fuel efficiency potential of HDVs in different markets. The study, led by GFEI partner
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Investing in urban resilience: protecting and promoting development in a changing world
Cities in the developing world are rapidly expanding, boosting countries’ economies, reducing poverty, and fueling global prosperity. But as more people, assets, and economic activity become concentrated
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Moving towards a green productive agriculture in Africa: the role of ICTs
Agriculture remains an important source of livelihood for the majority of Africans but the sector is still very unproductive, resulting in food insecurity and large imports of staple foods, putting additional
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The Circumglobal North American wave pattern and its relation to cold events in eastern North America
<p>Extreme large-scale North American cold events are associated with strong undulations in the tropospheric jet stream which bring cold polar air southward over the continent. Here we propose that these
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PIL seeking ban on pressure horns and defective silencers in all kinds of vehicles-HC orders notice to Centre, state and PCBs
BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court on Tuesday ordered notice to both the state and central government in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking for a ban on pressure horns and defective