Guidelines for roads in protected areas
In pursuance to the decision taken by the Standing Committee of the NBWL in its 28th Meeting held on 20th March 2013, a sub-committee under the chairmanship of Dr. M.K. Ranjitsinh, Member, National Board
In pursuance to the decision taken by the Standing Committee of the NBWL in its 28th Meeting held on 20th March 2013, a sub-committee under the chairmanship of Dr. M.K. Ranjitsinh, Member, National Board
In pursuance to the decision taken by the Standing Committee of the NBWL in its 28th Meeting held on 20th March 2013, a sub-committee under the chairmanship of Dr. M.K. Ranjitsinh, Member, National Board
In the lead-up to the UN climate negotiations in Warsaw, the latest information on the level and growth of CO2 emissions, their source and geographic distribution will be essential to lay the foundation
<p>The year 2013 is currently on course to be among the top ten warmest years since modern records began in 1850, according to this WMO provisional statement on status of the climate.</p>
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – mainly cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes – are the biggest cause of death worldwide. More than 36 million die annually from NCDs
Directions under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 on Western Ghats to preserve its environmental integrity.
Technology and high prices are opening up new oil resources, but this does not mean the world is on the verge of an era of oil abundance, according to this 2013 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO-2013) published by International Energy Agency (IEA).
This global overview by Testbiotech documents several case studies showing how genetically engineered plants such as maize, rice, cotton, oilseed rape, bentgrass and poplar trees are spreading uncontrollably.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has released a report, titled 'Climate Change and Nuclear Power 2013.' The report, which expands on the previous 2012 edition, summarizes the potential role
<p>This ninth edition of the Global Climate Risk Index analyses to what extent the impacts of weather-related loss events have affected countries around the globe.</p>
This report is a contribution to the debate and the work to establish an international mechanism on loss and damage in order to support all actors involved in addressing this important issue. It addresses:
The National Advisory Council has recommended formulation of a national agroforestry policy, which provides for support price for farm-grown trees and other produce. The Council has also suggested using
This meta-synthesis of national climate change adaptation plans, policies and processes spans twelve countries at various stages of adaptation planning and implementation, in three priority CCAFS regions:
This meta-synthesis of national climate change adaptation plans, policies and processes spans twelve countries at various stages of adaptation planning and implementation, in three priority CCAFS regions:
Congress on Monday announced a slew of populist measures including sops to farmers, students, unemployed youths, minorities, raising subsidised LPG cylinders from 9 to 12 and constitution of Vidhan Parishad
The rights of settlement and conversion of all forest villages, old habitations, unsurveyed villages etc. into revenue villages has been recognized as one of the forest rights of forest dwelling Scheduled
The primary objective is to quantify and trace historic and cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide and methane to the largest extant fossil fuel and cement producers. This project focuses on the industrial
Draft Notification declaring the area around Thol Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat as Eco-Sensitive Zone. The following draft of the notification, which the Central Government proposes to issue in exercise
The atmospheric increase of CO2 from 2011 to 2012 was higher than its average growth rate over the past ten years, according to this latest edition of the annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin puiblished by World Meteorological Organization.
If the greenhouse "gap" isn’t "closed or significantly narrowed" by 2020, the pathway to limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5C will be closed, warns this 2013 edition of Emissions Gap Report compiled by 44 scientific groups in 17 countries.