The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025
<p>The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025, passed by the Rajasthan Assembly, aims to establish a Bikaner Development Authority to regulate development activities in the Bikaner district. The bill
Land Use
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Floods leave nearly 600 animals dead in Kaziranga
As many as 595 animals, including 17 single-horned rhinos, in the Kaziranga National Park died in the recent floods in the state, the environment ministry said on Monday. National Tiger Conservation Authority
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‘Evict encroachers of village community land’
The National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources (NCPNR) founder-president S R Hiremath, on Thursday urged the State government to immediately implement the Supreme Court direction on transfer of village community land. On February 1, 2011, the Supreme Court had declared transfer of village community land for private and commercial use as illegal and directed the states to take immediate steps to evict encroachers.
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Global warming likely to increase rainfall in South Asia
A review of over 100 recent research articles has concluded that with continuing rise in CO2 and global warming, South Asia can expect generally more rainfall, due to the expected increase in atmospheric
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Urban patterns for a green economy: working with nature
This guide focuses on the effect of unplanned, rapid growth of cities on the functioning of the ecosystems in which they are located. It outlines how development can be guided to ensure the ability of ecosystems to support sustainable human settlement.
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The hydrology of the humid tropics
Hydrological processes in the humid tropics differ from other regions in having greater energy inputs and faster rates of change, including human-induced change. Human influences on population growth,
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Consequences of human land use for an Afro-alpine ecological community in Ethiopia
The Guassa area of Menz in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia is an Afro-alpine ecological community with an indigenous resource management system. The local community harvest different resources including
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Sustainable urban planning and construction in the South
This paper focuses on the key elements of sustainable building, giving starting points for further research concerning the environmental, economical, social and political implications and offering different
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Executive summary of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental management plan of Bijahan coal mine, Odisha
<p>This Executive summary of Bijahan Coal Mine of Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd. shows the detail of project and their Environment Impact Assessment and Environment Management Plan.</p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen=""
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National investment in urban transport: towards people’s cities through land use and transport integration
Between 2005 and 2012, India’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) has invested US$20billion in urban infrastructure (including transport) and basic services to the urban poor. JnNURM
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East Delhi getting dirty water’
When BJP councillor Mahendra Ahuja stood up in front of the Standing Committee on Thursday with a two litre bottle of what looked like an aerated drink, it may have seemed like he was planning to treat