"IUCN World Conservation Congress ends with Jeju Declaration to promote green growth" - News roundup for the period from September 3 - 16, 2012

IUCN World Conservation Congress ends with Jeju declaration to promote green growth

The IUCN World Conservation Congress ended with the Jeju Declaration to promote green growth globally.The Congress also saw China’s Zhang Xinsheng elected President to replace India’s Ashok Khosla. The new President will lead IUCN for the next four years.

Karnataka unable to release water for Tamil Nadu

Faced with drought in all 44 talukas of its Cauvery basin, Karnataka will be unable to release water for Tamil Nadu. Details on the drought situation, the low water levels in the reservoirs and scarcity of drinking water are to be placed by Karnataka before the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) to express its inability.

Cars that run on a by-product of human sewage may replace petrol vehicles

Cars that run on a by-product of human sewage may replace petrol vehicles within the next three years. The process involves drying out the sludge to generate methane gas. The methane gas is then reheated to extract a high concentration of hydrogen gas. A consortium working on the technology aims to commercialize the process by 2015.

Lucknow-based Organic India  is looking at three-fold growth in turnover to Rs 200 crore by 2015-16

Organic India is looking at its turnover growing three fold to Rs 200 crore by 2015-16, with plans to launch organic grocery items such as rice, dal and spices next year. It has already rolled out green tea, chyawanprash, desi ghee and a health supplement for men, which it currently exports to around 32 countries all over the world.

As Majuli gets swallowed, farmers get poorer in Assam

Erosion by the Brahmaputra swallows more than half of Majuli, the world’s largest inhabited river island, impoverishing the Mishing farming community and turning them into daily wage-earners.

Officials questioned for insufficient water in Jaunpur and Varanasi canals in Uttar Pradesh

Officials of micro-irrigation, forest and irrigation departments taken to task for insufficient water in canals in Jaunpur and Varanasi districts despite the availability of funds in MGNREGS.