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Total Sanitation Campaign: A toilet for every household
Posted on 26 Aug, 2009 12:16 PMPoor sanitation and hygiene is one of the major causes of poor water quality, as bacterial from human excreta find their way into drinking water or directly into our bodies through unclean hands.
The document was made by the Department of Drinking Water Supply, Government of India.
How changing climate and melting glaciers affects nations across the globe: Spotlight on the Himalayas
Posted on 25 Aug, 2009 05:11 PMAs observed by the United Nations Environment Program (GRID-Arendal) ice and snow are major components of the climate system. That is why human induced climate change can be first observed in Polar Regions where most of Earth's snow and ice are concentrated. In these areas global warming induces the progressive melting of ice and snow.
Summary for policymakers: Synthesis of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
Posted on 25 Aug, 2009 03:43 PMAltered frequencies and intensities of extreme weather, together with sea level rise, are expected to have mostly adverse effects on natural and human systems.
The many impacts of climate change - A serious global environmental issue?
Posted on 25 Aug, 2009 03:14 PMThe earth is currently warming rapidly. And this warming is bringing about massive changes. Our glaciers are melting rapidly. The artic ice-shelf is breaking apart into pieces and threatens to modify the salinity of the oceans.
Greenhouse gas emissions from India: Improvements made in GHG inventory estimation
Posted on 25 Aug, 2009 02:03 PMCurrent Science's paper on improvements made in greenhouse gases (GHG) inventory estimation
Greenhouse gases and where they come from: A low down on the GHG scenario across the world
Posted on 25 Aug, 2009 11:23 AMIn the debate over global warming, many a time, there is an attempt to indicate that human contribution to the Greenhouse effect is on a very minuscule scale and is negligible when compared to the scale at which GHGs as a whole work.
Films and video resources on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions from the Centre for Science and Environment
Posted on 24 Aug, 2009 10:26 AMA number of films on climate change are available on the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) store. These include:
How does melting ice caps and changing climate affect us? Impact of climate change on major crops
Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 03:51 PMThe UN Panel on Climate Change is informing the world on what damage global warming can cause. But a recent study shows how temperature changes have already hit the global economy and Indian agriculture is suffering the brunt of it.
Government order making rainwater harvesting mandatory in Kanpur (2003)
Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 01:08 PMThis hindi document from the rainwater harvesting site of the Centre for Science and Envir
Rooftop rain water harvesting arrangements in Kerala - Municipality Building (Amendment) Rules (2004)
Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 01:02 PMThis document from the Department of Drinking Water Supply (Government of Kerala) published in the Extraordinary Gazette No. 92/2004, dated 12-01-2004 by the Government of Kerala includes a notification on the amendment of rules and includes: