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Sustainability
Studying climate change in India- A book review in Economic and Political Weekly
Posted on 12 Jan, 2013 10:44 PMThis article in Economic and Political Weekly is a review of the edited book Handbook of Climate Change and India: Development, Politics and Governance by Navroz Dubash. The author of the article states that the book is an important addition to the body of knowledge on the subject of climate change. The articles in the book are written from diverse view points by authors who are activists, researchers, diplomats, policymakers, and politicians.
Greening rural development in India - A report that reviews and recommends steps on goverment implemented green schemes
Posted on 11 Jan, 2013 07:49 PMRecognizing the national and global imperatives for regenerating natural resources and conserving ecosystems, the Ministry of Rural Development requested UNDP to examine the environmental implications of its schemes and assess the potential of these schemes to deliver green results.
Report on Greening of the NRDWP: News and Policy Update from India WASH Forum e-Newsletter-Dec 2012
Posted on 11 Jan, 2013 07:44 AMGender in WASH: Misplaced perspective in WASH sector
LEISA magazine special issues in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu - A compilation of selected articles on combating desertification
Posted on 10 Jan, 2013 12:08 PMLow external input and sustainable agriculture (LEISA) India has come up with a collection of alternative ways of combating desertification in the fragile region of the country in its recent issue. The articles are success stories of such intiatives by farmers and NGOs.
Sand mining – An unexamined threat to water security
Posted on 09 Jan, 2013 08:12 PMSand is a resource whose economic value belies the crucial role it plays in our lives. The process of development in India has so far not taken into account the environmental and social consequences of indiscriminate sand mining.
Workshop on 'Resilient cities- Experiences from ACCCRN in Asia and beyond', TERI, New Delhi, January 29, 2013
Posted on 08 Jan, 2013 03:41 PMStatistical year book India 2013- A compilation of data sets by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Posted on 05 Jan, 2013 07:19 PM