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Provisional population totals of National Capital Territory of Delhi- Districts and sub-districts- Data by Ministry of Home Affairs
Posted on 02 Oct, 2012 01:08 PMThis document by Ministry of Home Affairs provides provisional statistical data on population totals of National Capital Territory of Delhi- districts and sub-districts.
International symposium on "Global initiative for sustainability and human development: Envisioning the planetary future", North East Centre for Research and Development, Guwahati, October 1-3, 2012
Posted on 29 Sep, 2012 08:00 PMOrganizer: North East Centre for Research and Development (NECRD)
Venue: NEDFi House
Guwahati
Aquifer systems of India - Atlas compiled by the Central Ground Water Board (2012)
Posted on 29 Sep, 2012 07:26 PMThe Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) under the Ministry of Water Resources has released a publication entitled “Aquifer systems of India” apart from aquifer atlas for six states viz. Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Meghalaya.
The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the Western Ghats, India- A report by International Union for Conservation of Nature
Posted on 26 Sep, 2012 10:27 AMThis report by International Union for Conservation of Nature presents the outcomes of the Western Ghats Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment project, which was developed with the intention of compiling and making freely available information on the conservation status and distribution of key group
National water framework law – An explanatory note developed by the Sub-Group of Planning Commission’s Working Group on Water Governance for the Twelfth Plan
Posted on 19 Sep, 2012 05:30 PMThis explanatory note by the Planning Commission on the national water law begins with an account of why a national water law is necessary.
"Lapodia - Ekti drishtanto" - Bengali translation of Anupam Mishra's booklet by Nirupama Adhikary, about the successful efforts of Lapodia village in Jaipur, Rajasthan in harvesting rainwater
Posted on 19 Sep, 2012 02:57 PMCollective community efforts can help overcome the vagaries of nature and rejuvenate pastures and farms to restore prosperity, says Dr Anupam Mishra in his booklet outlining a case study of Lapodia, a village in Rajasthan.
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GM crops are just not the right solution for our country, says a report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture
Posted on 19 Sep, 2012 12:31 PMThe Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, in its August 2012 report has recommended a total ban on the field trials of all GM crops. The report titled “Cultivation of genetically modified food crops – Prospects and effects” is based on views and suggestions on the subject from the various stakeholders.
Guidelines for the green development of Kerala - Draft report on the outcomes of the Kerala State Environmental Convention organised in Trivandrum (2nd and 3rd September 2012)
Posted on 15 Sep, 2012 05:31 PMThis draft report by the Kerala Paristhithi Aikya Vedi is an outcome of the Kerala State Environmental Convention, a two day convention that was organised in Trivandrum, Kerala by calling upon various environmental and social organisations, concerned citizens, experts, political leaders in the state to discuss the environmental crisis that the state has been facing in recent years.
Report on a workshop on Environmental Flows, organised by Aaranyak, at Guwahati, Assam, on 6th May 2012
Posted on 10 Sep, 2012 01:54 PMThe ‘Workshop on Environmental Flows’ was organized by Aaranyak and River Research Center (Kerala) and supported by International Rivers, on 6th of May 2012.