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Preliminary studies on flora of Kole wetlands, Thrissur, Kerala

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The study was conducted from November 1998 through October 2003. The Kole wetland is one of the largest and highly productive wetlands and it is one of the most threatened wetland in the state.

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Devens redevelopment: The emergence of a successful eco-industrial park in the United States

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A highly successful redevelopment of an army base closed as part of the U.S. 1993 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) program, Devens

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Traditional agroforestry systems practiced in Lahaul (Lahaul & Spiti) and Kinnaur districts of Himachal Pradesh

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Traditional agroforestry systems prevalent in Lahaul area was agri-silvicultural system. Generally five agroforestry systems were identified i.e. agri-horticultural, agri-silvicultural, agri-silvi-pastoral, pastoral-silviculture and pastoral-horticulture. Whereas in District Kinnaur most prevalent agro-forestry system was agri-horticultural. Four agroforestry models were identified i.e.

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Food management in India: Potential and challenges

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The economic stability of the country depends to a great extent on the management of its food economy. In this paper an attempt has been made to study various aspects of and factors affecting food management in India in the light of the changing global food scenario.

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An attractive option

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Amid the turbulence of the credit crunch, investors are increasingly concerned with finding a safe asset class for investment - property is crashing, the stock market has crashed and bonds look risky. Investors are looking to diversify their portfolios into a variety of alternative asset classes. Energy infrastructure could provide that potential safe haven.

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People's green car

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Delhi is a city so crazy about cars that it puts some 270,000 new ones on its streets each year. In Lajpat Nagar you will find hardcore worshippers of combustion engines. There are families that own two and three cars with a scooter and a motorcycle thrown in for good measure. It is here that the Reva, the world's most popular electric car, has finally made a full-fledged debut in its flamboyant colours. The Reva has at least a thousand takers in London and is getting noticed and picked up in other environmentally conscious cities of Europe where it has been test marketed.

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Recovering the good Earth: China's growing organic market

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Although China's agricultural reputation has been tarnished by widespread reports of food tainted with pesticides and other contaminants, the country is undergoing a rapid expansion in the production of and market for organic food. Spurred in part by growing demand for organic products from other nations, China now devotes more than 28% of its agricultural land to "eco-foods," which include organic foods as well as China's domestic "green" and "hazard-free" categories of food.

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Routine Immunization: India's Achilles' heel!

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Immunization programs are the cornerstone of public health, world over. Vaccination was practiced in India since the early 1900s, especially against small pox, in late 1940's. A National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) was set up in 2003, and a Midterm Strategic Plan (MTSP) developed in 2004. From April 2005, immunization is an important component of RCH II under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). (Editorial)

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Green certificates in European countries

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Renewable Energy Credits/Green Certificates (RECs) is a policy instrument which provides evidence that an electricity generator has produced a certain quantum of power from a renewable energy source.

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Renewable energy credits: A way forward for grid connected renewables

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Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) are a market based instrument to promote renewable energy power and facilitate renewable energy portfolio obligations. Tradable RECs have been used extensively as a successful market-based policy instrument to promote renewables in Australia, Japan, the US, the Netherlands, Denmark and the UK.

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