Reports and Documents

Scientific and business communities increasingly recognize that climate change is causing weather extremes and precipitating natural disasters, such as the European heat wave of 2003, the drought in East Africa in

A summary of the proceedings from the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 19) in Warsaw, Poland, and progress on the post 2015 sustainable development agenda and their significance for land transport.

Only 1 in 10 people who need palliative care - that is medical care to relieve the pain, symptoms and stress of serious illness - is currently receiving it. This unmet need is mapped for the first time in the "Global atlas of palliative care at the end of life", published jointly by the WHO and the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance (WPCA).

This Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) study assesses the impact of plastic waste disposal on soil and underground water quality near Municipal Solid Waste (MWS) dumpsites at Lucknow.

This report is based on the employment and unemployment survey conducted in the 68th round of NSS during July 2011 to June 2012.

India has been ranked at the bottom of 25 countries in terms of protection and enforcement of intellectual property practices in this global report published by US Chamber of Commerce report.

Desertification: The Invisible Frontline, which was published by the UNCCD, emphasizes that, as the climate changes, so is the face of the earth, and with devastating effects on the lives of those who depend on the land. This publication examines desertification as a cause of global conflict and instability.

If states across India adopted stronger building efficiency codes and developers participated in strong programs for rating commercial buildings, an estimated 3,453 TWh of cumulative electricity could be saved by 2030, the equivalent of powering as many as 358 million Indian homes annually between 2014 and 2030, says this new analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Administrative Staff College of India.

This new study by IIT, Bombay examines the existing road‘s safety performance and suggest various suitable traffic control and management measures to enhance safety and mobility of proposed 15.5 km BRTS corridor in Pune.

Service levels as well as service efficiency of water supply continue to be poor across all Indian cities. Water PPPs in India have recorded significant achievements—notably a stated focus on leveraging private sector efficiencies for improved service delivery, rather than private sector finance alone.