Reports and Documents

Power is the engine for growth and thereby strength of any developing economy. Consumption of electrical energy is a universally accepted indicator of progress in the agricultural, industrial and commercial sectors, as also of the well being of the people of the State.

The main challenges the new National Mineral Policy (NMP-2) seeks to address revolve around the following five broad themes: Increasing the economic contribution of the mining sector to Pakistan’s economy through more private investment; Being competitive for scarce and mobile international capital for investment in the mining sector through a

This report is the first report being published by the National Institute of Disaster Management for the year 2011. It is hoped that the publication of this report will stimulate improved data collection and research which can enable the gaps identified in the management of the disasters to be addressed in future.

Green building movement in India: seminar on application of glass in green buildings, Hyderabad, 26 June 2012.

This business plan examines the financial feasibility for scaling up the construction of small private rainwater harvesting structures. The case is based on research carried out under the AgWater Solutions project in Madhya Pradesh.

This briefing shows that loss of sea ice habitat in the Arctic is already causing major problems for some Arctic species. This may well lead to population losses and even extinctions of marine mammal species in the future.

Oxford University hosted the first International Conference on Water Security, Risk and Society on 16-18 April, which brought together over 200 of the world’s leading thinkers and practitioners from relevant science, policy and enterprise communities.

The 2012 global Energy Efficiency Indicator (EEI) survey highlights trends and provides new insights into the attitudes and practices of global executives and building owners responsible for energy management and investment decisions in industrial, commercial and public-sector buildings.

The Johnson Controls Institute for Building Efficiency conducts an annual Energy Efficiency Indicator survey tracking the energy priorities, practices and investments being made by executive decision-makers for buildings in markets around the world.