Reports and Documents

Apple released its 2014 Environmental Responsibility Report, posting the new information on its updated Environmental Initiatives website.

This interim 2014 report by the Deep Decarbonization Pathway Project (DDPP) summarizes preliminary findings of the pathways developed by the DDPP Country Research Teams with the objective of achieving emission reductions consistent with limiting global warming to less than 2°C.

The Economic Survey 2013-14 presented in the Parliament on 9 July 2014 says that growth rates of productivity in agriculture sector are far below global standards and the productivity levels of rice and wheat have declined after the green revolution of the 1980s. It has also expressed concern over soil degradation due to declining fertilizer-use efficiency. Read full text.

Questions raised in Rajya Sabha regarding NGOs campaigning against projects to obstruct economic growth, 09/07/2014.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha regarding districts affected by Maoist violence, 09/07/2014.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha regarding enquiry into activities of Greenpeace India,

List of budgets during NDA regime, 1998-2004:

1. Union Budget 2004-2005 (Interim)

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on mining activities in forest areas in the country, 09/07/2014.

The resilience of transport networks, homes, hospitals and water supplies in England need to be enhanced to counter the more frequent and severe flooding and heatwaves that can be expected in future. This is the key finding of a report by the UK government’s official adviser on preparing for climate change.