Reports and Documents

The fact-finding team led by S.N. Bhargava called for suspension of the upcoming Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project in Gujarat & also recommended compensating all local people for the loss of livelihood.

This article surveys the state of water pollution in Asia. The authors discuss the various causes of deteriorating water quality, arguing that the pace and scale of the policy response must increase rapidly.

Pricing canal water for irrigation to recover the cost of supply as well as promote efficient water use is one of the most neglected but highly debated issues in Pakistan, particularly among the academia, donors and research organizations.

The surveys of unincorporated non-agricultural enterprises conducted by NSSO are the primary source of data on various indicators of economic and operational characteristics of such enterprises in manufacturing, trade and other service sector (excluding construction) at national and state level.

A number of REDD+ countries have begun to develop their own national safeguard standards, a development that – if carried out in a participatory, transparent manner and in compliance with international obligations – is to be strongly encouraged.

Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India had vide notification no. S.O. 2265(E) & S.O. 2266(E) dated 30th September, 2011, expanded the scope of works under schedule 1 Para 1 (ix) to include Access to Sanitation facilities and issued operational guidelines for these works.

India is running one of the largest SPV programme among the developing countries. Storage batteries are being the most critical component of any SPV system in view of cyclic availability of the sun in 24h domain and the intermittent nature of available radiation.

Food insecurity refers to both the inability to secure an adequate diet today and the risk of being unable to do so in the future. Social protection is a menu of policy instruments that addresses poverty and vulnerability, through social assistance, social insurance and efforts at social inclusion.

Food insecurity and climate change are, more than ever, the two major global challenges humanity is facing, and climate change is increasingly perceived as one of the greatest challenges for food security.

This new report card provides an assessment of the perception of the citizens of Bangalore with regard to key environmental issues of the city.