Reports and Documents

Strong rural organizations like producer groups and cooperatives are crucial to hunger and poverty reduction. They allow small producers to play a greater role in meeting growing food demand on local, national and international markets, while improving their own economic, social and political opportunities.

Climate finance provides an opportunity to facilitate the adoption of agricultural practices that support climate mitigation and adaptation.

Whereas, The total area of 326.26 square kilometer around Marine National Park and Marine Sanctuary has been identified as eco-sensitive zone, of which 208.58 square kilometer is the area towards landward side, 105.14 square kilometer towards sea and 12.53 square kilometer is the area covered by rivers.

The World Bank has been regularly monitoring the progress of developing countries against absolute poverty. Drawing on data and expertise from all regions, the Bank’s researchers have just completed their latest update covering the period 1981-2008, with preliminary estimates (on a smaller sample) for 2010.

Cities now have the option of ensuring that their comprehensive plans are low on carbon emissions. Shakti’s support has helped develop a tool that can measure green house gas emission of various transport initiatives. The tool was developed by Emergent Ventures, India which works on sustainable solutions for various aspects of the environment.

India's submissions to the UNFCCC Secretariat on climate change.

Koodankulam: An Open Letter to the Fellow Citizens of India by People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy.

Repeated court orders fail to save part of the primitive mountain range in Alwar from mining

A report on the safety assessment of Bt brinjal (eggplant/aubergine) by Prof. Jack Heinemann has been submitted to India’s Minister of Environment and Forests. Its findings suggest the regulation and official expertise brought to bear on GM crops are either grossly incompetent or worse.