Reports and Documents

For decades disaster management in India remained an issue of

The EU provides its Member States with a long-term framework for dealing with the issue of sustainability and the cross-border effects of phenomena that cannot be dealt with at the national level alone. Climate change has long been recognised as one such long-term shaping factor where coherent EU action is needed, both inside the EU and internationally.

Ministry of Environment and Forests had constituted a committee in December, 2009 under the Chairmanship of Shri J M Mauskar, the additional secretary to examine the monitoring compliance of the stipulated conditions and environmental safeguards while granting environmental clearance under EIA and CRZ notifications and to suggest effective minotiring mechanism.  The committee had submited

In absolute terms India receives almost twice as much development assistance for water, sanitation and water resources management as any other country, according to data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Kathmandu Valley has been subject to a rapid process of urbanization. Particularly noteworthy in recent years has been the spiraling price of land, with an associated boom in the real estate sector and land speculation.

This report addresses the broad-ranging impact that climate change may have on economies and financial markets over the coming decades.

There have been many evaluation studies on the impact of NREGS but there are hardly any systematic studies relating to impact of the scheme on children. This paper tries to fill this gap. There is a huge

Climate change has now become a global issue for the inhabitants of the earth.

The objective of World Water Day 2011 is to focus international attention on the impact of rapid urban population growth, industrialization and uncertainties caused by climate change, conflicts and natural disasters on urban water systems.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has published a brochure titled "Weather Extremes in a Changing Climate: Hindsight on Foresight," which describes extreme events that have occurred between 2001 and 2010.  In addition to describing the examples of recent weather extremes, the brochure provides a map of extreme events over the decade and explores whether observed facts a