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Migration, remote rural areas and chronic poverty in India

This paper explores the relationship between migration, remoteness and chronic poverty in India. It addresses one of the key challenges for India, where growing levels of inequality and uneven growth have resulted in large sections of the population being excluded or adversely incorporated. Many of these people belong to remote rural areas and are chronically poor.

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30/11/2010
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Low carbon technology transfer: lessons from India and China

This Policy briefing document highlights insights from research that undertook by examining low carbon energy technology transfer in India and China.

Low carbon technology transfer to developing countries has a central role to play in mitigating carbon emissions.

The key messages of the document:

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Nuclear power in India

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India has a flourishing and largely indigenous nuclear power program and expects to have 20,000 MWe nuclear capacity on line by 2020 and 63,000 MWe by 2032. It aims to supply 25% of electricity from nuclear power by 2050.

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Goa regional plan 2021: final report

The Draft Regional Plan 2021 (Draft RPG-21) was submitted to the Government of Goa by the Task Force in September 2008. The Task Force had drawn up a broad based Regional Plan for Goa with an aim to create a

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29/11/2010
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UN Climate Change Conference in Cancn kicks off with calls for commitment and compromise

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 16 / CMP 6) is taking place in Cancun, Mexico, from 29 Nov to 10 Dec 2010.

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29/11/2010
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NPCIL Jaitapur Power project

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) has sought environmental clearance for 6x1650 MW power generating complex to be implemented in phases at village Madban in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. NPCIL has signed an agreement withe the French company AREVA for establishing this complex which will initially come up with two 1650 MW units.

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27/11/2010
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Summary of monitoring of pesticide residues at national level

Read this summary of the monitoring of pesticide residues in the food commodities conducted from April 2008 to March 2009 at national level by Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and the IARI.

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25/11/2010
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