Reports and Documents

The WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard has been published since 1975, has been revised and reissued every few years and has gained wide acceptance.

As defined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, adaptation includes a set of actions to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities in response to climate change. To date, little research has addressed public policy options to frame the nation

Recent actions by many governments to promote more efficient, cleaner sources of energy signify positive steps to help improve energy security and mitigate climate change. Transformation of the energy sector, however, requires that commitments to energy efficiency and clean energy be sustained on a global level for many years to come.

The introduction of genetic engineering (GE) in plant breeding has been accompanied by the expansion of patent monopolies. Companies have seized on the opportunity to extend the corporate control of agriculture through the patenting of seeds and plants.

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) is a global study, initiated by the G8 and five major developing economies and focusing on

The status report on implementation of the Scheduled tribes and other traditional forest dwellers act, 2006 by the states. Provides details of claims received, titles distributed and the extent of forest land for which titles distributed (individual and community) for major states till 30th June 2010.

The Madhya Pradesh Solar Energy Policy

The vision of a country includes pursuing a development process that is environmentally sustainable. The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has sought to achieve this aim of conserving

In a concerted effort to bring out information on toxic substances and their use in everyday products in the public domain, vis-

Climate change will have a significant impact on the sustainability of water supplies in the coming decades. A new analysis, performed by consulting firm Tetra Tech for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), examined the effects of global warming on water supply and demand in the contiguous United States. The study found that more than 1,100 counties