Reports and Documents

This report sets out to integrate three important issues related to food. It asks what changes to diets and food-related behaviours could:

• Improve the ‘healthiness’ of the average diet of the UK population.

• Reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.

• Use less land globally.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on eradication of dry latrine system, 24/07/2014. One among the questions asked was about the roadmap and the time-frame for the complete eradication of the dry latrine system in India.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on organic farming in tribal areas, 25/07/2014. One among the question asked was "whether Government has developed any programme for the development of organic farming in the tribal majority and forest dweller areas, especially in Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal".

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on sale of sub standard seeds, 25/07/2014. One of the question asked was "whether Government is aware that in Madhya Pradesh the Seed Mafia in collusion with Beej Pramanikaran Sanstha is selling sub-standard seeds to other States especially in Maharashtra by using the tag of Beej Pramanikaran Sanstha."

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on decline in agricultural land, 25/07/2014.

The BRT Standard is an evaluation tool for world-class bus rapid transit (BRT) based on international best practices.

The 2014 Human Development Report—Sustaining Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience—looks at two concepts which are both interconnected and immensely important. This year's Report show that overall global trends are positive and that progress is continuing.

The Cameroon-Nigeria border region where the Cross River gorilla occurs is a biodiversity hotspot of global significance. The Cross River gorilla can therefore play a role as a ‘flagship’ species; the actions proposed in this plan ensure the survival of both this Critically Endangered ape and the region’s immense biological wealth.

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on social, general and economic sectors (non-public sector undertakings). The report has been laid on the table of the Punjab State Legislature Assembly on 22-07-2014.

Global Trends 2014 looks at the attitudes and behaviours of consumers and citizens in 20 key countries around the world.