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Need for the Report It has been the continued endeavour of the Ministry of Environment and Forests to strengthen the policy and regulatory frameworks that govern the environment and forests of the country. Over the last one year, var...
INTRODUCTION The industrial sector is one of the major consumers of energy in India and hence the best candidates on which to focus energy efficiency efforts. A number of research and development activities are carried out; technologie...
Introduction: Energy is the prime mover of economic development of a country. For India, the energy sector assumes a critical importance in view of the increasing energy needs, the huge investments required to meet them, and the pote...
Introduction Steam Turbines are one of the oldest machines used to convert heat energy into useful mechanical or electrical energy. At the same time cogeneration is also an age-old technique used by large-scale steam users such as th...
Introduction Gasification is an old technology widely used during World War II for running vehicles. After World War II, this technology remained dormant for a long period of time. Today, because of increased diesel prices and environmental ...
INTRODUCTION Disasters occur due to both the natural and man-made activities (Khare, 2001). A hazard is a rare or extreme event that adversely impacts human life, property, or activity. No human settlements are free from the risk of ...
Protected Areas The first national park in India was declared in 1935, now famous as the Corbett National Park. Since Independence, there has been a steady rise in the number of Protected Areas (PAs) (National Park...
INTRODUCTION India has made rapid strides towards economic self-reliance over the last few years. Impressive progress has been made in the fields of industry, agriculture, communication, transport and other sectors necessitating ...
India is a vast country with a surface area of about 3.3 million square km. Total population of India according to Census 2001 1)was 1.025 billion. About 72% of the population lives in rural area. India is a developi...
Nearly a century after Mahatma Gandhi first called for the abolition of manual scavenging, the degrading practice continues. Between 2002 and 2003, the Indian Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment admitted to the existence of ...