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Integrating Sustainability into Indian Planning Ashish Kothari
India s attempts a t i n t e g r a tingenvironmental sus t a inabi l i ty int o economic planning have so far been piecemeal and hesi... Read More...

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You are, Therefore I am

It may be a little surprising to know that the first civilisation in the world to collapse due to ecological factors was Sumer in Mesopotamia more than 4000 years ago. You may perhaps be thinking that it was some natural disaster that led to the extinguishing of the Sumerian civilisation. But the reality is different. In fact it was ,in a great measure, a man made catastrophe caused by the increasing salinity in the extensive irrigation channels built by the Sumers for cultivation. Indeed historical and archaeological evidence points out that ecological factors played a crucial role in the collapse of a number of ancient civilisations like the Indus Valley, Greek, Phoenician, Roman and the Mayan. Today again, a similar possibility is staring us in the face threatening to begin the Endgame.

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Climate risk: Critical Challenges Anil Kumar Gupta

I recall my first national publication in Yojana in June 1993 issue which r e v i e w e d t h e efficacy and status of Indias environmental legislati... Read More...

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Changing Dynamics of Centre-State Financial Relations Pravakar Sahoo Amrita Sarkar

A federal set up is considered to be an optimal form of government as i t combine s the strength of a unitary as well as a decentralized form of gover... Read More...

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J&K Window : Night flights in Jammu & Kashmir soon
flights in the SrinagarJammu-Delhi sector are likely to become operational soon to give a fillip to tourism the Pir Panjal mountain range on 28th December 2012 connecting Kashmir Valley to Banihal town on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway.

Constructing Change by Advancing Energy Efficiency Radhika Khosla

A watershed event in human history took place in 2008, when the urba n population of the world outnumbered that of the rural. Cities, which occupy a m... Read More...

Do you know? : What is carbon trading?

Carbon Trading refers to the buying and selling of the right to release carbon dioxide or greenhouse gases into the environment by various countries. The carbon trade across the world began in 1997 with the signing of Kyoto protocol in Japan by 180 countries. The Kyoto protocol called for 38 industrialised countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emission.

Indias urban environmental challenges: Land use, solid waste and sanitation Urban Environment Kala Seetharam Sridhar Surender Kumar
It is expected that by 2030 about half of the Indian population will be residing in urban areas. This pace of urbanization is already being accompanie... Read More...

Lead Article
India s attempts a t i n t e g r a t i n g e n v i r o n m e n t a l sus t a inabi l i ty int o economic planning have so far been piecemeal and hesitant. They have done little to stem the rapid slide into ecological devastation and consequent livelihood, cultural, and economic disruption. At the r...
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