The paper shows that the assessment of groundwater over-exploitation based on simplistic considerations of aggregate abstraction and recharge provide highly misleading outcomes.
The gravity of the problems can be gauged from the extent of well failures, sharp decline in average area irrigated by wells, and increase in energy consumption for irrigation. The adverse

The LEED 2011 for India Green Building Rating System is a voluntary, consensus – based, marketdriven building rating system based on existing proven technology.

The technical guidance manual of "Common Effluent Treatment Plants" sector Describes types of process and pollution control technologies, operational aspects of ElA with model TOR of that sector, technological options and waste minimization techniques, monitoring of environmental quality, post clearance monitoring protocol, related regulations, and procedure of obtaining EC if linked to other cle

This new Green Townships Rating System by IGBC addresses large developments like integrated townships and satellite cities says that at least 25% of the total built-up area in a township should be earmarked for residential use to qualify for certification.

This monograph by Dr Jyothis Sathyapalan and Dr Gopinath Reddy is an attempt to understand the implementation processes of the Forest Rights Act 2006 in Kerala. The study also tried to evaluate the scope and feasibility of taking up the implementation of community rights and conservation duties in an integrated manner with the Participatory Forest Management (PFM) programmes of the state.

CPCB has evolved a Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) for 88 study areas with an objective of identifying polluted clusters or areas in order to take concerted action and to centrally monitor them at the national level to improve the current status of their environmental components such as air and water quality, ecological damage and visual environmental conditions.

The Indian Green Building Council along with Ministry of Commerce & Industry has prepared the Green SEZ guidelines. The feedback and suggestions of several stakeholders were sought during interactions held at various major cities - New Delhi, Cochin, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Noida. The IGBC Green SEZ Rating System is an extension of the Green SEZ guidelines.

This first report on the status of forests in Andhra Pradesh published by Andhra Pradesh Forest Department shows the changes between 2007 and 2008 and finds that there has been a net loss of 107.96 sq km of forest area between 2007 and 2008.

The purpose of developing sector specific guidance manual for Mining projects is to provide clear and concise information to all the stakeholders i.e. project proponent, environmental consultant, Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board officials and the public to have a better understanding on the relevant environmental aspects in the initial stage itself.

The Technical Guidance Manual of Common Hazardous Waste Treatrnent Storage and Disposal Facilities sector describes types of EIA, process and pollution control technologies, operational aspects of EIA wiih model TOR of that sector, and waste minimization techniques, monitoring of environmental quality, post clearance monitoring protocol, related regulations, and procedure of obtaining EC.