India is among the top five countries in renewable energy capacity, according to this study released by Prayas Energy Group, Pune. It compares the energy use trends in India with the US, EU & China and provides an overview of India
This presentation by B N Goswami, Director, IITM at CSE's South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change warns that climate change has affected the monsoon pattern in India & the days of long-duration rains in Central India are almost gone.
The rainfall is an important parameter for the well being of around 1000 million people of the Indian regions. However, certain extreme rainfall events occurring in different seasons cause disastrous situation over some parts.
This report based on a rapid hydro-geological appraisal of 2 villages, in Supaul distict in flood-prone North Bihar, gives a good understanding of local conditions as well generates a lot of useful data, that can help in planning groundwater management interventions in a village.
Parisar, together with Locomotives (an I-CE initiative), the Alliance for Global Education and Janwani, helped create a film to document the current state of Pune's pedestrian facilities. It aims to capture the sad state of pedestrian facilities in the city today and also interviews citizens about their views of the problem and solutions.
The charter of demands for saving the deteriorating environment by Ecological Society. Disappointed by the lack of proper focus on environmental issues in the manifestos of the political parties, this environmental manifesto is an an outcome of the deliberations held at Paryavaran Parishad held at Pune from 18-19 April 09.
Interim report of the People's Commission of Inquiry to inquire into the land deals, land transfers and displacement due to dams and Lavasa Project in the Sahyadri (mountainous) region of Pune, Maharashtra.
This policy brief examines provisions of the national tribal policy 2006 on key issues affecting Adivasis in the current socio-political context. It points out gaps and loopholes in the policy and includes suggestions to make the policy more holistic with respect to Adivasi issues.
