The Indian Biofuels Program began over 60 years ago but has gained significant momentum only in the past decade and especially in the past 5 years. While until early 2000 the major focus was on ethanol as a blending additive to gasoline, in 2003 the National Biodiesel Mission was established by the Planning

Rapidly expanding urban settlements in the developing world face severe climatic risks in light of climate change. Urban populations will increasingly be forced to cope with increased incidents of flooding, air and water pollution, heat stress and

This report assessed the extent and magnitude of Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) - Human Conflicts of Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve (DHR), Nepal from May 2007 to December 2007 through field surveys and semi-structured questionnaire surveys in order to identify the high conflict zones and the causes for conflicts for mitigation planning.

China has made signifi cant progress in practically every low carbon economic sector in recent years and has already become a leader in a number of critical renewable energy markets. This report chronicles the rapid growth of low carbon industries and policies in China and turns the spotlight on several leading innovators.

By 2015, halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. The world, except sub-Saharan Africa, is on track to meet the target of halving the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water while at the current rate will miss the MDG sanitation target by over 700 million people.

Each year as a follow up to the official processes which regulate pesticides, government monitors food to check that the residue levels found are within those expected from normal use of the pesticide and checks that legal trading levels (Maximum Residue Levels) are not breached for both imported and home-produced food.

Traditional medicine, based largely on herbs, still supports the primary healthcare of more people worldwide than

This is the second quarterly report for 2008. This quarter

Affordable energy is quite literally the fuel for development and poverty reduction. Paradoxically, affordable energy

Recognizing that poor communities in developing countries are the least responsible for climate change but most vulnerable to its impacts, the Bali Action Plan calls for