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Report of the pump test and pre-feasibility study for landfill gas recovery and utilization at the Pirana landfill Ahmedabad

This report addresses the potential implementation of a landfill gas (LFG) collection, control and utilization project at the Pirana Landfill located in Ahmedabad, India. The U.S. EPA

Publication Date: 
01/04/2008
Alex Stege
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Green House Gases, Waste Disposal, Landfill Gas, Energy, Electricity, India, Ahmedabad (D)
Transport

Last Days of the Rickshaw

Among the great cities of the world, Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal and the home of nearly 15 million people, is often mentioned as the only one that still has a large fleet of hand-pulled rickshaws. April 2008

Publication Date: 
01/04/2008
Calvin Trillin
National Geographic
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Transport, Public Transport, Rickshaws, People, India, West Bengal
Environment

Compendium of environment statistics India, 2007

The importance of environment enhanced in India in the aftermath of Stockholm Conference (1972)when steps were taken on environmental protection and conservation at the national level. This led to development of Environment Statistics which, to a large extent, are used to explain the relationship between the economic activities and their impact on the environment. Economic indicator such as GDP is no longer considered to be an adequate measure for sustainable development. The UNSD finalized a set of environmental indicators for international compilation in 1995.

Publication Date: 
31/03/2008
Central Statistical Organisation
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Environment, Land Use, Agriculture, Mining, Groundwater, Atmosphere, Green House Gases, Natural Disasters, Slums, Population, Hazardous Products, Energy, Flora, Fauna, Biodiversity, Poverty, Industry, India, Statistics, Forests

We Need Another Revolution

Focus on agriculture to reduce poverty

Publication Date: 
31/03/2008
Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Agriculture, Poverty, Unemployment, India

India headed for food shortages?

Output Not Growing Any More, Per Capita Production Down To 70s Levels.

Publication Date: 
31/03/2008
Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Agriculture, Food Supply, Exports, Imports, India

Celebrating 50 years of spearheading agri-education

Much of what Indian agriculture is today is due to the work of state agriculture universities and deemed agriculture university like the Delhi-based Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI).

Publication Date: 
31/03/2008
Financial Express
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Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Education, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), India

North-east India Energy Summit 2008 held

The North-east India Energy Summit 2008 was held in Guwahati on March 29.

Publication Date: 
31/03/2008
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Energy Policy, Renewable Energy, Energy, Hydrogen Energy, India

THE BATTLE FOR HABITAT - Both tigers and indigenous peoples need the forest

A century ago, the feudal species made a fetish of tiger shooting.

Publication Date: 
31/03/2008
Telegraph (Kolkata)
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Forests, Tribals, Wildlife, Tiger, Poaching, India

 SEZ, port expansion perils Andhra's tribal people

an international fact-finding mission, which visited Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district recently, has expressed concern over the displacement and loss of livelihoods of tribal communities due to

Publication Date: 
30/03/2008
Down to Earth
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Pollution, Land Resources, Ports, Displacement, Tribals, Rehabilitation, Unemployment, India, Andhra Pradesh

States seek rethink on mineral policy

The Chief Ministers of five mineral-based States on Saturday demanded a rethink on the New Mineral Policy while charging that the document, in its current form, favoured foreign direct investment and

Publication Date: 
30/03/2008
Hindu
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Mining, Mineral-Based Industry, Minerals, India

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