The Centre has asked nine state governments to expeditiously implement the Forest Rights Act, which recognizes the rights of scheduled tribes living in the forests for generations.
New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment is organising a two-day workshop for journalists on ‘Understanding Environmental Issues for Better Reportage: A Media Workshop’, at Hotel Continen
Telangana is more vulnerable than Andhra Pradesh to the changes in climate, natural resources, agriculture, population and employment, reveals a study.
Water application systems under wells extracting groundwater are one of the major factors influencing climate change in the agricultural sector. In the context of growing demand for adaption of pressurized irrigation with electric pumps in South Central India, the present study was undertaken to assess the carbon dioxide emission (CO2 e) for different irrigation systems.
In a scenario where the publication and dissemination of statistics is decentralized, both vertically and laterally, there is a demand for availability of data from diverse fields, at one place. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, being the nodal agency at the state level has taken steps to cater to such requirement. As a result, the publication “Statistical Year Book 2015” provides both time series and cross sectional data covering various sectors.
HYDERABAD: At a time when the national capital is under fire for its rapidly escalating air pollution levels, it turns out, the 'atmosphere' back home isn't very pleasant either.
Ninety more deaths were reported from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Orissa due to the heat wave, raising the nationwide toll to 2338 even as some places like Delhi got respite on Monday from the sw
