Energy

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on solar power generation in major cities, 21/07/2014

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on solar power generation in major cities, 21/07/2014.

Publication Date: 
21/07/2014
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Gujarat, Urban Habitat, India, Parliament
Environment

Urban land use decouples plant-herbivore-parasitoid interactions at multiple spatial scales

Intense urban and agricultural development alters habitats, increases fragmentation, and may decouple trophic interactions if plants or animals cannot disperse to needed resources. Specialist insects represent a substantial proportion of global biodiversity and their fidelity to discrete microhabitats provides a powerful framework for investigating organismal responses to human land use.

Publication Date: 
14/07/2014
Amanda E. Nelson, Andrew A. Forbes
PLoS ONE
9
7
1-14
Tags:
Urban Land Use, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Insects, Flora, Ecosystem Services, United States Of America (US), Urban Habitat
Climate Change

Protecting our capital

The majority of the world’s major cities have disclosed that climate change presents a physical risk to the businesses operating in their cities. This real and current threat is driving local governments to take concrete action in response, so finds Protecting our Capital.

Publication Date: 
11/07/2014
CDP
Tags:
Climate Adaptation, Urban Habitat, United States Of America (US), Brazil, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Portugal, South Korea, Sea Level Rise, Industry, Climate Mitigation, Water Management, Natural Disasters, Floods, Storms
Health

Noncommunicable diseases: Country profiles 2014

According to this new report released by WHO on July 10, 2014 at the United Nations General Assembly, 38 million people die each year from NCDs (28 million in developing countries), mainly from cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes.

Publication Date: 
10/07/2014
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Tags:
Non Communicable Diseases, WHO, India, Heart Diseases, Respiratory Diseases, Women, Tobacco, Smoking, Alcoholism, Cancer, Diabetes, Urban Habitat, Population Trends, Statistics, Health Policy
Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

Strong contributions of local background climate to urban heat islands

The urban heat island (UHI), a common phenomenon in which surface temperatures are higher in urban areas than in surrounding rural areas, represents one of the most significant human-induced changes to Earth’s surface climate. Even though they are localized hotspots in the landscape, UHIs have a profound impact on the lives of urban residents, who comprise more than half of the world’s population. A barrier to UHI mitigation is the lack of quantitative attribution of the various contributions to UHI intensity (expressed as the temperature difference between urban and rural areas, ΔT).

Publication Date: 
10/07/2014
Lei Zhao, Xuhui Lee, Ronald B. Smith & et al
Nature
511
216–219
Tags:
Urban Habitat, Climate, N C America, Rural Habitat, Research, Rainfall Pattern, Population Trends, Urbanisation, Solar Radiation, United States Of America (US)
Transport

Buses and the economy II

This study improves our understanding of the links between bus service and the wider economy and how these linkages could be taken into account in bus policy analysis.

Publication Date: 
08/07/2014
Daniel Johnson, Peter Mackie, Jeremy Shires
University of Leeds
Tags:
Buses, Public Transport, Economic Development, United Kingdom (UK), Urban Habitat, Unemployment
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding cutting of trees by Delhi Municipal Corporation, 07/07/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Greater Kailash-II Welfare Association Vs. South Delhi Municipal Corporation dated 07/07/2014 regarding restoration of the Environment in Uday Shankar Park and restraint on the Respondent South Delhi Municipal Corporation from making any constructions and cutting of trees in the park.

Judgement Date: 
07/07/2014
Tags:
Trees, Green Spaces, Urban Habitat, Municipal Corporation, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Delhi
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding widening of the road from Mehrauli to Mahipalpur without obtaining necessary permission from the Forest Department, Delhi, 07/07/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sonya Ghosh Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. regarding widening of the road from Mehrauli to Mahipalpur without obtaining necessary permission
from the Forest Department by the Public Works Department.

Judgement Date: 
07/07/2014
Tags:
Urban Roads, Deforestation, Urban Habitat, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding EIA clearance for all projects for road construction, 04/07/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Dr. P.C. Prasad & Ors. Vs. Govt. Of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 04/07/2014. The Tribunal has directed the counsel appearing for the MoEF to take clear instructions from the Ministry as to why within the scope of the Entry 7(f) of the EIA Notification 2006 all projects for road construction including widening of road/construction of flyovers etc. within township area, should not be included to seek EIA clearance.

Judgement Date: 
04/07/2014
Tags:
Urban Roads, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Urban Habitat, Delhi
Economy

Household consumption of various goods and services in India 2011-12

Household consumption of various goods and services in India 2011-12. The report is based on information collected during 2011-12 from 101651 households in 7469 villages and 5268 urban blocks spread over the entire country.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2014
National Sample Survey Office
Tags:
Consumption Patterns, India, Statistics, Rice, Wheat, Kerosene, Food Supply, Rural Habitat, Urban Habitat, Rural Electrification, LPG

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