The authors revisit the findings of their past research on poverty and growth in India in the light of the 14 rounds of the National Sample Survey now available for the period since economic reforms began in 1991.

Reducing atmospheric carbon emissions from tropical deforestation is at present considered a cost-effective option for mitigating climate change. However, the forces associated with tropical forest loss are uncertain. Here we use satellite-based estimates of forest loss for 2000 to 2005 to assess economic, agricultural and demographic correlates across 41 countries in the humid tropics.

The exhibition has been organised to create awareness of snakes among students

This article links databases on household consumption, industrial production, economic turnover, employment, water use, and greenhouse gas emissions into a spatially explicit model. The causal sequence starts with households demanding a certain consumer basket. This demand requires production in a complex supply-chain network of interdependent industry sectors.

Barun Roy / New Delhi January 28, 2010, 0:46 IST

With a road space of only 7 per cent, a bad urban layout and a population of 13 mn, it needs a road traffic plan.

If you want to know what rapid urbanisation can do to cities in the developing world, go to Dhaka. I did, early this month, after a gap of almost two decades, and found the experience shocking.

Gandhinagar: The water situation in Gujarat is grave and could become alarming in the next few years if exploitation of groundwater and depleting water quality because of uncontrolled industrialisation and unplanned urbanisation is not checked.

KOHIMA, Jan 6: The process of urbanization in Nagaland has taken remarkable strides since the last few decades.

This latest review by RSPCB focuses on governance of urban green spaces for development of Jaipur as a world-class city. It reviews status of urban forestry across the world & presents strategies for creating multifunctional landscapes to enhance urban resilience and human well-being.

This article reviews the current state of the debate around the concept of

It is an accepted fact that the fast and skewed urbanization process that is presently taking place in the WHO South-East Asia (SEA) Region is becoming a powerful agent of change and is accompanied with economic opportunities, environmental threats and health challenges.

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