The UN Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have published a report on space-based technologies and climate change.

The research group at Physics Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh did studies related to presence of uranium in drinking water from the Malwa belt. The analysis technique used is Energy dispersive X-ray Fluorescence, which is capable of detecting many elements simultaneously.

This Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper presents case studies of the policy, governance and institutional issues of marine protected areas in Brazil, India, Palau and Senegal. It is the first of four in a global series of case studies on marine protected areas (MPAs).

These guidelines broadly indicate a fresh framework for the next generation watershed programmes.

This paper for the Bonn 2011 Conference presents initial evidence for how a nexus approach can enhance water, energy and food security by increasing efficiency, reducing trade-offs, building synergies and improving governance across sectors. It also underpins policy recommendations, which are detailed in a separate paper.

This report of the Standing Committee on Energy deals with the action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in their Sixteenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Small and Mini Hydel Projects’.

A study on “Impact Evaluation of Watershed Activities on Forest Conservation and Livelihood of People – A case study of Fakot Watershed in Uttarakhand state” was conducted in the project area by a team of Himalayan Action Research Centre, Dehradun, with technical and financial support from National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA), Planning Commiss

The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) is an Indo‐Russian joint venture for establishing a nuclear power station with 2 units (KKNPP‐1&2) of 1000 MWe Pressurized Water Reactors of VVER design at Kudankulam in Tamilnadu.

Agriculture is the most important sector in many developing countries and is central to the survival of millions of people.

Forest sector governance is not always easy to define and is even harder to measure. This report, commissioned by LFP, has tried to quantify transparency in Nepal’s forest sector in a way that follows an internationally recognised system as developed by Global Witness.

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