The articles in this publication have been contributed by experts and scientists from across the climate research sector to inform and empower Parliamentarians to make interventions on climate change issues.

Volatile Organic Compounds or VOCs play an important role in tropospheric chemistry by affecting the OH radical concentration, production of organic acids and photochemical oxidants.

Details of projects on Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) approved for mission cities is annexed. These projects broadly envisage
replication of metro rail facilities on the bus system.

India has a vast extent of coast line of about 8000 km spanning 13 maritime mainland states
and Union Territories, which are home to a diversity of coastal and marine ecosystems,
comprising nationally and globally significant biodiversity (Venkataraman and Wafar, 2005).
It also supports almost 30% of its human population being dependent on the rich exploitable

A formal assessment of power plant effluents dispersion and sediment transport
processes taking place with respect to the prevailing environmental conditions
such as, flow regime, wave climate, wind effects etc.

According to the 58th Round of National Sample Survey, 73.6%
of urban households have access to tap water, 19.6% households have access to
tubewell and hand pump and 5.1% have access to pump. However, there are 11 Nos.
of towns/cities across the country which have no piped water supply
(ANNEXURE-I). There is no town in Tamil
Nadu, where the households do not have access to tap water.

This report examines the impact of the global financial crisis
on the budgets of low-income countries, especially their spending to
reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).

The pollution load on rivers has increased over the years due to rapid urbanisation and industrialization. Domestic sewage is the major source of pollution of rivers besides industrial and other non-point sources of pollution. Abstraction of water for irrigation, drinking, industrial use, power etc. compounds the challenge.

The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) provides funds to the States and Union Territories (UTs) including SPCBs/PCCs under various schemes which include the schemes of Assistance for Abatement of Pollution, Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs), Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs), National River Conservation Programme (NRCP) and National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP).

Letter of Gujarat Forests and Environment Department to Ministry of Environment and Forests regarding Comments/suggestions on amendments in the CRZ notification proposed by MOEF, GOI as Pre Draft CRZ Notification 2010 dated July 26, 2010.