This report present scientific evidence linking synthetic fertiliser overuse and imbalanced use in Indian agriculture to the current system of government subsidies on fertilisers , showing how this system is leading to soil degradation and stagnant food production. Synthetic fertilisers cause also further damage in the environment.
Guidelines for establishing CAMPAs in the States/UTs and putting in place a funding mechanism for enhancing forest and tree cover and conservation and management of wildlife by utilising funds received towards Compensatory Afforestation, Net Present Value (NPV), etc., currently available with the Adhoc CAMPA.
The Montreal Protocol has been extremely successful in
enabling the phase-out of ozone depleting substances (ODS).
As a result of these phase-outs, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) have
been commercialized as substitutes for ODS. The HFCs being used
as ODS substitutes are powerful greenhouse gases (GHG) with
global-warming potentials (GWP) hundreds to thousands of times
This paper seeks to shed light on the costs of carbon capture by reviewing and comparing the available material on costs of capture for both mature technology and early plants, attempting to account for differences where possible. It mainly refers to US costs, for which the greatest amount of published analysis is available.
Secure, reliable and affordable energy supplies are needed for sustainable economic growth, but increases in associated carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and the associated risk of climate change, are a cause of major concern.
The draft of granite policy 2009 by the Tamil Nadu state government aimed at enabling efficient exploitation of granite reserves in Tamil Nadu in a transparent manner, with due regard to the conservation of minerals, safety of labourers, mines and environmental protection.
This Guide has three main objectives: to provide information
to all those interested in CDM project activities; to detail the
specific regulations governing the submission of CDM project
activities in Brazil; and to facilitate an understanding of the
process and, consequently, promote the development of CDM
This latest report by ISAAA documents how various stakeholders from 14 countries in Africa and Asia have benefited from science communication efforts and how in turn, they are now part of the process of realizing a collective voice on crop biotechnology.