Nepal has initiated preparation of its National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) to identify urgent and immediate adaptation needs. The agriculture and food security issues of Nepal are deemed vulnerable to the impact of climate change. This report is an attempt to ensure a role for agrobiodiversity in Nepal’s NAPA.
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.
Assessment of the immunotoxicological effects of GMOs has mainly focused on the allergenic potential of genetically modified proteins whereas general immunotoxicological investigations of whole GMOs are not described in the literature. This finding, together with the findings of a Bt-specific IgE response in humans working with Bt pesticides reported by Bernstein et al. and Doekes et al.
The policy framework provided in the National Solar Mission document is to enable solar technology penetration in the country, both at a centralized and decentralized level. The Ministry had started processes on the major components through a process of consultation with various Ministries as well as other stakeholders including industry and investors shortly after Cabinet approval.
The 2010 Environmental Performance Index by Yale and Columbia University has ranked 163 nations based on their performance in addressing pollution control and managing their natural resources. India & China have been ranked 123rd and 121st respectively.
The draft Food Security Bill that seeks to give legal right to every Below Poverty Line family in India to get 25 kgs of wheat or rice per month at the rate of Rs 3 per kg. The central government shall allocate required quantity of wheat and/or rice from the central pool to state governments under Targeted PDS for distribution to identified BPL families through the Fair Price Shops.
Since 2005, shepherds and farmers from different parts of India- particularly from the states of Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka and Maharashtra have reported that their animals (cattle, buffaloes, sheep and goat) that have grazed on genetically modified cotton or have been fed genetically modified cotton seeds have fallen sick and in some instances have died.
