Vedanta aims to develop and manage a diverse portfolio of mining and metals businesses to provide attractive returns to the shareholders whilst carrying out the activities in a socially and environmentally responsible manner and creating value for the communities. This report attempts to highlights the contribution to
sustainable development by the managed operations, focusing on the performance in the areas of safety, health, environment and community development.

The State/Union Territory Forest Produce (Ownership of Forest Dependent Community) Act, 2005, which seeks to endow rights to minor forest produce to the forest dwellers, including tribals.

This Report of the Standing Committee on Water Resources deals with the action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in their First Report on Demands for Grants(2004-05) of the Ministry of Water Resources which was presented to Lok Sabha on 23 August 2004.

Transit vehicles, which use Delhi roads but have no business in Delhi, pose a serious management challenge. Transit vehicles pose a serious problem, as there is a wide divergence between the emission regulations enforced in Delhi and outside the city. While Delhi adheres to Euro II standards, cities neighbouring Delhi mostly adhere to Euro I standards.

Delhi

Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project, when completed, will transform parts of the southern coromandal coast qualitatively. Since historical times, this portion of the coast (Palk Bay, Adam’s Bridge) is used only to fleets of small crafts involved in coastal trading and fishing.

The three-wheeled scooter rickshaw (TSR) plays a very important role as intermediate public transport in the country. Delhi has around 53,262 registered three-wheelers as of August 31, 2004 running on compressed natural gas (CNG). The Hon

All in-use vehicles in India are required to have a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate. This simple PUC checks exists from the year 1991 for all on-road vehicles as per CMV rule No 116. Privately run PUC centres authorised by the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) undertake emission check for all in-use vehicles.

The vehicle inspection programme in India called Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificate, was enforced under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMV rule No 116) in 1991. This requires all inuse vehicles to undergo periodic exhaust emission tests and obtain valid PUC certificate.

This health study was undertaken to estimate the impact of pollution on the health of the community at Medak. Its findings show that there is an overwhelming increase in most types of systemic diseases across the study group, as compared to the control group at Medak District.

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