KANNA KUMAR SIRIPURAPU's Blog (27)

PERC—the Property and Environment Research Center—is the nation’s oldest and largest institute… Continue

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A gazette notification of 26th November 2009 exempts 190 plant species from the purview of the National Biodiveristy Act 2002 if traded as commodities (that is for exports). Many of the plants on this list are threatened. The notification is on the NBA website -Biological Resources notified as normally traded… Continue

BHUBANESWAR: Mohua, a prominent forest produce, is generally known for its usage in manufacturing of traditional liquor. But, it is all set to serve breakfast tables after its transformation into yummy jam and jelly.…

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You may be interested in a new initiative by the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance that is developing new tools to support Indigenous management of land and sea country – including formally designated Indigenous Protected Areas.



I-Tracker uses the renowned and free Cyber Tracker software (www.cybertracker..org) on rugged handheld PDAs. It provides for electronic user friendly, customisable data collection in the… Continue

The AnyWhere Solar Lighting Kit is a revolutionary new weather proof solar lighting product developed for use in off grid Solar lighting applications. The AnyWhere Solar Lighting Kit has built in Energy storage and management which eliminates the need for a separate battery and controller in a solar home system installation.…

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This is a funny initiative taken up by the mining giant Vedanta under its Corporate Social Responsibility programme, I find it very hilarious for the facts that, first it is an exotic species, secondly the communities have no control over its market, thirdly it will effect the local food crops, and what about the propagation of this? Do the communities have the nursery and other facilities and having known the impacts of introduction of exotics (animals and plants) how far do you recommend the… Continue

To increase consumer awareness, the Government of India launched the eco-labelling scheme known as `Ecomark’ in 1991 for easy identification of environment-friendly products. Any product which is made, used or disposed of in a way that significantly reduces the harm it would otherwise cause the environment could be considered as Environment-Friendly Product.-Santhosh Ramdoss.
http://envfor.nic.in/cpcb/ecomark/