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26th November Gazette Notification exempting 190 species from the NBA

Dear All,

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

Added by KANNA KUMAR SIRIPURAPU on February 15, 2010 at 12:18am — 2 Comments

Why was Bt Brinjal banned in India?

Minister asked a Punjab farmer during a public hearing “Why are you protesting against Bt Brinjal?”

Banta Singh said “Sir ji, usmein Monsanto neih “cry one for all” (Cry 1Ac) toxin jo…

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Added by PUSHKAR RAJ CHANDNA on February 11, 2010 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

Is Water Really Scarce?

Answer to my question may seem to be very obvious i.e. "YES", however i have contradictions to this. According to my best of the knoweledge water will never be scarce on our planet.

We often mistake water with fresh water. I agree that fresh water (aquifers, rivers, glaciers) is depleting at a very rapid pace and the graph is ever surging. This is due to our rapid civilization, industrialization, population growth and lower mortality rate. But…

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Added by Rajat Bansal on February 11, 2010 at 6:11am — 6 Comments

Public Consultation & Presentation

Dear Friends,

My self Rohan i am doing PGD in Environmental Science, i need information about Public Consultation & Presentation for my project purpose so please help me what is this topic is actually what it contains.

thanx & Regards,

Rohan Kale

Added by Rohan V. Kale on February 10, 2010 at 12:01pm — 1 Comment

Guidance in evaluating Hydrocarbon product (Automobile lubricants etc.) penetration and consumption pattern in Water and Soil.

Dear All,

I have uploaded a brief info (as a blog in http://www.paryavaran.com/profiles/blogs/change-in-water-quality-due-to) earlier in my profile regarding the said topic. With the help of this forum I want to seek guidance from the experts and professionals to throw some light on some of my queries:

How…

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Added by Hidam Tonsana on February 9, 2010 at 2:41pm — 1 Comment

The jam and jelly made of ‘Mohua’ flower.

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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Added by KANNA KUMAR SIRIPURAPU on February 9, 2010 at 12:56am — 5 Comments

Executive Summary of Inventorization of Green House Gases – Sources and Sinks in Delhi

http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/5fa00f80410c7d319880fa579a6b604f/Executive+Summary.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=5fa00f80410c7d319880fa579a6b604f

This is an summary of my work on inventorisation of greenhouse gases in Delhi, India.The report recently got published on the Delhi Government site which had… Continue

Added by Samraj Sahay on January 29, 2010 at 11:55pm — 1 Comment

I-Tracker - a new initiative by the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance

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

Added by KANNA KUMAR SIRIPURAPU on January 28, 2010 at 5:18am — No Comments

EIA process - India

The new EIA process in India

exact opinion behind EIA scoping is still unknown. We apply for Terms of Reference along with project details to appraise the project and provide a comprehensive terms of reference for carring out EIA studies. But, it was observed that irrespective of the project / pollution potential etc the terms of reference issued by the Committee remains same. How can this be justified.

if this is so then why call the project proponent to appraise the… Continue

Added by RAGHAVA on January 24, 2010 at 7:08am — 2 Comments

Just say NO! to plastic

http://www.ted.com/talks/capt_charles_moore_on_the_seas_of_plastic.html

Added by Rumy Narayan on January 20, 2010 at 11:24am — No Comments

NOBEL FOR LIN OSTROM: Are Indian policy makers listening?

Prof. Elinor Ostrom, one of the two laureates chosen for this year's Economics Nobel Prize, has devoted her life to dismantling prevailing orthodoxies and disciplinary boundaries. A number of these orthodoxies pertain to ideas of 'development', with which India is now grappling. Therefore, this is an apt moment to pause and reflect upon the development paths we have chosen, in light of Elinor Ostrom's work.

Lin, as the professor is fondly known among her colleagues, built upon and… Continue

Added by Prakash Kashwan on January 3, 2010 at 9:10am — No Comments

2010

WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR............2010

Added by Ajay Kumar on January 1, 2010 at 1:07am — No Comments

AnyWhere Solar Lighting Kit

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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Added by KANNA KUMAR SIRIPURAPU on December 24, 2009 at 6:00am — 2 Comments

Growing strawberry in the tribal-dominated area - Hillarious!!

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

Added by KANNA KUMAR SIRIPURAPU on December 21, 2009 at 6:30am — 2 Comments

Workshop on Clean Coal Technology workshop

hello friends

There is a conference going to be held in this month in IIT-Bombay. The link is given below:

Any body interested can attend it..

http://www.ese.iitb.ac.in/~icaer2009/workshop.html

Last date is very near...so hurry up...if interested..

Thank you

Regards
Munna Shah
M.Tech Student (IIT-Bombay)

Added by Munna Kumar Shah on December 6, 2009 at 12:55am — No Comments

India has a Eco-Label, really?

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/

Added by KANNA KUMAR SIRIPURAPU on December 1, 2009 at 2:30am — No Comments

Change in water quality due to Automotive Lubricants penetration

Water quality is the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water. The most common standards used to assess water quality relate to drinking water, safety of human contact and for the health of ecosystems. The parameters for water quality are determined by the intended use. Work in the area of water quality tends to be focused on water that is treated for human consumption or in the environment.

Environmental water quality, also called ambient water quality, relates to… Continue

Added by Hidam Tonsana on November 23, 2009 at 8:21am — 3 Comments

blogging in gmail blogger

there has to be something to add on...
uh... atleast somewer one can be informal... do check in with wat i do on my profile...
http://eternity-eternityy.blogspot.com/

Added by Sireesha Patnaik on November 6, 2009 at 7:00am — 2 Comments

Avoid Plastic - Change to Eco-friendly Products

Dear Friends,

Every one knew that plastic bags are non-degradable and cause pollution problems. But we indian are addicted to use plastic bags in every walk of our life. If not we, our family members even after repeated request won't discard using plastic bags (my experience). Because using plastic bags is more convinient and easy. Even after government bans the usage of plastic bags, we find them thrown in an indiscriminate manner not only in public places but also at historical… Continue

Added by RAGHAVA on November 6, 2009 at 5:40am — 1 Comment

Environment and our Commitment

Dear Friends,

There are so many people who talk about protecting enviornmental and controlling environmental pollution but how many act on this front. Lets become active in this matter

Added by RAGHAVA on November 5, 2009 at 1:16am — No Comments