September

According to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), climate change is likely to have a greater impact on India compared to other countries similarly positioned, on account of the unique combination of its geography, diverse population characteristics and extremely high carbon-related energy dependence (Source: The Hindu, September 5, 2008). Climate change is bound to affect the basic requirements for maintaining health - clean air and water, sufficient food, adequate shelter, and freedom from disease given the already high level of poverty, low nutritional levels and poor public health infrastructure in the country. (Dream 2047, Vigyan Prasar).Read More

It represents the area of the north-western Himalayas, north Kashmir, covering Ladakh and Gilgit districts with an area of 15.2 m ha, occupying 4.7 per cent of the total geographical area (329 m ha) of the country. This region is characterized by mild summer and severe winter with mean annual temperature of less than 8Â?C and mean annual rainfall of less than 150 mm. The ecoregion shows sparse forest trees.Read More

This report by the Planning Commission, Government of India primarily looks at the problem of rural depletion of groundwater and  into the feasibility and necessity of changing groundwater law. The report is  divided into the following chapters:Read More

"Upper catchment, gains in the plains", is a case study written by Shree Padre in September 2007, about the work of a Karnataka farmerRead More