Patches of forest measuring anywhere between 0.1 hectare to 1200 hectares and which are bio-diversity hot spots have been unique to Meghalaya for centuries, but now they are falling into disarray owing to reasons as diverse as poverty, cultural change and migration.
Today, businesses can’t afford a conservative ideology over science – 9 April 2012, The Times of India
After two decades working as a Democrat senator in the US Congress – and five years as under secretary of state for global affairs in the Clinton administration – Timothy Wirth quit politics to become president of the United Nations Foundation, a non-profit group established by Ted Turner in 1998. Known for his efforts towards better fuel efficiency and the spread of sustainable energy, Wirth spoke with Subodh Varma about environmental welfare’s future, how India can achieve best practices – and why America proved so resistant to the Kyoto Protocol
Need to incentivise, set targets for cos to reduce emission – 9 April 2012, Business Line
With the Rio+20 Earth Summit in June nearing, climate change issues are heating up. One sticky issue is the carbon emission tax on airlines imposed by the European Union (EU) from January this year. India and China, along with 22 other countries, have decided not to pay the tax. But, the European Commission’s Director General, Climate Action, Mr Jos Delbeke, is hopeful.
Narayanasamy bats for cheap solar power at Madurai Kamaraj University meet – 8 April 2012, The Times of India
Union minister of state, PMO, V Narayanasamy urged research scholars and scientists to focus on reducing the cost of solar power and increasing efficiency of its production at the valedictory function of the international conference on ‘Renewable Energy and Climate Change – Exploring Opportunities for Sustainable Development’ held in Madurai Kamaraj University on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, he said solar energy will play a major role in power generation in future.
Evidence confirms CO2 spikes ended ice age – 8 April 2012, The Hindu
Harvard scientists are helping show the fullest picture of how global spikes in carbon dioxide (CO2) combined to finish off the last ice age 20,000 to 10,000 years ago.
Researchers compiled ice and sedimentary core samples collected from dozens of worldwide locations, and found evidence that while changes in Earth’s orbit may have touched off a warming trend, increases in CO2 played a far more important role in pushing the planet out of the ice age.
“Environment protection in people’s hands” – G.V. Subrahmanyam, Advisor MOEF – 7 April 2012, The Hindu
The Advisor to Ministry of Environment and Forests, G. V. Subrahmanyam, has said that people’s participation in environment protection alone can bring the desired results more than any number of legislations brought by the Government.
Growing food demand strains energy, water supplies – 7 April 2012, National Geographic
The northern region of Gujarat State in western India (map) is semi-arid and prone to droughts, receiving almost all of its rain during the monsoon season between June and September. But for the past three decades, many crop and dairy farms have remained green—even during the dry season.
That’s because farmers have invested in wells and pumps, using massive amounts of electricity to extract water from deep aquifers. The government has artificially propped up the agricultural sector through power subsidies and price supports.
Mountain countries seek to unite air concerns about climate change – 7 April 2012, CNN
Mountain countries from around the world are seeking a common voice in global climate change negotiations to draw attention to the vulnerabilities of mountain areas. As part of this effort, government and nongovernmental representatives from 30 countries — from China to Uganda, Peru to Tajikistan — met in Kathmandu over the past two days to share knowledge and create an alliance.
Seminar on ‘ICT in Sustainable Development – The Road Ahead – 5 April 2012, IT News Online
Under the flagship project Climate EduXchange, an initiative of TERI and DELL that aims at harnessing the power of ICT (Information, Communication and Technology) to reach out to students and teachers on key issues related to Climate Change, schools, colleges, academia representatives, NGOs, and Youth organisations from across the globe participated in a day-long seminar that provided a platform to discuss and deliberate on the concerns on ICT and its efficacy in education and sustainable development. The deliberations of the seminar will be documented and made available for larger circulation.
Greater use of ICT needed to create environmental awareness – April 5 2012, The Indian Express
Environmental activist R K Pachauri today pressed for greater use of information and communication technology (ICT) to reach out to society on key issues related to climate change and sustainable development.
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