Natural disasters have affected 200 million people each year since 1990. Simran Arora discusses how these disasters may not as natural as we think they are.
sustainable development
Vedanta Resources and its subsidiaries hosted its landmark first Sustainable Development Day on 1 July 2015 in London.
The International Day for Biological Diversity is being celebrated all over India today. The main event is being held in Srinagar. Following is the message from the Environment Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar on this occasion.
Ambedkar University, Delhi invites applications from Environmental Researchers for a Mine restoration project launched under a grant received from SAIL.
The development of a nation’s economy and more comfortable lifestyles of the people of that nation go hand in hand. Economic development at the outset, is thus a required transition. However, enormous population growth worldwide in the second half of the twentieth century has aggravated the factors that threaten human […]
The awards are conferred to Indian business that demonstrate excellent performance in the area of Sustainable Development.
The past week witnessed the celebrations of two important and inter-connected days of environmental importance. 21st March marked the observance of World Forestry Day, while 22nd March was celebrated as World Water Day, both of them in coordination with the FAO. While our forests are a resource which most of us cannot directly manage, conservation of water is definitely something we can all contribute to in an effective manner.
Delhi Greens welcomes all its members, subscribers and readers to a happy and warm New Year! 2012 will be challenging not only because Delhi will play host to the Rio+20 COP this year but also because the now 100 year ‘young’ “Delhi capital” enters the next phase of its existence as the political nerve center of the world’s largest democracy.
Amidst discussions, debates and the unavoidable walkouts, the Parliament House today had a rendezvous with the idea of “happiness” as a measure of the country’s success, growth and prosperity.
With about a billion people in India not having access to the Internet, the demand for energy is a scalable phenomenon and it makes sense that a country with so much IT power would want to address the issue.
The 62nd Republic Day, celebrated today on 26th January 2011 was a symbol of harmony, self-governance, biodiversity and sustainable development that are inherent to the Indian culture. The Republic Day 2011 parade was well received by the President of India. The Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was the invited Chief […]
On the night of November 15, 2010, when most people slept, the ‘world class city’ of Delhi woke up to a disturbing slumber of city planning that ‘buried’ the safety of its citizens.
