Shailesh Telang

Millennium Development Goals – Indian perspective

In the historic year of 2000, 189 nations pledged in the form of eight ‘Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)’ to help…

15 years ago

Ralegan Siddhi – A sustainable village model for the country

Around 60% of the rural population in India lives in primitive conditions. Most of them have no access to electricity,…

15 years ago

Power deficit – The answer is blowing in the wind

The Economic Times (Jun 10, 2011): “Renewable energy can help bridge energy deficit, check govt's subsidy burden: Switching rural India…

15 years ago

The Story of Endosulfan in India

The Supreme Court of India refused to lift the ban on manufacture, sale and use of pesticide ‘Endosulfan’ but has…

15 years ago

Introductory Guide on A/R CDM Project execution- Part 1

Afforestation and reforestation (A/R) is a complex class of CDM with only 27 registered projects across the globe. Out of…

15 years ago

Earth’s water distribution and Indian scenario

“Water is life”. It is a unique natural resource among all sources available on  earth.  No life form can be…

15 years ago

Water scarcity and India

If the next world war happens; it may well be triggered by water scarcity across the continents. It has been…

15 years ago

Green Guidelines for Special Economic Zones (SEZ’s)

SEZ (Special Economic Zone) is an area which is aimed at increasing investments. Companies that base their operations in such…

15 years ago

GREEN BUILDINGS

Green buildings refer to environmentally sustainable buildings, buildings which do not utilise traditional resources that contribute to or increase pollution…

15 years ago

Greenland Ice Sheet- Melting of the Arctic Landmark

Greenland Ice sheet melted the most last year, in over fifty years according to a study by US scientists. "The…

15 years ago

High Altitude Lake: Nachiketa Tal

The aquatic ecosystems are extremely important to mankind as they have several uses including drinking water supply, irrigation, navigation, recreation…

15 years ago

A test of the Janzen-Connell hypothesis on Syzygium cumini seedlings infected by fungal pathogens in the Dry Deciduous Forest of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

Almost 4 decades ago Janzen(1970) and Connell(1971) proposed that one of the key factors in maintaining high tropical tree species…

15 years ago