An effective governance mechanism is of paramount importance for water management and water use efficiency. The issue of governance is multidimensional, encompassing social, economic, political, and legal institutions, and supported by a responsive policy framework to ensure sustainability and water use efficiency. ...
01:09 PM, Feb 01, 2013
The demand for edible oils in India has shown a compounded growth of 4.5 per cent over the last 10 years. ...
12:25 PM, Feb 01, 2013
Ali Tauqueer Sheikh, Director Asia, Climate and Development Knowledge Network talks about the significance of having special focus development of developing nations. ...
06:31 PM, Jan 31, 2013
The introduction of HSR is opposed on the grounds that they are expensive, and they can wait for some more years till the paying capacity of the people increases considerably to afford it. ...
04:45 PM, Jan 30, 2013
India provides a classic example of an apparently highly technically evolved huge potential workforce that still is categorised to be of low employability. ...
06:16 PM, Jan 29, 2013
Providing adequate and quality mobility options to the urban population is one of the key challenges that our cities face today. The trends that we are witnessing in terms of explosive motorisation are leading to major threats to environment, health and social well-being. ...
01:04 PM, Jan 28, 2013
Amongst the fastest growing economies over the last decade, Africa has been creating its own set of concerns centred around resource consumption and production. ...
03:00 PM, Jan 25, 2013
Cities across the world, due to their rapid population growth and large-scale developmental and economic investments, are at high risk from the impacts of climate change. ...
12:48 PM, Jan 24, 2013
Global resources of various kinds are becoming scarce even as the demand for them is increasing rapidly as a result of population growth and significant increases in income. ...
11:09 AM, Jan 24, 2013
One often comes across observations made by even responsible policy makers that climate change negotiations over the past 25 years have achieved nothing. ...
03:41 PM, Jan 22, 2013
Lack of access to resources and energy is another key area of concern and another major impediment to success on the road to sustainable development, says Tarja Halonen, former President of Finland. ...
12:41 PM, Jan 22, 2013
The outcome document of the Rio 20 summit, 'The Future We Want', marks an important advance in the incorporation of a human rights dimension in the UN development agenda. ...
12:30 PM, Jan 22, 2013
