ID: 64225
Title: Smart cities mission in Rajasthan the focus areas and challenges
Author: Saurabh Somani
Editor: R.K Pachauri
Year: 2017
Publisher: Anupama Jauhry
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Terra green vol. 10 (8) 34-36 (2017)
Subject: Smart cities mission in Rajasthan the focus areas and challenges
Keywords: Smart cities mission, Rajasthan, Focus areas and challenges.
Abstract: What is a smart city? There is no universal definition of a smart city, as it depends on the geographical location and origin of that particular city. Economic infrastructure is one of the aspects, but how the citizens of the city are going to adapt themselves to the social and physical change will actually decide how smart that city would eventually turn out be.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 64224
Title: High pesticide levels in the Human body
Author: Bhavya Khullar
Editor: R.K Pachauri
Year: 2017
Publisher: Anupama Jauhry
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Terra green vol. 10 (8) 30-33 (2017)
Subject: High pesticide levels in the Human body
Keywords: Pesticide levels, Human body, Chronic Kidney disorders
Abstract: Doctors have reported high levels of organochlorine pesticides in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The study done with a group of 300 individuals who visited the University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in Delhi between January 2014 and March2015 is in agreement with studies from the West. "We found that patients with CKD had higher levels of three organochlorine pesticides-betaendosulphan, aldrin, and alpha-HCH in their blood, "Ashok Kumar Tripathi, professor at the University of Delhi, said.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 64223
Title: So, it's all a game impacts of game theory in the environmental arena
Author: Mahazareen Dastur
Editor: R.K Pachauri
Year: 2017
Publisher: Anupama Jauhry
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Terra green vol. 10 (8) 22-28 (2017)
Subject: So, it's all a game impacts of game theory in the environmental arena
Keywords: Gme theory, Environmental arena
Abstract: Most of us cannot appreciate why we need to learn higher mathematics during our schooling and college years, particularly because we believe we would never apply this knowledge to our everyday lives. However, the application of this subject to various fields has been well recognized, be it the landing of the first ever human on the moon in 1969, number crunching in computers, studying ocean currents, predicting the weather, and so much more.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 64222
Title: Sparrows: An important emotional link in nature conservation
Author: [In Conversation] Mohammed Dilawar interviewed with Namrata Gulati Sapra
Editor: R.K Pachauri
Year: 2017
Publisher: Anupama Jauhry
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Terra green vol. 10 (8) 18-20 (2017)
Subject: Sparrows: An important emotional link in nature conservation
Keywords: Sparrows, Important emotional link, nature conservation
Abstract: Namrata Gulati Sapra-When did the decline of sparrows first capture your attention?
Mohammed Dilawar- I had grown up seeing sparrows in my childhood as our homes and surroundings had a lot of sparrows in a way that they were part of our lives. Apart from sparrows I used to watch vultures soar high in the skies for hours. When I started working in the field of conservation, the catastrophic decline of vultures were reported.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 64221
Title: Sustainability model meaning and implications for India
Author: Biba Jasmine
Editor: R.K Pachauri
Year: 2017
Publisher: Anupama Jauhry
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Terra green vol. 10 (8) 12-17 (2017)
Subject: Sustainability model meaning and implications for India.
Keywords: Sustainability Model, Implications for India
Abstract: The UN 2030 sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were activated from the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), when in September 2000, the world rallied for a common 15-year plan to tackle sensitive issues, such as indignity of poverty, education, health, etc. The MDGs established quantifiable, universally agreed objectives for eliminating risky poverty and hunger, preventing deadly but treatable disease, and increasing educational opportunities for all children, among other requirements. Since the targets were not achieved by many of the countries on issues, such as hunger, achieving total gender equality, adequate health services, they needed to be re-worked.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 64220
Title: Electric vehicles in India challenges and opportunities
Author: Viraj Desai
Editor: R.K Pachauri
Year: 2017
Publisher: Anupama Jauhry
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Terra green vol. 10 (7) 34-36 (2017)
Subject: Electric vehicles in India challenges and opportunities
Keywords: Electric vehicles, Challenges, opportunities, India
Abstract: It is an accepted fact that a sustainable future is essential in the wake of the threat posed by global warming. Electric vehicles (EVs) have been discussed and deliberated extensively amongst policymakers and a car makers, but it has not translated to a surge in the sales of such vehicles. The National Electric mobility mission plan, which looks at adoption of faster adoption and manufacturing of hybrid and EVs, is a serious step forward and demonstrates the government's intent.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 64219
Title: Sustainable fishing of short-neck clams in the Ashtamudi Lake in Kerala
Author: Marianne Furtado de Nazareth
Editor: R.K Pachauri
Year: 2017
Publisher: Anupama Jauhry
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Terra green vol. 10 (7) 30-33 (2017)
Subject: Sustainable fishing of short-neck Clams
Keywords: Sustainable fishing,short-neck clams
Abstract: Ever enjoyed a plate of teesreo with green masala and shredded coconut in Goa? The dish is one of the traditional delicacies of the region. With overfishing taking its toll, a lot of being exported, teesreo are rapidly becoming difficult to get across India now. Teesre are called clams in English, and the short-neck clams (Paphia malabarica) are found in the Ashtamudi Lake on the southwest coast of India. The Ashtamudi Estuary is the second-largest t estuarine system in Kerala with an area of 61 sq.km. It is the second-largest wetland in Keral and is one of deepest estuaries amongst all the other estuaries. It is a Ramsar site and is designated as a wetland of importance.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 64218
Title: The Defaunation crisis Hunting dwindles wildlife population.
Author: Indumathi S
Editor: R.K Pachauri
Year: 2017
Publisher: Anupama Jauhry
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Terra green vol. 10 (7) 22-28 (2017)
Subject: The Defaunation crisis
Keywords: Defaunation crisis, Wildlife population
Abstract: An age-old practice that helped human beings survive over several civilizations is now misused to a point where our very existence is threatened. Hunting, which was once necessary skill, is now threatening the planet's biodiversity resulting in detrimental cascading effects.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 64217
Title: Wildlife Entertainment Tourism Delight or Plight
Author: Sharada Balasubramanian
Editor: R.K Pachauri
Year: 2017
Publisher: Anupama Jauhry
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Terra green vol. 10 (7) 12-17 (2017)
Subject: Wildlife Entertainment Tourism
Keywords: Wildlife Entertainment Tourism, Delight, Plight
Abstract: Thailand famous Sriracha Tiger Zoo's website states, "We have welcomed more than 10 million visitors to see tigers since 1997."Unfortunately, tourists visiting these sites do not know that they are unknowingly funding cruelty. Little do tourists realize that these tiger cubs are separated from their mothers at an early age and used as photo props. The tigers are handled and hugged by tourists and also kept in small cages.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 64216
Title: Antibiotic misuse in poultry farms leading to multidrug-resistant bacteria
Author: - [Environmental Research]
Editor: R.K Pachauri
Year: 2017
Publisher: Anupama Jauhry
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Terra green vol. 10 (7) 10-11 (2017)
Subject: Antibiotic misuse in poultry farms
Keywords: Antibiotic misuse, Poultry farms
Abstract: The study titled 'Antibiotic Resistance in Poultry Environment' conducted by CSE's Pollution Monitoring Laboratory, collected samples of litter and soil from in and around 12 randomly selected poultry farms. These were located in four key poultry producing states in north India-Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Punjab. A total of 217 isolates of three types of bacteria -Escherichia coli (E.coli), Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus lentus-were extracted and tested for resistance against 16 antibiotics. Ten of these antibiotics have been declared critically important (CI) for humans by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 64215
Title: The green school Promoting Environmental stewardship in students
Author: Ms Neha
Editor: R.K Pachauri
Year: 2017
Publisher: Anupama Jauhry
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Terra green vol. 10 (7) 8-9 (2017)
Subject: The green school
Keywords: The green school, Environmental stewardship
Abstract: The green school partnership between TERI and Tata Steel provides a new and active landscape for schools to work enthusiastically on environment and related issues. The project was formally launched in April 2017 at Joda in Odisha.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 64214
Title: Co existing with elephants one fence at a time
Author: -[Wildlife]
Editor: R.K Pachauri
Year: 2017
Publisher: Anupama Jauhry
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Terra green vol. 10 (6) 46-47 (2017)
Subject: Co existing with elephants
Keywords: Co existing with elephants
Abstract: Conflict between animals migrating or foraging for food, and local communities are reported from many parts of India, with crop raiding as the main form of conflict. WWF-India has been working to conserve elephant population by securing elephant habitats and addressing human-elephant conflict across four of its landscapes-Western Ghats Nilgiris in southern India, the northern bank of the Brahmaputra, Kaziranga and Karbi-Anglong, and in parts of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 64213
Title: Earth overshoot Day time to lessen our Ecological Footprint
Author: -[Green challenges]- Ms Rituparna Sengupta
Editor: R.K Pachauri
Year: 2017
Publisher: Anupama Jauhry
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Terra green vol. 10 (6) 34-36 (2017)
Subject: Earth overshoot Day
Keywords: Erth overshoot Day, Ecological footprint
Abstract: On August 2 this year, humanity had already used nature's budget for the entire year, according to the Global Footprint Network. The world has already exhausted nature's budget for the entire year and from this day on and for the rest of the year, we will be using more resources than the planet can renew in a year. This means that the world will now be operating in overshoot for the year-exerting excess pressure on the planet for any resources drawn.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 64212
Title: Harnessing solar potential in India the Developments and challenges
Author: Harun Trikha
Editor: R.K Pachauri
Year: 2017
Publisher: Anupama Jauhry
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Terra green vol. 10 (6) 22-28 (2017)
Subject: Harnessing solar potential in India
Keywords: Harnessing Solar Potential, Development, challenge, India
Abstract: Human being has been fascinated with celestial bodies from the beginning of civilization; their movements and the configuration of constellations find a predominant mention in religious pantheons across civilizations. One celestial body finds prominence amongst all others, a magnificent star and powerhouse of light and energy-our solar system's and nourishment. Not only has it inspired awe and fear throughout history but has also motivated the necessary advances that have been made in the field of renewable energy.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 64211
Title: Live a green life Advantages of Energy-efficient appliances
Author: Guy C Noronha
Editor: R.K Pachauri
Year: 2017
Publisher: Anupama Jauhry
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Terra green vol. 10 (6) 12-17 (2017)
Subject: Live a green life
Keywords: Green life, Energy-efficient appliances
Abstract: We truly live in a wonderful world! Using a tiny, flat gadget that fits in our hand, we can speak to friend on the other side of the world. Another hand-held device allows us to view a football match-capturing all its excitement and colour-taking place on another continent. Cooking is not the old smoky, sweaty, greasy, and lengthy affair it used to be. Thanks to microwave ovens and pressure cookers, cooking has become an easy task.
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