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Call for new indicators of sustainable development
Posted by SciDev.Net: T.V. Padma on February 9th, 2012
SciDev.Net: The world must develop different indicators on sustainable development that are not biased against developing countries, a major conference has heard.
Bharrat Jagdeo, former president of Guyana, said current assessments and rankings use indicators such as access to potable water and sanitation, or malaria levels, which automatically rank developed countries higher.
He was speaking at the 12th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit in India last week (2--4 February), organised by The Energy Resources...
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India launches mega research initiative on soot
Posted by SciDev.Net: T.V. Padma on April 1st, 2011
SciDev.Net: India has launched an exhaustive study on the source, distribution and impact of soot released into its air -- especially on climate and glaciers -- that will help evidence-based policy-making.
The five-year research agenda will involve about 250 scientists from institutes under the department of space, ministry of earth sciences and ministry of environment and forests at an estimated cost of US$45 million, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said at the launch this week (29 March).
The 'black...