" TALKING GREEN " weekly e-Newsletter of My GREEN CHANNEL,
an initiative of LAKSHYA [ issue 2.49, Friday,
3rd December 2010 ]
DearFriends ,
Today I was referring to the environment performance index of the year 2010 and for those of whom you are not aware of this index let me tell you EPI is an international format of evaluating the environmental performance of the planet. This is not just a index of report and analysis but an experimental and powerful tool for both policymakers and the public alike to facilitate environmental decision-making.
This year in 2010 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) ranks 163 countries on 25 performance indicators tracked across ten policy categories covering both environmental public health and ecosystem vitality. These indicators provide a gauge at a national government scale of how close countries are to established environmental policy goals and India stands on the rank 123 with EPI score 48.3. ! guys not a happy thing to celebrate Mr. Ramesh did you analysed this I m sure you must be the first one to think about it. More importantly env minister is not the one responsible. How can we device a way forward.? The bigger questions and the answers lies there.!!!! Let's be honest in answering them.! .
GREEN CHANNEL's objective has been always to educate and interact with the strength of the common man in finding way for a better planet. Please step forward to share news of change to your known world …! We appreciate your solidarity in growing together….!
With GREEN hope and GREEN thoughts ….………… ENJOY READING!
Uzzwal Madhab President / Executive Director LAKSHYA Foundation, New Delhi , INDIA
4th Annual Advanced Wind Technology and Investment Summit 2011
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NASA images reveal disappearing mangroves worldwideLakshya
In August NASA and the US Geological Survey released the first-ever satellite analysis of the world's mangrove ecosystems. Readmore
Turning Wastewater Into a Revenue Stream Lakshya
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Know-how at whose cost?
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The Protocol of vested interests
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Obama Offshore Oil Plan Fails to Protect Fragile Arctic, Polar Bears From Drilling
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced plans on Wednesday to revise the national offshore oil-drilling plan that, while protecting areas off Florida and the Atlantic seaboard, would leave drilling in polar bear critical habitat off Alaska on the table. The new proposed plan, covering the years 2012-2017
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Buenos Aires bottling company CABELMA is first to introduce innovative PET waste sorting system in South America Lakshya foundation
Buenos Aires-based bottling and plastic container manufacturer CABELMA will be the first company in South America to benefit from a world-class sensor-based PET waste sorting system when it is installed Readmore
Asia: LG Unveils first MBR process for Wastewater Treatment - Two months after the Company announced plans to enter the Water treatment business
LG Electronics (LG) today unveiled its first wastewater treatment solution, the Green Membrane Bioreactor (G-MBR) process, just two months after the company announced plans to enter the water Readmore
A crevasse in the regulatory environment
With the formation of the Green Tribunal, its predecessor, the NEAA has ceased to exist. But the NGT is not fully ready to hear cases, and this has put the regulatory environment off-course. Kanchi Kohli reports.
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Leaders rally to keep the tiger's future burning bright
The Year of the Tiger ends in early February. Chinese zodiac aside, this hasn't been a good year for the tiger. Even golfer Tiger Woods has had a better year than his namesake animal. And, as you know, his year sucked.
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