The World Trade Report examines differing inter-generational and international interests to make transparent, predictable, well designed and equitable trade rules with particular reference to fish, forestry, fuels and mining products. It excludes agricultural products as they are cultivated rather than extracted from the natural environment.

TWO-WAY LINK BETWEEN OZONE LAYER AND CLIMATE CHANGE International efforts to protect the ozone layer, the shield that protects life on Earth from harmful levels of ultraviolet rays, are a success and have stopped additional ozone losses and contributed to mitigating the greenhouse effect, according to a new report.

The Chitrakot boasts of delightful year round cascades, rising to a muddy monsoon crescendo as the waters tumble over a craggy arc. A little beyond are the romantic Tirathgarh falls that surge down forested tracts in a translucent gush of foaming waters.

An update on recent happenings in the of world fresh water in the national perspective.

Cloudbursts or downpours have no strict meteorological definition. The term usually signifies a sudden, heavy fall of rain over a short period of time. A localised weather phenomena, cloudbursts leads to flash floods/ landslides, house collapse, dislocation of traffic and human casualties.

Registrar General and Census Commissioner Dr C Chandramouli, in conversation with the editor affably offers insights on issues of data collection and outlines the mechanisms of providing the unique identification (UID) cards. Optimistic about the new additions, Dr Chadramouli feels that Census 2011 is poised at a momentous juncture.

A three day National level Data Users’ Seminar for over 100 senior secondary school teachers and 50 students from Uttarakhand was held in Dehradun from 25 to 27th July 2010.

An update on recent happenings in the world of renewables.

In 1200 AD, the Dal’s spread covered an area of 75 sq km. By the 1980s, only 25 sq km survived, and about a decade ago the Dal stretched over barely 12 sq km.