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Global Environmental issues and Policies
The United Nations Conference for Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro was the first large international conference focused on global environmental questions since the 1972 UN meeting in Stockholm
Gargi Goel
National green corps
Launched under the Environment Education Awareness and Training (EEAT), the National Green Corps (NGC) popularly known as “a programme of Ecoclubs” is a nationwide initiative of the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India (now Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change).
Human Communities and Environment
Land, housing, infrastructure, and other compensation should be provided to the adversely affected population, indigenous groups, ethnic minorities, and pastoralists who may have usufruct or customary rights to the land or other resources taken for the project. The absence of legal title to land by such groups should not be a bar to compensation.
Environmental communication and public awareness: case studies
The present study discusses the ambient air quality of Delhi from the point of view of change of diesel by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in transportation in Delhi. Several initiatives were taken to reduce extremely high levels of pollutants present in the ambient air of urban city. One of the initiatives was to move public transport to CNG, which has been implemented in Delhi since April 2001. Delhi boasted CNG in nearly 2200 buses, 25,000 three wheelers, 6000 taxis and 10,000 cars. However, more than half of the vehicles are yet to be changed to CNG.
National Green Tribunal
National Green Tribunal (NGT) was established on 18th October 2010 under the NGT Act of 2010 as a specialized body for handling any environmental disputes that involve multi-disciplinary issues. It was formed by replacing the National Environment Appellate Authority. It also draws an inspiration from Article 21 of the India Constitution which assures to provide a healthy environment to the citizens of India.
Human population and environment
In 2015 the world population is more than 7.3 billion people. That’s more than seven billion three hundred million bodies that need to be fed, clothed, kept warm and ideally, nurtured and educated. More than 7.3 billion individuals who, while busy consuming resources, are also producing vast quantities of waste, and our numbers continue to grow. The United Nations estimates that the world population will reach 9.2 billion by 2050.
Environmental legislations in India
The Forest Conservation Act, 1980 is a Central Act of Parliament with a view to provide for the conservation of forest and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto.
Swach bharat abhiyan
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is one of the most popular and significant missions in the History of India. This campaign was introduced by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and was launched on 2nd October 2014 to honor Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of a Clean country. Initially, this Swachh Bharat Abhiyan campaign was run on a national level in all the towns, rural and urban areas.
User Interface
A user interface, also sometimes called a human-computer interface, comprises both hardware and software components. It handles the interaction between the user and the system.
Printers
A device that prints text or illustrations on paper. There are many different types of printers. In terms of the technology utilized, printers fall into the 2 categories: Impact and Non -Impact Printer
Computer Interface - Part 2
The graphical user interface is a type of GUI that enables the users to interact with the operating system by means of point-and-click operations. GUI contains several icons representing pictorial representation of the variables such as a file, directory, and device. The graphical icon provided in the UI can be manipulated by the users using a suitable pointing device such as a mouse, trackball, touch screen and light pen.
Neo Classical Theories
The topic is explaining the theories in organizational behavior.