Posts : Policy

Meeting with CiSTUP chairman on Urban infrastructure policy

sanchitnis - 11-JUL-2009

Hi,

India's Climate Control Policy is self-contained

Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 9-JUL-2009

80 per cent of global green house gases are being spewed by 17 highly developed nations including USofA, European Union, G5, G8 and G17 nations. 

Video - Dr Fatih Birol of the International Energy Agency on oil, climate change and the financial crisis

s_yajaman - 11-JAN-2009

I saw this video http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=m377Is4tGF0 on another blog that I frequent - called The Oildrum (www.theoildrum.com

Revenue Sites

psaram42 - 28-OCT-2008

Yesterdays TOI paper had a front Page report Site Registration freeze may go.

Fight to save Pune Green Cover & Public Spaces - Last date for sending objections 02 Dec 08

asj - 10-OCT-2008

In late 90s, Pune city limits were expanded by including 23 fringe villages within corporation bounds. As per law, these new areas needed to have a development plan. The intent was to allow development to happen even on hills.

Whistleblowers on Praja

admin123 - 1-AUG-2008

Given the magnitude and nature of issues that are being discussed on praja, it is only inevitable that sometimes there are situations where a member has a privileged information on an issue but would not want to disclose it for the fear of being held responsible for it. Then there are situations where the members have an opinion that is not congruent to their or their employer's official stand. We recognize that in such cases several members still prefer to share the information with other keeping in mind the general good of the public.

We are hence happy to announce a 'whistleblower' feature on the site. Please read further for the details on how this works. It is absolutely essential you understand all the implications of this. This page has been written in a FAQ format for easy understanding.

Energy Efficiency in Buildings

shas3n - 20-MAY-2008

As the summer months progress and our hydro-electric reservoirs dry down, along comes the dreaded load-shedding. While it is true that the demand for electricity is far greater than the supply, I guess there is surely something we can do to shorten this gap from the supply end. For this post, I would skip the issues with ‘leakage’ or electricity and ‘grid inefficiency’ and would discuss about the technical and policy aspects at the end-user level. I hope you will be able to add your inputs and we can get the required policy changes through collective lobbying. (Image Courtesy jalalspage)