Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala acquired his doctoral degree in economics from University of Florida at the age of 23. He returned to India and joined Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore as an Assistant Professor. He, at present lives in the lower Himalayas in Uttarakhand. In an eye opening conversation with the editor, G’nY, Dr Jhunjhunwala unravels the complexities of the dam-removal-phenomenon now underway in the US.

An update on recent happenings in the water power sector.

Since high income countries with much less population (sixth of the world’s population) generate nearly two thirds of the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, their liability towards protecting the environment has to be proportionate to the damage in keeping with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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.