Inside this issue
Resource Overview
India’s existing domestic production of about 0.7 million barrels of oil per day (BOPD) is much less than its current consumption of 2.8 million BOPD, creating a wide gap necessitating imports.
Ocean Sciences
Coral reefs, massive limestone structures built up through cementing and depositional processes of calcifying algae, are suffering significant risks leading to their degradation and extinction.
Hydrocarbons Sector
Natural gas is the fastest growing primary energy source amongst fossil fuels and is projected to grow around 3 to 4 times in the next 20 years.
In the last few years, the Indian refinery sector has witnessed continuous capacity addition. India has a total capacity of about 149 MMTPA at present.
Natural gas is a colourless, odourless mixture of hydrocarbons, normally consisting of methane, ethane, propane, butane and heavier hydrocarbons, which can exist in gaseous form at ambient pressure and temperature.
Environmental Protection
The growing economy along with emerging industries generates hazardous waste which if not managed can pose to be a serious health hazard. Various strategies put forward by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in terms of regulatory and institutional framework, technical guidelines, identification, treatment and disposal to manage such waste are in place, but they require effective implementations.
Backgrounder
A long term policy for the hydrocarbons sector has been envisaged by the Government of India to facilitate meeting the future needs of the country.
Clean Technologies
The versatility of plastics has endeared it to various irreplaceable uses. Yet, disposal of plastics remains a grim reality and plastics waste management needs urgent attention. Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment (ICPE) in its quest to seek amicable, environment friendly and scientific solutions have recently presented two pioneering studies that have the potential to change the nation, turning it clean and green.
Policy Interventions
In the France-India Summit Meet at Paris in 2008 a joint statement was issued by both countries that consolidated positions on bilateral cooperation and envisaged to promote sustainable development in the civil society.
Expedition Orissa
Mahanadi, before debouching onto the coastal plains, passes through a narrow gorge with magnificently wooded mountains on either side known as Satkosia Gorge - a rare place of beauty, nature is generously bountiful here.
Events
A day long Workshop was held at India International Centre, Maxmueller Road, Lodhi Estate on 27 April 2009. Sponsored by National Resources Data Management Systems (NRDMS) , Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, the Workshop was organised by LIGHTS, an NGO and Geography and You.
Traveller's Diary
The village of Sirpur, with one of the largest Buddhist complexes discovered, welcomes every explorer with cool wafts from the pristine blue of Mahanadi drenching the burnt red soils and verdant greens. Chhattisgarh Tourism Board Paryatan Bhawan, G.E. Road, Raipur - 492 006, Chhattisgarh, India, Tel: +91-771-4066 415, Fax: +91-771-4066 425, Email: contactus@chhattisgarhtourism.net Web : www.chhattisgarhtourism.net
The annual festival of classical music and dance held in Chennai has come to be known as the ‘December Season’, with exquisite renditions arranged from December through to January. It is the Tamil month of ‘margazhi’, devotion, the basis of South Indian classical music, bhakthi.
In brief
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