The book presents the views of Mahatma Gandhi on the sustainable use of resources and minimal damage to the environment for future generations

This book is meant to ast as a guide to operation and maintenance engineers and professionals working in energy efficiency improvement of thermal power and cogeneration plants

This book is a process document: a brief, non-technical account of the process by which SDC and TERI have worked in patnership to successfully develop and demonstrate energy-efficient and environment-friendly techologies for the small-scale glass industry, and the measures taken by them to aid replication of these technologies and to improve the socio-economic conditions of the workforce

This book is primarily intended as a guide reference document for researchers, NGOs, academic institutions, donor organizationz, policy-makers and others who migth be interested in setting up projects and programmes aimed at development and dissemination of cleaner technologies in other small-scale industries sectors in India and in otherdeveloping countries

The book provides an overview of the engineering approaches towards ensuring water quality, with an emphasis on fundamental principles. It presents water quality objectives and the chemical, physical, and biological processes necessary for designing and managing drinking water and waste water treatment plants. Theory and conceptual designs of systems for treating municipal waste water and drinking water are discussed. The basic principles of common treatment processes are also discussed

Soil and Groundwater Pollution from Agricultural Activities introduces the major agricultural activities in India and their impact on soil and groundwater. It lists the basic aspects of agricultural activities undertaken and introduces soil properties, classification, and processes, and groundwater characteristics, movement, and recharge aspects. It further discusses soil and groundwater pollution from various sources, impacts of irrigation, drainage, and fertilizer and pesticide. Finally, the book dwells upon conservation and management of groundwater and soil

Accelerating Regional Integration reviews the current state of regional integration agenda in LAC-Asia Pacific and explores various issues faced by these regions in their integration process

This unique collection of stories from across India, South Asia and the world brings to you personal accounts of struggle, survival, trust, and hope for a better tomorrow

The first volume of Sustainable Building design manual focuses on policy and regulatory mechanisms

This book written by a team of international experts presents an independent assessment of what will be needed to achieve this vision. Based on a review of Kazakhstan's socioeconomic development over the last 20 years and analysis of the outlook of the global economy, the volume explores how Kazakhstan can build the foundations for an inclusive modern society in seven priority areas by: building, first of all, a strong human resource base; managing its energy resources sustainably; growing a green economy; pursuing balanced and efficient urban and regional development; creating a diversified, modern knowledge economy; becoming fully integrated with the rest of the world; and, underpinning all else, building effective and inclusive institutions