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Book Pandemics and Resilience  Lessons we should have learned from Zika

Download or read book Pandemics and Resilience Lessons we should have learned from Zika written by David M. Berube and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-05-05 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of the book was to produce the most comprehensive examination of a pandemic that has ever been attempted. By cataloging the full extent of the Zika pandemic, this book will be the most complete history and epistemic contextualization ever attempted to date. The work should function as the primary source for students, researchers, and scholars who need information about the Zika pandemic. This book examines the technical literature, digital and popular literature, and online materials to fully contextualize this event and provide a bona fide record of this event and its implications for the future. It is somewhat serendipitous that while this work was underway, we are going through another pandemic. One of the primary lessons we did not learn by Zika was pandemic events will return repeatedly, and we need to learn from each one of them to prepare the planet for the next one. Just because Zika seemed to have died out does not make it less important. We were lucky that the virus evolved into what seemed to be a less virulent version of itself, and the vector mosquitoes were concentrated elsewhere. Finally, this book represents a tour de force in scholarship involving nearly 4,000 sources of information and does not shy from a detailed examination of the controversies, conspiracies, and long-term consequences when we avoid learning from outbreaks, such as Zika.

Book From Sheikhs to Sultanism

Download or read book From Sheikhs to Sultanism written by Christopher M. Davidson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-15 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Muhammad bin Salman Al-Saud and Muhammad bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the respective princely strongmen of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, have torn up the old rules. They have spurred game-changing economic master plans, presided over vast anti-corruption crackdowns, tackled entrenched religious forces, and overseen the mass arrest of critics. In parallel, they also appear to have replaced the old 'sheikhly' consensus systems of their predecessors with something more autocratic, more personalistic, and perhaps even analytically distinct. These are the two wealthiest and most populous Gulf monarchies, and increasingly important global powers--Saudi Arabia is a G20 member, and the UAE will be the host of the World Expo in 2021-2022. Such sweeping changes to their statecraft and authority structures could well end up having a direct impact, for better or worse, on policies, economies and individual lives all around the world. Christopher M. Davidson tests the hypothesis that Saudi Arabia and the UAE are now effectively contemporary or even 'advanced' sultanates, and situates these influential states within an international model of autocratic authoritarianism. Drawing on a range of primary sources, including new interviews and surveys, From Sheikhs to Sultanism puts forward an original, empirically grounded interpretation of the rise of both MBS and MBZ.

Book The Great Displacement

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jake Bittle
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2023-02-21
  • ISBN : 1982178272
  • Pages : 225 pages

Download or read book The Great Displacement written by Jake Bittle and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the 2024 Carnegie Medal for Excellence “The Great Displacement is closely observed, compassionate, and far-sighted.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Under a White Sky The untold story of climate migration in the United States—the personal stories of those experiencing displacement, the portraits of communities being torn apart by disaster, and the implications for all of us as we confront a changing future. Even as climate change dominates the headlines, many of us still think about it in the future tense—we imagine that as global warming gets worse over the coming decades, millions of people will scatter around the world fleeing famine and rising seas. What we often don’t realize is that the consequences of climate change are already visible, right here in the United States. In communities across the country, climate disasters are pushing thousands of people away from their homes. A human-centered narrative with national scope, The Great Displacement is “a vivid tour of the new human geography just coming into view” (David Wallace-Wells, New York Times bestselling author of The Uninhabitable Earth). From half-drowned Louisiana to fire-scorched California, from the dried-up cotton fields of Arizona to the soaked watersheds of inland North Carolina, people are moving. In the last few decades, the federal government has moved tens of thousands of families away from flood zones, and tens of thousands more have moved of their own accord in the aftermath of natural disasters. Insurance and mortgage markets are already shifting to reflect mounting climate risk, pricing people out of risky areas. Over the next fifty years, millions of Americans will be caught up in this churn of displacement, forced inland and northward in what will be the largest migration in our country’s history. The Great Displacement compassionately tells the stories of those who are already experiencing life on the move, while detailing just how radically climate change will transform our lives—erasing historic towns and villages, pushing people toward new areas, and reshaping the geography of the United States.

Book Model Rules of Professional Conduct

    Book Details:
  • Author : American Bar Association. House of Delegates
  • Publisher : American Bar Association
  • Release : 2007
  • ISBN : 9781590318737
  • Pages : 216 pages

Download or read book Model Rules of Professional Conduct written by American Bar Association. House of Delegates and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2007 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Book Environmental Health and the U S  Federal System

Download or read book Environmental Health and the U S Federal System written by Michael R Greenberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains how the U.S. federal system manages environmental health issues, with a unique focus on risk management and human health outcomes. Building on a generic approach for understanding human health risk, this book shows how federalism has evolved in response to environmental health problems, political and ideological variations in Washington D.C, as well as in-state and local governments. It examines laws, rules and regulations, showing how they stretch or fail to adapt to environmental health challenges. Emphasis is placed on human health and safety risk and how decisions have been influenced by environmental health information. The authors review different forms of federalism, and analyse how it has had to adapt to ever evolving environmental health hazards, such as global climate change, nanomaterials, nuclear waste, fresh air and water, as well as examining the impact of robotics and artificial intelligence on worker environmental health. They demonstrate the process for assessing hazard information and the process for federalism risk management, and subsequently arguing that human health and safety should receive greater attention. This book will be essential reading for students and scholars working on environmental health and environmental policy, particularly from a public health, and risk management viewpoint, in addition to practitioners and policymakers involved in environmental management and public policy.

Book The Welsh Criminal Justice System

Download or read book The Welsh Criminal Justice System written by Robert Jones and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2022-10-15 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study represents the first systematic attempt to explore the functioning of the policing and criminal justice system in post-devolution Wales. Its particular relevance is underscored by the revelation that Wales has the highest imprisonment rate in western Europe. Drawing on official data as well as extensive interviews with senior figures, this book represents the first systematic exploration of the operation of the justice system in Wales across the jagged edge of devolved and non-devolved functions. There remains little understanding of how the justice system operates in the anomalous circumstances of post-devolution Wales This book aims to fill this gap in understanding and concludes with an assessment of the proposals of the Commission on Justice in Wales for reform.

Book Review of the Final Draft Analysis of Supplemental Treatment Approaches of Low Activity Waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation

Download or read book Review of the Final Draft Analysis of Supplemental Treatment Approaches of Low Activity Waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2019-09-15 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1943, as part of the Manhattan Project, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation was established with the mission to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons. During 45 years of operations, the Hanford Site produced about 67 metric tonnes of plutoniumâ€"approximately two-thirds of the nation's stockpile. Production processes generated radioactive and other hazardous wastes and resulted in airborne, surface, subsurface, and groundwater contamination. Presently, 177 underground tanks contain collectively about 210 million liters (about 56 million gallons) of waste. The chemically complex and diverse waste is difficult to manage and dispose of safely. Section 3134 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 calls for a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) to conduct an analysis of approaches for treating the portion of low-activity waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation intended for supplemental treatment. The third of four, this report provides an overall assessment of the FFRDC team's final draft report, dated April 5, 2019.

Book National Security Law

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stephen Dycus
  • Publisher : Aspen Publishing
  • Release : 2020-04-01
  • ISBN : 1543806791
  • Pages : 1408 pages

Download or read book National Security Law written by Stephen Dycus and published by Aspen Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 1408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the last 30 years, National Security Law has helped create and shape an entire new field of law. It has been adopted for classroom use at most American law schools, all of the military academies, and many non-law graduate programs. The Seventh Edition of this leading casebook provides an up-to-date, user-friendly survey of this extremely dynamic field. Relying heavily on original materials and provocative notes and questions, this book encourages students to play the roles of national security professionals, politicians, judges, and ordinary citizens. And by showing the development of doctrine in historical context, it urges them to see their responsibility as lawyers to help keep us safe and free. Like earlier editions, the new book deals with basic separation-of-powers principles, the interaction of U.S. and international law, the use of military force, intelligence, detention, criminal prosecution, homeland security, and national security information — more than enough to provide teachers with a rich menu of readings for classes. New to the Seventh Edition: Latest developments on U.S. military involvement in Syria and Iran President Trump’s Border Wall and appropriations power Carpenter v. U.S. and recent FISA developments and FISC decisions Trump travel ban “Defending forward” in cyberspace New chapter on nuclear war Professors and students will benefit from: Carefully curated and edited original materials Extensive notes and questions to fill in the blanks Read-ins and chapter summaries to provide perspective Frequent references to historical and political context

Book Counterterrorism Law

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stephen Dycus
  • Publisher : Aspen Publishing
  • Release : 2020-06-02
  • ISBN : 1543820999
  • Pages : 1328 pages

Download or read book Counterterrorism Law written by Stephen Dycus and published by Aspen Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 1328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purchase of this ebook edition does not entitle you to receive access to the Connected eBook on CasebookConnect. You will need to purchase a new print book to get access to the full experience including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities, plus an outline tool and other helpful resources. A new fourth edition of Counterterrorism Law is on its way and will be available for review in late spring, in plenty of time for fall course adoptions. Recent judicial rulings, legislative initiatives, and executive reforms are prominently featured. They help refine our understanding of relevant government structures, processes, and institutions, and they raise critically important new questions. They also address new threats and breathtaking advances in technology. New to the Fourth Edition: The election of President Donald Trump has brought dramatic changes in executive branch decision making, too. These developments are reflected here, as well, including some that became available just days before the new book went to press. Professors and students will benefit from: This study of counterterrorism law is both comprehensive and self-contained. As in prior editions, we have organized the materials in this book into functional categories in order to facilitate study and to help put new developments in the field into perspective. This is not a “how-to-do-it” course, however.

Book The Political Economy of Covid 19

Download or read book The Political Economy of Covid 19 written by Jonathan Michie and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-18 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive book brings together research published during 2021 analysing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy – on output and employment, on inequality, and on public policy responses. The Covid-19 pandemic has been the greatest public health crisis for a century – since the ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic of 1919. The economic impact has been equally seismic. While it is too early to measure the full economic cost – since much of this will continue to accumulate for some time to come – it will certainly be one of the greatest global economic shocks of the past century. Some chapters in this edited volume report on specific countries, while some take a comparative look between countries, and others analyse the impact upon the global economy. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, there had been calls for a ‘great reset’ in face of the climate crisis, the increased income and wealth inequality, and the need to avoid further global financial crisis. With the devastating Covid-19 pandemic – a harbinger for further such pandemics – there is an even greater need for a reset, and for the reset to be that much greater. The chapters in this book were originally published as special issues in the journal International Review of Applied Economics.

Book Difference Making at the Heart of Learning

Download or read book Difference Making at the Heart of Learning written by Tom Vander Ark and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your students will change the world! Today’s learners know they face a complex future. They yearn to live in a world where people are working with purpose, leading with character and making a difference. Learning to identify problems and use smart tools to develop meaningful solutions will help them make a difference in their families, their communities and for society. They need your help. This inspirational, yet practical guide shows educators how to build on students’ own talents and interests to develop their desire for a better world, entrepreneurial mindset and personal leadership skills. Features include: New learning priorities centered around making a difference A framework based on the 25 most important issues of our time Examples and case studies from a diverse range of projects, people, and places Students learn more when they feel a sense of purpose. With adults like you to guide them, they’ll be ready to make a difference—and shape the world to come.

Book So  for the record

Download or read book So for the record written by Anton Harber and published by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This book was released on 2020-09-21 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Only Anton Harber, a pioneer of independent journalism in south Africa and one of the keenest observers of the media around, could have written the thriller that is this book.' – Jacob Dlamini Veteran journalist Anton Harber brings all his investigative skills to bear on his very own profession, the media. For two years he conducted dozens of interviews with politicians, journalists, policemen, state security agents and 'deep throats', before piecing together two remarkable tales. The first is a chilling story of police death squads, rogue units and renditions, and how South Africa's biggest newspaper was duped into doing the dirty work of corrupt politicians. The second starts with a broken and discarded hard drive and evolves, with many near misses, into the exposure of the depths of the Guptas' influence over the ruling party. Harber's two tales reveal the lows and highs of journalism during an era of state capture. His book is both a disquieting exposé of how easily the media can be duped by a conniving cabal for its own selfish ends, and a celebration of brilliant investigative reporting by brave and ethical journalists.

Book TERI Energy   Environment Data Diary and Yearbook  TEDDY  2020 21

Download or read book TERI Energy Environment Data Diary and Yearbook TEDDY 2020 21 written by TERI and published by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). This book was released on with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TERI Energy & Environment Data Diary and Yearbook (TEDDY) is an annual publication brought out by TERI since 1986. It is the only comprehensive energy and environment yearbook in India that provides updated information on the energy supply sectors (coal and lignite, petroleum and natural gas, power, and renewable energy sources), energy demand sectors (agriculture, industry, transport, household, buildings), and environment (local and global). Recent changes in the energy sector and environment are depicted with the help of graphs, figures, maps, and tables. The publication also reviews government policies associated with energy and environment. TEDDY 2020/21 gives an account of India’s commercial energy balances, extensively covering energy flows within different sectors of the economy and how they have been changing over time. These energy balances and conversion factors are a valuable reference for researchers, scholars, and organizations engaged in energy and related sectors. Contents of the book are organized into three sections—Energy Supply, Energy Demand, and Local and Global Environment. Interlinkage of SDGs with energy and environment also forms the subject matter of TEDDY 2020/21. The thirty-sixth edition continues to remain less prose intensive with inclusion of more data, represented with the help of infographics, thus making the publication an authentic and interesting read. Key Features: • Provides a review of government policies, programmes and initiatives that have implications for the petroleum and natural gas sector and the Indian economy • New chapters on Air Pollution, Solid Waste Management, Water Resource Management, and Land and Forest Resource Management • Exhaustive data from energy supply, energy demand, and local and global environment sectors Contents: Energy and environment: an overview Energy supply: Coal and lignite • Petroleum and natural gas • Power • Renewable energy Energy demand: Agriculture • Industry • Transport • Household energy • Buildings Local and global environment: Air quality and pollution • Solid waste management • Water resource management • Land and forest resource management • Climate change Audience: Researchers and Professionals from industries, government organizations, and public sector undertakings. Research scholars from different NGOs, bilateral and multilateral institutions, and academic institutions. Shelving: Energy, Environmental Sciences and Studies, Industry (Coal and lignite, oil and gas, power, renewable energy), climate change, Agriculture sector, Transport sector, domestic sector For sample chapters and Sankey diagram, please visit: www.teriin.org/projects/teddy List of Tables Energy and Environment: An Overview 1. SEC Indian industries 2. Trend in consumption of select petroleum products in the transport sector in India (in MT) · Commercial energy balance (2019/20) · Commercial energy balance (2020/21) (P) Coal and Lignite 1 New environmental norms for TPSs 2 FGD implementation status of TPSs—general summary (capacity in MW) 3 FGD implementation status of TPSs situated in NCR (capacity in MW) · Pithead run of mine price of non-coking coal applicable for Eastern Coalfields Limited, Bharat Coking Coal Limited, Central Coalfields Limited, Northern Coalfields Limited, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, South Eastern Coalfields Limited, and North Eastern Coalfields Limited, with effect from 27 November 2020 · Revised price of coking coal for NRS · Pit head price of non-coking coal applicable for Western Coalfields Limited, with effect from 27 November 2020 Petroleum and Natural Gas 1 Proved and probable reserves status during 2019/20 2 LNG terminals in India 3 Trend in installed refining capacity of Indian refineries 4 Trend in subsidies for the sale of petroleum and natural gas in India 5 List of taxes for the production and sale of crude oil in India 6 List of taxes for the production and sale of natural gas in India 7 Retail selling price and taxes on petrol and diesel in India and other countries in 2019/20 8 Trend in CNG stations, CNG vehicles, and CNG sales quantity in India · City gas distribution bidding parameters · Year-wise work programme for successful CGD bidders · Crude oil pipelines and capacity status · Petroleum products pipeline infrastructure status · Status of existing natural gas pipeline infrastructure · Price build-up of LPG in Delhi · Price build-up of superior kerosene oil (LPG) in Mumbai · Price build-up of MS in Delhi · Price build-up of HSD in Delhi · Status of domestic PNG connections, industrial, commercial PNG, and CNG connections (as on 31 May 2021) Power 1 Progress of substations in India up to March 2020 2 Import /export of energy by India into/from countries during 2019/20 3 Status of construction of Green Energy Corridors as on 31 December 2019 4 Works accomplished under IPDS 5 State/UT-wise AT&C loss performance (in %) 6 Average cost of supply, average revenue, and revenue gap 7 Selected state-/union territory-average tariff for sale of electricity in India (2007/08 to 2013/14) (in paise/kWh) 8 Sanctioned smart grid pilot projects and implementation status Renewable Energy 1 Status of solar parks in India 2 Top five players in solar PV 3 Benchmark costs for various solar thermal technologies Agriculture 1 Production, imports, and consumption of fertilizers ('000 tonnes of fertilizers) 2 Source-wise net irrigated area in India (in Mha) 3 Distribution of GHG emissions by sub-sectors from the agriculture sector in 2010 and 2016 (in GgCO2e) 4 State-/UT-wise cold storage capacity as on 31 December 2019 5 Irrigation water productivity of rice, wheat and sugar cane in major growing states 6 State-/UT-wise cumulative installation of solar water pumps (as of 31 December 2020) 7 On-farm solar energy interventions linking water and land use in different states in India · Policy categories and key nodal agency impacting energy use in agriculture · Electricity consumption in the agriculture sector Industry 1 Brief overview of different PAT cycles for aluminium sector 2 Production of aluminium by primary aluminium producers (in tonnes) 3 SEC in aluminium smelting 4 Brief overview of different PAT cycles for cement sector 5 Cement production 6 Average and best practice energy consumption values for Indian cement plants by process 7 Brief overview of different PAT cycle for chlor-alkali sector 8 Production of chlor-alkali 9 Section-wise energy consumption in caustic soda production 10 Brief overview of different PAT cycles for fertilizer sector 11 Production of urea, DAP and complex fertilizers (in MT) 12 Benchmarking energy consumption in the fertilizer sector 13 Brief overview of different PAT cycles for iron and steel sector 14 Crude steel production and capacity utilization 15 Comparison of Indian and international SEC for steel industry 16 Brief overview of different PAT cycles for pulp and paper sector 17 Benchmarking energy consumption in different industry groups of pulp and paper sector 18 Brief overview of different PAT cycles for textile sector 19 Production of yarn and fabric in India 20 Typical energy requirements for different process in the textile industry 21 Brief overview of different PAT cycles for petrochemical sector 22 Production (in MT) of major petrochemicals in India 23 Share of different types of energy consumption in petrochemical plants (in %) 24 Energy for ethane and naphtha crackers Transport 1 Trend in consumption of select petroleum products in India 2 India’s road network 3 Lane-wise length of national highways in India (in km) 4 Freight and passenger movement by roads 5 Major port-wise capacity utilization during 2018/19 (in MT) 6 Cargo traffic handeld at ports in India (in MT) 7 Traffic handled at non-major ports (in MT) 8 Funds allocated under Sagarmala scheme to coastal states/ UTs (2015/16–2018/19) 9 Cargo movement through inland waterways transport 10 Airports in India 11 Passenger traffic carried by scheduled airlines (in million) 12 Freight traffic carried by scheduled airlines (in thousand tonnes) 13 App-based transport projects under Smart Cities Mission 14 Operational metro rail length in Indian cities as of April 2021 · New acts/bills/rules · Status of various construction projects · Policies and programmes · Green initiatives Household Energy 1. A timeline of government acts, policies, and schemes for providing energy access to households · Per capita consumption of electricity · Per capita consumption of electricity in India · Total energy consumption by countries/regions · Village electrification in India · Reliability of power supply in rural and urban areas · DISCOM-wise monthly average duration of interruptions (July 2021) in 11kV rural and mixed feeders · Consumers (total and residential) of electricity in India · Distribution of households based on energy source for lighting · Source of energy for cooking in residential sector in India · Percentage distribution of households by primary energy source for lighting (2001/02–2011/12) · Percentage distribution of households by primary energy source for cooking (2001/02–2011/12) · Consumption of LPG and kerosene · Residential consumption of LPG and kerosene · Residential consumers of LPG · Electricity consumption and consumers in the residential sector Buildings 1. India’s energy projections 2. Electricity demand by 2030 3. Air-conditioning and cooling capacity of India in 2016 4. Final energy consumption for space cooling in buildings 5. Status of energy-efficiency policies in India Air Quality and Pollution 1. State-wise distribution of manual and continuous monitoring stations in operation under NAMP for 2020 2. Revised ambient air quality standards (2009) 3. Breakpoints for AQI scale 0–500 4. State-wise estimates of 24 h concentrations of PM2.5 in kitchens from the use of solid cooking fuels 5. Stack emission standards for major air polluting industries 6. New emission standards for TPPs 7. Emission standards for two-wheeler and three-wheeler categories 8. Emission standard for four-wheeler (4W) category 9. Emission norms for heavy diesel vehicles 10. Emission standards for generator sets (gensets) 11. Dose response study of short-term effects of criteria air pollutants on all daily mortality in India 12. Dose response study of short-term effects of criteria air pollutants all-cause mortality around the globe 13. Recent policies in different sectors to improve air quality in India · Comparison of ambient air quality standards of different countries · Number of days different cities/towns exceeded the NAAQS of PM2.5 in 2018 · Summary of source apportionment studies during the last decade in India · Studies conducted relating to health effects of air pollution Solid Waste Management · MSW gasification technologies · Recycling facilities located in Delhi and Ahmedabad · Management of C&D waste in major cities of India · Various treatment technologies for plastic waste and their environmental impacts Water Resource Management 1. Water resource potential (in BCM) in river basins of India 2. Criteria for categorization of assessment units 3. Sustainable Development Goal 6: National Indicator Framework Land and Forest Resource Management 1 Nutrient-wise consumption of fertilizer material in India (1999/2000–2018/19) (in lakh MT) 2 Category-wise total area under wastelands 3 Changes in area under wetlands from 2005/06 to 2011/12 4 Status of wetland conservation in India 5 Number of forest fire alerts issued by FSI from November 2018 to June 2019 6 State/UT-wise funds released under National Afforestation Programme (INR in crore) 7 Year-wise funds released under Green India Mission from 2016/17-2020/21 (INR in crore) 8 State-/UT-wise funds released under Compensatory Afforestation Funds by Ad-hoc CAMPA 9 Number of floral species, their endemism, and threat status 10 Number of faunal species, their endemism, and threat status 11 Animals, plants, fungi, and protists in the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List Categories 12 PAs in India 13 Some key acts related to the forestry and biodiversity sector in India Climate Change 1 Emission scenario 2 Level of CO2 emissions (in billion tonnes of CO2) 3 Emission trends across four major CO2 emitters 4 Global emissions and emission gap under the implementation of INDC for 2030 (median and range in GTCO2e) 5 Sector-wise national GHG emission in MT for 2016 6 Current status of state action plans on climate change · Carbon dioxide emissions across regions (in MtCO2) · Missions under National Action Plan on Climate Change · (a) Projects sanctioned under National Adaptation Fund on Climate Change · (b) Projects sanctioned under National Adaptation Fund on Climate Change List of Figures Energy and Environment: An Overview 1 Energy mix in 2020/21 2 Sankey diagram for 2020/21 (P) 3 Industry-wise consumption of raw coal 4 Coal transportation by various modes for 2020/21Total balance recoverable crude oil and natural gas reserves in India 4 5 Trend in domestic crude oil production 6 Crude import, product imports, and total imports (in '000 MT) 7 Trend in natural gas production, imports, consumption and import dependency 8 Installed generating capacity in India by mode (utilities) 9 Growth of gross electricity generation in India by mode 10 Growth of renewable energy sources 11 HSD and LDO consumption in the agriculture sector 12 Trends in electricity consumption in the industry sector 13 Consumption of selected petroleum products in the industry sector 14 Trend in fuel consumption in the Indian Railways 15 All-India annual per capita consumption of electricity since 2006 16 Consumption of electricity by the domestic sector from 2011/12 to 2020/21(P) 17 Percentage distribution of households by primary energy source for cooking (2001/02 and 2011/12) 18 Electricity consumption (kWh) in BU for commercial building segments 19 Commercial and residential energy consumption by use 20 Annual ambient concentrations of (i) SO2 and (ii) NO2 pollutants across the country (2008–20) 21 Annual ambient concentrations of PM2.5 across the country (2014–20) 22 Annual ambient concentrations of PM10 across the country (2008–20) 23 Per capita water availability in relation to population 24 Municipal solid waste management status in 2018/19 25 Trend of average water table in India from 1980 to 2015 26 Percentage of land area under various uses in 2017 27 Land-use change from 2010/11 to 2014/15 28 CO2 emissions in India as compared to GDP (PPP) 29 CO2 emissions within sub-sectors in India · Sankey diagram for 2019/20 Coal and Lignite 1 Coal reserves in India as on 1 April 2020 2 Lignite reserves in India (as on 1 April 2020) 3 Coal and lignite production in India 4 Target versus actual coal supply (in MT) in India 5 Coal production by CIL and SCCL 6 Production of coal (in %) from opencast and underground mining 7 Coal off-take (in %) by different sectors in India during 2020/21 8 Lignite off-take (in %) by different sectors in India during 2020/21 9 Coal transportation by various modes for 2018/19 10 India’s import of coal (in percentage share) 11 Coal imports and production trend (in MT) 12 India’s export of coal (in percentage share) 13 Fly ash generation and utilization (in MT) between 2015 and 2021 14 Mode of fly ash utilization during 2019/20 Petroleum and Natural Gas 1 Total balance recoverable crude oil and natural gas reserves in India 2 Basin-wise ultimate hydrocarbon reserves as on 31 March 2020 3 Basin-wise in-place hydrocarbon reserves as on 31 March 2020 4 Trend in domestic crude oil production 5 Crude import, product imports, and total imports 6 Crude import, product imports, and total imports 7 Trend in production of petroleum products from refineries and fractionators 8 Country-wise crude oil imports by India 9 Trend in petroleum products’ consumption in India 10 Status of petroleum products’ consumption during 2019/20 11 Trend in domestic natural gas production 12 Trend in natural gas production and import dependency 13 Trend in consumption of natural gas by different sectors 14 Trend in consumption of imported and domestic natural gas by different sectors 15 Crude throughput of Indian refineries 16 Trend in gross refining margin of Indian refineries 17 Trend in subsidies for the sale of petroleum and natural gas in India 18 Share of tax/duties to total contribution of petroleum sector to exchequer 19 Contribution of taxes from the oil and gas industry to the central exchequer 20 Trend of Excise Duty on petrol and diesel vis-à-vis crude oil price in India 21 Contribution of taxes from the oil and gas industry to the state exchequer 22 State-wise collection of sales tax/VAT/SGST/UTGST from the oil and gas industry in 2019/20 23 Trend in retail selling price and taxes of gasoline in India vis-à-vis other countries 24 Trend in retail selling price and taxes of diesel in India vis-à-vis other countries 25 Trends in the price of domestic gas produced in India on GCV basis 26 Trend in the geographical areas offered and awarded under city gas distribution bidding 27 Status of state-/UT-wise piped domestic, commercial, and industrial connections · Indian sedimentary basins Power 1 Installed generating capacity in India by mode (utilities) as on 31 March 2021 2 Installed generating capacity in India by sector (utilities) as on 31 March 2021 3 Growth rate of installed generating capacity in India (2020/21) 4 CAGR of installed generating capacity in India (2012–20) 5 Growth rate of electricity generation in India (2019/20) 6 Electricity generation in India (2012–20) 7 Growth of gross electricity generation in India by mode 8 PLF of coal- and lignite-based power plants 9 Power supply position: energy 10 Power supply position: peak 11 Growth rate of peak demand and met (2011–21) 12 Growth rate of energy requirement and availability 13 Sector-wise electricity consumption pattern 14 Electricity intensity of economy 15 AT&C and T&D losses 16 Per capita electricity consumption 17 Sustainable Development Goals Renewable Energy 1 Linkages of other SDGs to SDG 7 2 Grid power and their perentage share till March 2021 3 Growth of renewable energy sources (till March 2021) 4 Top 10 states in renewable installation (till March 2021) 5 Installed solar capacity (2015–21) 6 Top 10 states grid-connected installed solar capacity (till 28 February 2021) 7 Solar tariff (till March 2020/21) 8 Top 10 states by targets rooftop capacities 9 Net solar PV installed (2017–2020) 10 State-wise wind power potential at 100 m above ground level 11 Growth of wind energy sector (till July 2019) 12 State-wise installed capacity (as on December 2020) 13 Cumulative biomass power, gasification and bagasse cogeneration projects (up to June 2019) 14 State/UT-wise cumulative commissioned biomass power, waste-to-power, and bagasse cogeneration grid connected projects (up to 30 June 2019) 15 Family-size biogas plants (up to June 2019) 16 State-/UT-wise maximum waste generation and processing in urban areas in India .. (as on 31 December 2018) 17 Cumulative waste-to-energy/power projects (up to June 2019) 18 State-wise ethanol manufacturing capacity in India 19 Year-wise cumulative installed capacity till June 2019 20 Tidal energy potential 21 Target for geothermal energy deployment Agriculture 1 Production of different agricultural products in India 2 HSD and LDO consumption in the agriculture sector 3 Electricity consumption in the agriculture sector 4 Region-wise electricity consumption in the agriculture sector 5 Production of urea, diammonium phosphate, and other complex fertilizers (in MT) 6 Trend in GHG emission from the agriculture sector in India (in GgCO2e) 7 Percentage share of major farm machineries used in Indian agriculture 8 Farm power availability and foodgrain yield 9 Share of major crops in the gross cropped area in India (in %) 10 Number of tractors sold 11 Number of power tillers sold 12 Number of diesel and electric pumps used in India 13 Selected state UT-wise area covered under microirrigation (drip and sprinkler) in India Industry 1 Share of different processes in crude steel production Transport 1 World transport sector energy balance 2 Share (in %) of GHG emissions in transport sector in India 3 India transport sector energy balance 4 Total number of registered motor vehicles in India 5 Trend in electrification of route network of railways 6 Gauge-wise growth in network of the Indian Railways 7 Addition made to capacity through new lines, gauge conversion, and doubling of lines by the Indian Railways 8 Trend in passenger traffic movement on the Indian Railways 9 Trend in railways freight segment earnings on average rate per tonne kilometre basis 10 Trend in fuel consumption in the Indian Railway 11 Share of commodity groups in total traffic at major ports in 2017/18 12 Growth in capacity in Indian shipping industry in terms of number of vessels and gross tonnage 13 Trend in passenger load factor of scheduled Indian airlines in the domestic market Household Energy 1 Residential consumers of LPG 2 Percentage of power consumption in residential sector to total power consumed by all sectors 3 Consumption of LPG and kerosene in the residential sector 4 LPG refills from May 2016 until June 2019 5 Growth of LPG consumers in India 6 Consumption of LPG consumers in India 7 Consumption of LPG (in %) in residential sector 8 Growth of residential consumers in India 9 Consumption of electricity by residential sector Buildings 1 Consumption of electricity by sectors in India in 2019/20 2 Commercial energy consumption by use 3 Residential energy consumption by use 4 Building typologies as per ECBC, 2017 5 Building typologies as per Eco-Niwas Samhita, 2018 6 HVAC load break-up (in %) 7 Energy-efficient building design process 8 Building form and orientation for passive design 9 Shading design strategies 10 Structural and thermal loads 11 Façade with different WWR 12 Daylighting as a passive design strategy 13 Types of ventilation 14 Energy reduction with increase in design indoor temperature 15 Percentage growth of cooling requirement in India Air Quality and Pollution 1 Annual ambient concentration of different pollutants across the country during 2008–20 2 State/UT-wise average ambient air quality status of different pollutant parameters for the period of 2008–20 3 Sectorial contribution to ambient PM10 and PM2.5 4 Institutional framework of air quality governance in India Solid Waste Management 1. Trajectory of average MSW generated in India between 2011 and 2019 2. MSW management status in India 3. MSW composition for waste received from Gurugram 4. Status of solid waste treatment 5. Major e-waste contributing states in India 6. Composition of plastic waste in major plastic waste generating cities in India as of 2015/16 7. GHG emissions from solid waste disposal sites and reduction potential 8. Emission points from MSW sector · Status of MSW generation in each state/UT of India · Major recycling infrastructure in some of the states of India · Plastic waste generation in some of the Indian states/UTs · Management of plastics in India · Average constituents of C&D waste · C&D waste generated in major cities of India · C&D waste management in India · C&D waste recycling in a typical recycling facility Water Resource Management 1. Per capita water availability in relation to population (a) Category of groundwater exploitation in monitored blocks in India and (b) the number of groundwater assessment units 2. Depth to water-level maps for (a) pre-monsoon and (b) post-monsoon in 2018 3. Trend of average water table in India from 1980 to 2015 4. Number of districts with fluoride in groundwater above the permissible limit 5. Number of locations in different states with arsenic concentration in groundwater above the permissible limit (0.01 to 0.05 mg/L and > 0.05 mg/L) 6. Number of districts with electrical conductivity in groundwater above the permissible limit 7. Number of districts with iron in groundwater above the permissible limit 8. Number of districts with nitrate in groundwater above the permissible limit (45 mg/L) 9. Net irrigated area in India 10. Access to safe drinking water in rural households (in %) 11. Access to safe drinking water in urban households (in %) 12. BOD trends of waterbodies in India (in mg/L) 13. Total coliform (in MPN/100 mL) trends of waterbodies in India 14. Faecal coliform (in MPN/100 mL) trends of waterbodies in India Land and Forest Resource Management 1. Percentage of area under various uses in 2017 2. Land-use change from 2010/11 to 2014/15 3. Linkage of SDG 15 to other SDGs 4. Forest cover in terms of percentage to the total geographical area 5. Trend analysis of forest cover in India between 2005 and 2019 6. Forest area of six regions of the country along with annual fire alerts 7. Trend in afforestation from 2007/08 to 2014/15 by MoEFCC 8. Endemic and threatened endemic species of India 9. The area under protected areas in India Climate Change 1 Annual total number of extreme climatic events in India 2 All-India annual mean temperature anomalies for 1901–2020 (based on the 1981–2010 average) 3 Spatial patterns of liner trends of (a) maximum and (b) minimum temperatures 4. Spatial pattern of trend (°C/100 years) in mean annual temperature anomalies (1901–2020) 5. Decadal means of all-India summer monsoon rainfall (in percentage departure from mean) 6. All-India annual mean percentage departures for 1901–2020 (based on the 1961–2010 average) 7. Sub-divisional trends of (a) seasonal and (b) monsoon rainfall for 1901–2003 8. Time series of active (upper panel) and break (lower panel) during the monsoon season 9. Cyclone tracks of depressions and cyclonic storms formed during 2020: a) monsoon season b) other seasons 10. Emission trends across four major CO2 emitters 11. CO2 emissions (in MTCO2) in India in comparison to GDP (PPP) 12. CO2 emissions within subsectors in India 13. Emissions by fuel type in India 14. Comparison of coal cess collected, amount transferred to, and financed from projects recommended under NCEEF List of Maps Petroleum and Natural gas 1. Crude oil and product infrastructure in India 2. Natural gas infrastructure in India Renewable Energy 1. Solar potential of Indian states/union territories 2. State-wise wind energy potential at 100/120 m above ground level 3. Biomass power, bagasse cogeneration, and waste-to-energy 4. Small hydro potential in India 5. Geothermal potential in India Agriculture 1. State-wise annual land-use cover change in India: 2003–05 to 2011–13 Building 1. Climate zone map of India Water Resource Management 1 Places with fluoride concentration more than 1.5 mg/L 2 Locations with arsenic concentration in groundwater above the permissible limit (0.01 to 0.05 mg/L and > 0.05 mg/L) 3 Distribution of electrical conductivity in India Land and Forest Resource Management 1 Wasteland map of India 2 State-wise number of wetlands in India 3 Forest types in India 4 Forest cover in India

Book Public Policy

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  • Author : Michael E. Kraft
  • Publisher : CQ Press
  • Release : 2020-01-07
  • ISBN : 1544374593
  • Pages : 573 pages

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