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Clean energy for a greener future
The fifth edition of the 'Cool IT Leaderboard' report, prepared by Greenpeace India, ranks 21 IT companies according to their clean energy leadership potential, willingness to embrace clean energy solutions and potential to influence energy decisions.
Hunger pangs among Indian children
The HUNGaMA (Hunger and Malnutrition) Survey conducted by the Naandi Foundation presents India's malnutrition data at the district level in a pioneering attempt to make the voices of over 74,000 mothers heard.
Politics and prosperity
Arun Sinha's book Nitish Kumar and the Rise of Bihar traces the journey of the Indian state of Bihar through changing ideologies and governance to become one of the fastest developing states.
The dividend of gender parity
Global economies with greater representation of women in top positions have been found to perform better, says the report The Gender Dividend: A Business Case for Gender Equality by UN Women.
Human rights in Assam
Insurgency, Counter Insurgency and the issues of Human Rights by Anandaram Dhekial Phookan College of Nagaon, Assam, discusses a significant phase of the northeast-Indian state of Assam's social history in the recent past taking the cardinal issue of human rights as the focus.
Economics to end poverty
Poor Economics draws from the rich experiences of authors Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo in development economics and argues that ground trials are the best way to devise economic theories for the developing world.
Climate adaptation for Ganga river ecosystem
A recent report For a Living Ganga: Working with people and aquatic speciesby World Wildlife Fund emphasises on locally developed climate adaptation strategies to improve the Ganga ecosystem.
Towards zero child hunger
Six million children die of hunger every year. Policy brief Zero child hunger: breaking the cycle of malnutrition by International Initiative for Impact Evaluation explores evidence to show that increased household income and better diets improve children’s nutritional status.
Justice for Nepal's wartime abuses
The report Adding Insult to Injury: Continued Impunity for Wartime Abuses calls for the government to stand by its public commitments and international treaty obligations to conduct credible investigations and prosecute those responsible for wartime abuses in Nepal.
Guidelines for cost-effective disaster management
Effective prevention of natural disasters is often possible and cost-effective, says Natural Hazards, Unnatural Disasters, a World Bank report dealing with the economics of effective prevention.
Capitalism fuelling climate change
A new report Outing the Oligarchy identifies the top 50 individuals whose investments benefit and reinforce climate change. The report also connects the impasse at Durban climate talks and the Occupy Wall Street movement against capitalism.
Global AIDS report 2011
Access to treatment has helped avert 2.5 million deaths in low and middle income countries, says the World Aids Day Report 2011 by UNAIDS. The report offers detailed regional analysis and suggests faster, smarter and better ways to minimise HIV/AIDS deaths.
Torture in India
Torture in India 2011, a report by Asian Centre for Human Rights recommends Indian government to enact an anti-torture law addressing torture and custodial deaths in the country.
Policy brief on managing climatic risks, disasters
The special report Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation by IPCC outlines the climatic concerns arising from environmental and human factors and provides suitable options for managing the risks posed by them.
No justice for juveniles
The recent report Juveniles of Jammu and Kashmir: Unequal before the law & denied justice in custody published by Asian Centre for Human Rights appeals that young adolescents should be arrested, detained and tried as juveniles and not as adults in conflict-ridden state of Jammu and Kashmir.
World's worst pollution problems
The World's Worst Toxic Pollution Problems 2011 report reveals that contrary to popular belief, most toxic hotspots result from poorly regulated, locally owned small and medium scale operations, rather than large multinational corporations.
Human Development Report 2011
The Human Development Report 2011 Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All by UNDP shows how environmental degradation intensifies inequality through adverse impacts on the disadvantaged.
Opportunities to achieve MDGs
Keep the Promise: Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) report published by the United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan highlights case studies, UN and partner organisations’ projects and opportunities available in India for achieving the MDGs.
Global trends in secondary education
Global education digest 2011 report published by UNESCO Institute of Statistics reveals that girls face the greatest barriers in attaining secondary education as the gender gap widens across the globe.
Global population report
Unleash women power to accelerate progress in all fronts of economic growth and development across the world, recommends People and Possibilities in a World of 7 Billion, a report published by the United Nations Population Fund.
