印度“最便宜轿车”遭环保人士质疑

英国《卫报》近日报道：经过几年的秘密准备，印度塔塔公司日前推出一款“最便宜的轿车”。售价仅为1290英镑（约18000元人民币），这使得汽车制造商推出低价微型车的计划在印度变成了现实。     

印度:危险废弃物的进口及处理

世界有时候让人觉得太不公平。以大欺小、以强凌弱、以富压贫。小者、弱者、贫者只能瞅机会。“报复”一下,出出气,比如在“世界杯”赛场上。可更多的时候还得忍气吞声。“殖民主义”这个词,我们再熟悉不过了,以前是武力征服,后来是经济掠夺、文化渗透,形式一变再变,骨子里都一样。往别人家门口倒垃圾,就是“殖民主义”心理作祟。印度一年要处理1亿吨(进/出口)货物,由于对危险废弃物的进口控制不够严格,致使这个国家成为垃圾倾倒场,各种各样的垃圾来自49个国家,包括澳大利亚,德国、加拿大、美国、英国、科威特和日本,这些国家从未提供进入港口的危险废弃物的型号和数量信息。     

中印环保合作基础及政策建议分析

中印合作是服务国内、国际两个大局的重要方面。自2013年以来,中印两国领导人多次会晤,双方达成一系列重要共识,中印合作迎来新的战略机遇期。本文以中印环保合作为切入点,分析了加强两国环保合作的重要基础,并提出深化中印环保合作交流高层对话、建立中印环保双边合作常态机制等具有实际操作性的政策建议。     

印度对垃圾的处理办法

印度独立50多年来,政府实施了一系列经济发展计划,旨在迅速发展国民经济和扩大农业、工业、运输以及其它基础设施,从而增加生产和就业,减少贫穷、缩小差距,建立一个平等公正和富强繁荣社会.为了增加农业生产和农业中的就业机会,印度的各个五年计划都努力扩大耕地面积,推广使用新技术,如扩大灌溉面积,不断增施化肥、农药和杂交种子.工业领域中,既建立了新产业,也扩大了原有产业,并正在不断提高技术水平.在发展工农业的同时,各种基础设施,如能源、交通、运输、通讯、银行,虽然在各方面都取得了长足的进步,但生态环境的不断恶化也是不容否定的事实.环境问题所造成的经济损失仅1995年就高达97亿美元,占当年国内生产总值的4.5%.     

Heavy metal concentrations in redeveloping soil of mine spoil under plantations of certain native woody species in dry tropical environment, India

Total concentration of heavy metals(Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Ni, Mn and Zn) was estimated in the redeveloping soil of mine spoil under 5-yr old plantations of four woody species namely: Albizia lebbeck, Albizia procera, Tectona grandis and Dendrocalamus strictus.The data recorded in the present study were compared with other unplanted coal mine spoil colliery, which was around to the study site and adjoining area of dry tropical forest. Among all the heavy metals, the maximum concentration was found for Fe and minimum for Cd.However, among all four species, total concentrations of these heavy metals were recorded maximally in the plantation plots of T. grandis except for Fe, while minimally in A. lebbeck except for Zn, whereas, the maximum concentration of Fe and Zn was in the plantation plots of D. strictus and A. procera. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences due to species for all the heavy metals except Cu.Among four species, A. lebbeck, A. procera and D. strictus showed more efficient for reducing heavy metal concentrations whereas T. grandis was not more effective to reduce heavy metal concentrations in redeveloping soil of mine spoil.     

印度的环保NGO

最近，我随中国环境报社环境考察交流采访团赴印度考察。在印度前后停留了七天，先后去了德里、果阿、孟买、普纳，阿哥拉等五城市，虽然走马观花，浮光掠影，但印度环保民间组织的孜孜以求给我们留了久久不能忘怀的印象。     

Kachchh (India) earthquake 2001--causes,severity and impact on groundwater resources

Earthquake 2001 in Bhuj region of Kachchh district of Gujarat(India) was one of the most devastating earthquakes in the Indian history. This earthquake has caused severe damage to human life and properties. The impact of earthquake on groundwater resources at many locations was significant. Steep rise in static water level due to earthquake was observed at Bhachau and Chandarani. At other location groundwater followed the declining trend.