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Resources Information System (NRIS): A strategic tool for decision making
Environment | Environment | ICT for DevelopmentFebruary 2006, Anand Kumar, Development Alternatives.
The Natural Resources Information System (NRIS) is a database with information relating to land, water, forests, soils and socio-economic conditions of resource use from all over India. Having all this information integrated into one location can immensely systematise and speed up the decision-making processes related to resource use and conservation.
The e-waste problem
Environment | Environment | ICT for DevelopmentNovember 25, 2005, Express Computer Online
Pollution caused from the burning of e-waste, unhealthful conditions for workers and dumping in open spaces are the major components of e-waste. This article discusses the growing problems posed by e-waste in cities of India.
