The past few years have witnessed an increase in the occurrence of natural disasters globally such as the devastating bushfire in 2020 in Australia that decimated the Koala bear population and the wildfire in 2021 in the Amazon rainforest that smothered a vast area of Brazil in smoke for several days at length. Back home in India, we’ve seen… Continue reading Water Crisis in India: Strategies to Save Water
India is the world’s fourth-largest emitter of CO2, standing right after China, the US, and the EU. During the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26) in 2021, India pledged that it will achieve net-zero carbon emission by 2070. Is India poised to fulfill its promise? A meme went viral in March. It took a… Continue reading Can India achieve net-zero carbon emission by 2070?
Introduction Agriculture is the mainstay sector of India’s economy and uses 60% to 90% of the available water, depending on climate and economic development of the area2. With increasing pressure on agricultural land and water resources it is estimated that to satisfy food demand in 2050, the world’s agricultural production must increase by 70% and… Continue reading Sustainable deployment of solar water pumps: A case study of Rewari, Haryana
The anthropogenic forcing of greenhouse gases has turned out to be a dominant force propelling sea level rise. Sea levels in the 20th century have been rising at an average rate of 0.06m per decade.¹ The Indian subcontinent is highly vulnerable to threats arising from sea level rise given its demography. The country has a… Continue reading Coastal Displacement in the Indian Subcontinent
Conflict over scarce natural resources has been documented as an important source of armed struggle1. Billon2states, “the idea that wars are associated with resources is probably as old as war itself”. Climate change and the associated reduction in freshwater availability, worsening soil productivity, increase in weather volatility and heightened atmospheric warming are expected to aggravate… Continue reading Environment and Agriculture Related Conflicts in India: Insights from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data ACLED
Abstract The use of performance measurement and management, while a fairly standard managerial practice in the private sector, is relatively uncommon in public management. This is especially true for the Indian subcontinent wherein governments traditionally only present themselves for evaluation every election cycle. However, this scenario has begun to change over the last decade, particularly… Continue reading Performance Measurement in Public Administration: A Case Study of Antyodaya Saral, Haryana
The agricultural sector is considered to be the driving force of almost all economies across the world. It plays a prominent role in fulfilling the needs of mankind in terms of food supply and providing raw materials for industries. In the Indian context, it is the primary source of livelihood for rural people engaging 60% of… Continue reading Doubling of Farmers’ Income by 2025: “New” Policy Reforms
