Lessons from Japan What could be done in India?
Student distress is an increasingly recognised concern, poignantly reflected in the rising instances of student suicides across institutions of higher learning in India. Despite institutional mechanis...
ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS, BIODIVERSITY
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced plans to reduce the Kaziranga Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) to one km as opposed to the current 10 km. The state government’s intention has raised con...
Glaw Lake was recently designated as Arunachal Pradesh’s First and India’s 101st Ramsar Site. It is located within the Kamlang Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary. It hosts diverse flora and fauna sp...
In Japan, the Earthquake Early Warning system played a crucial role in saving thousands of lives. India is also striving to deploy such a system and forecast earthquakes.
With the rapid urbanisation, motorisation and industrialisation in India, air pollution specially fine particulate matter and air toxins have become a threat to the environment in general and human he...
Three aspects are highlighted - trade can make a substantial impact on water security policies, the organisational and financial support systems for community based organisations are still not a part...
The developed and developing countries have differed on protocol and regulatory mechanisms of climate negotiations essentially because of varying geophysical specificities and countries’ strategies of...
In Japan, the Earthquake Early Warning system played a crucial role in saving thousands of lives. India is also striving to deploy such a system and forecast earthquakes.
With the rapid urbanisation, motorisation and industrialisation in India, air pollution specially fine particulate matter and air toxins have become a threat to the environment in general and human health in particular.
Three aspects are highlighted - trade can make a substantial impact on water security policies, the organisational and financial support systems for community based organisations are still not a part of the mainstream policy reform agenda and the standards for human water consumption needs are somewhat opaque.