A grain of truth about Climate change
Climate change has proved to be both a boon and a bane for agriculture in India. Though it has led to a decline in cultivation of crops like sorghum (chara), pearl-millet (bajara) and groundnut, there
Rajesh Kumar
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Peasants battle cry for land in Punjab
An Investigation into police and landlord repression of land struggle by dalit peasants in villages of Sangrur District of Indian Punjab.
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Revision of rates of NPV applicable for different class/category of forests
Forests provide numerous goods and services that support life. The importance of forests in a country such as ours is even more significant considering the large amount of marginalised communities that
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Health care inequities in north India: Role of public sector in universalizing health care
<p>Income inequality is associated with poor health. Inequities exist in service utilization and financing for health care. Health care costs push high number of households into poverty in India. We undertook
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How safe are our rural structures? Lessons from the 2011 Sikkim Earthquake
Increasing frequency and intensity of earthquakes has renewed the urgency in improving the preparedness and in making the infrastructure earthquake-resistant. Sikkim, a northeastern Indian Himalayan state,
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Petroleum Ministry slashes Delhis kerosene quota
Keeping in view of cash subsidy for kerosene oil, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has released only 33 per cent allocation of kerosene oil to Delhi for June and July. In other words, 67 per cent allocation of kerosene oil has been reduced. This led to heart burn in the party MLAs.
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Subsidy aimed at helping families switch to LPG
The Delhi Government is all set to introduce cash subsidy to all BPL and AAY card holder families using kerosene as fuel switchover to LPG. To make Delhi a kerosene free city, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has set up a joint working group to look at modalities for implementation of the scheme.
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Temporal change detection in two watershed areas of Kumaon region and its impact on livelihood of forest fringe communities
Landscape changes were measured in two watersheds of western Himalayas over a period of 17 years using satellite images. Whereas the total forest cover was found to have been altered, there was substantial shift
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Microbial slime monitoring and control practices in hard wood based paper mill
The latest trends in the paper industry are towards manufacturing by a neutral or alkaline process, greater consumption of secondary fibers and the closing up of the process water systems. Paper machine systems usually support significant growth of micro-organisms due to congenial and favorable conditions persisting during the manufacture of paper.
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Pesticides trapped in "Bermuda Triangle": Issues in safe and sound management
This article reflects on issues governing pesticides safe and sound management in India, various international agreements to which India is a party and the avenues of improvement in the regulatory framework.