Panchayati Raj has attracted women to politics in large numbers, particularly from the scheduled castes and tribes, many of whom are first-timers. Success at the grassroots level has given women eloqu...
The National Literacy Mission has set itself a target to make 70 million adults literate for the 12th Five Year Plan. If full literacy is achieved PRIs can see improved performance through increased p...
There is an urgent need for a shift from a risk mitigation cum relief-centric approach in disaster management. The panchayat is uniquely equipped to deal with disasters on a sustainable basis.
<p>With a record heatwave experienced in the Siberian part of the Arctic region, this paper explores the unusual phenomenon and why the Siberian heatwave is an awakening call of distress. The paper al...
Fluctuation in demand supply equilibrium and inaction of OPEC countries is affecting global oil prices though India’s under-recovery refineries are benefitting from the fall in crude oil price.
<p>Located in the Dehradun district, the Asan Conservation Reserve is the 38th Ramsar site in India and first in the state of Uttarakhand. It is a human-made wetland, which has resulted due to the Asa...
<p>A new paper by British climate writer, Paul Homewood says that average temperature rise in the USA is not alarming. Based on the data received from the NOAA, it claims that there has been little or...
<p>With a record heatwave experienced in the Siberian part of the Arctic region, this paper explores the unusual phenomenon and why the Siberian heatwave is an awakening call of distress. The paper also attempts to analyse the various impacts of the prolonged heating in the Arctic region on the world.</p>
Fluctuation in demand supply equilibrium and inaction of OPEC countries is affecting global oil prices though India’s under-recovery refineries are benefitting from the fall in crude oil price.
<p>Located in the Dehradun district, the Asan Conservation Reserve is the 38th Ramsar site in India and first in the state of Uttarakhand. It is a human-made wetland, which has resulted due to the Asan Barrage being put in place in 1967. The barrage, fed by the Asan River and several minor discharge channels of Yamuna, supports myriad endangered species of birds including two waterbird species—red...
