Towards Risk Sensitive Development
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Youth Stress in Institutions of Higher Learning, Can Short-term Fixes Work?
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
Kaziranga and the Question of ESZ
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...
Arunachal’s Wetland Wonder: Glaw Lake Earns India’s 101st Ramsar Recognition
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...
IMPACT ARTICLES
Building on a Flood Plain and a Fault Zone
A nation that seeks to educate the common man about the pitfalls of poor siting on one hand, chooses to do an exact opposite on the other.
The Land Acquisition Legislation: An Update
The present government has placed a huge stake on the Land Acquisition Amendment Bill. It is convinced that without it all the proposed schemes in the social sector and reforms in the industry will no...
Intra region trade: A regional perspective among SAARC countries
The intra-regional trade among the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries is exceedingly low as compared to the European and South East Asian countries. According to the Fe...
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Building on a Flood Plain and a Fault Zone
A nation that seeks to educate the common man about the pitfalls of poor siting on one hand, chooses to do an exact opposite on the other.
The Land Acquisition Legislation: An Update
The present government has placed a huge stake on the Land Acquisition Amendment Bill. It is convinced that without it all the proposed schemes in the social sector and reforms in the industry will not take place. It also treats two classes—consent and social impact assessment, as major hurdles in achieving its objectives. Only time will tell whether the government has got the correct assessment o...
