Urbanisation and Environment
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...
The process of urbanisation in India has been slow with lopsided concentration of population in large cities. Unsustainable cities marked by a variety of environmental problems are the outcomes. Innov...
Cities are dynamic human artifacts undergoing changes which influence their relationships with the surroundings. Initially the rural-urban interface was conceived as characterised by distinctly differ...
The process of urbanisation in India has been slow with lopsided concentration of population in large cities. Unsustainable cities marked by a variety of environmental problems are the outcomes. Innovative city planning and public awareness are steps to counter these processes.
Cities are dynamic human artifacts undergoing changes which influence their relationships with the surroundings. Initially the rural-urban interface was conceived as characterised by distinctly different land-use patterns and human behaviours. However, growing urban population and increasing rural-urban interdependencies have not only changed this perception, but have also brought attention to ens...