The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025
<p>The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025, passed by the Rajasthan Assembly, aims to establish a Bikaner Development Authority to regulate development activities in the Bikaner district. The bill
Land Use
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Insights from distribution dynamics inform strategies to conserve a dhole Cuon alpinus metapopulation in India
<p>Most large carnivore populations currently occur in heterogeneous landscapes, with source populations embedded in a matrix of human-dominated habitats.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/dhole-metapopulation-India.pdf"
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Tracking progress of the 2020 climate turning point
The world is already experiencing severe impacts of climate change, from extreme heat waves, sea level rise to species die-offs and crop failures. Must act quickly to stabilize global warming below 1.5°
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Agricultural Statistics at a Glance 2018
Agriculture and allied sector forms the bedrock of Indian economy as it engages more than 50% of the workforce and contributes about 17% to the country’s Gross Value Added (GVA). The developments in this
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Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems
<p>Food systems have the potential to nurture human health and support environmental sustainability, however our current trajectories threaten both. The EAT–Lancet Commission addresses the need to
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Large-scale reforestation: starting with public lands in the Brazilian Amazon
Although promoting large-scale reforestation is no easy task, Brazil is uniquely positioned to reap substantial gains from undertaking this endeavor. Internally, it stands to benefit from addressing a
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Tracking progress of the 2020 climate turning point: executive summary
In 2017 several leading climate analysis organizations came together as part of the Mission 2020 campaign to define six milestones—in energy, transport, land use, industry, infrastructure, and finance—that
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Introduction of a leguminous shrub to a rubber plantation changed the soil carbon and nitrogen fractions and ameliorated soil environments
<p>The conversion of monoculture rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) plantations into rubber-based agroforestry systems has become a common trend in forestry management in the past few decades. <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/leguminous_shrub_rubber_plantation.pdf"
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Pollution and environmental stressors modulate the microbiome in estuarine mangroves: a metagenome analysis
<p>The microbial communities of mangroves which form important links in elemental cycling and bioremediation have not been elucidated in most parts of the world. <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/estuarine_mangroves.pdf"
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal constructions in the in the Aravali hills, 23/10/2018
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sonya Ghosh Vs. State of Haryana & Others dated 23/10/2018 regarding illegal constructions in the in the Aravali hills.</p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Aravali_Hills_NGT_Order_Illegal_Constructions.pdf"
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When too much isn’t enough: Does current food production meet global nutritional needs?
<p>Sustainably feeding the next generation is often described as one of the most pressing “grand challenges” facing the 21st century. Generally, scholars propose addressing this problem by