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The GM food Imbroglio
Genetically modified crops have been under scrutiny for being unhealthy, destroying the traditional cropping practices and yet they seem to be providing answers to burgeoning food requirements. A care...
The Doomsday Vault–Conservation for the World’s Crops
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault or the Doomsday Vault is a seed storage facility for the world’s agricultural crops that can help in combating the effects of climate change, population growth, extincti...
Scarcity and displacement: Water Woes Compel
The clouds have been unkind to Telangana for years, taking a toll on the land, rendering water bodies barren and scarred. To combat this, the Telangana government took to building reservoirs to irriga...
Forest Stewardship Council
The forest certification systems by the Forest Stewardship Council is reflective of an emergent need, intertwining business and ethics. Its guidelines have setup a benchmark against which the modus op...
Living root bridges
Living tree bridges that one finds in picturesque Meghalaya are called Jingkieng Deingjri meaning ‘bridge of the rubber tree’ in Khasi. Tree bridges are natural structures that are examples of bioengi...
Ten Most Saline Locations on Earth
<p>The most saline locations on Earth contain salt, or sodium chloride, and also other minerals and contain these in much greater quantities than the ocean. The following are the locations in the worl...
No Low Hanging Fruits in Water Management
With rapidly changing consumption patterns, the discourse is not only about conserving conventional means, but also about finding new sources of water and allocating them to various competitive uses.