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Aquaculture in Sunderban Climate Change Adaptation
Climate change impact in the Sunderban ecoregion with rising sea level and accelerated coastal erosion is already evident in the Mousani Island and Namkhana, Bermajur and Sandeshkhali Blocks in the Su...
Agricultural Credit
Agriculture credit is a loan or extension of credit provided by a bank for agricultural or allied rural use – one of the most crucial inputs for agricultural development.
The Lost Seed
With the onslaught of green revolution and now the advent of genetically modified species, traditional seed culture practices are slowly but surely dying-out. India’s vast biodiversity in terms of ind...
Playing God-GM Foods
Genetic Modification is a process by which DNA of an organism can be altered to synthesise a new, usually better or more efficient version of the original organism. The breakthrough in science was ini...
Organic Agriculture-An Indian Perspective
Organic farming in India is a traditional practice. With the advent of chemical fertilisers, farmers chartered new paths to higher levels of productivity. With the ills of inorganic inputs now apparen...
Agricultural Calculations Decoded
The Indian agricultural scenario is experiencing a series of changes since the green revolution. Here is a brief essay that outlines concepts of how agricultural calculations are undertaken - agricult...
Fertilisers-Assisting Productivity
The increased use of chemical fertilisers in India came with the advent of Green Revolution in the 1960s. Introduction of fertilisers helped greatly to increase the food production in the country in a...
Rinchenpong Beauty and its People
A sleepy town in West Sikkim that is an epitome of rich heritage, natural beauty and culture - heaven on earth. Situated at an altitude of 5580 ft Rinchenpong is a fairly new but must go tourist desti...
Down the Ages-Excavation Sites in Chhattisgarh
The State is taking a keen initiative to explore and excavate sites that hold historical importance and at the same time Chhattisgarh is practising conservation and preservation of several sites with...
Polar Geopolitics-Security, Sovereignty and Stewardship
An unbiased institutional body working as an overseer and comprising of a legislative organ to construct and modulate strong political frameworks and agendas that demand sustainable approach in the ex...