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Biocontrol of Aravalli’s Vilayati Keekar
The unique climatic and edaphic characteristics of India assist biological invasion by alien species like the vilayati keekar that damage native diversity. Control methods for eradicating the species...
Haryana’s Disappearing Lakes
Damdama and Badhkal, two prominent lakes situated in the north and south of the Aravalli outcrops, have all but vanished. Increasing human interference, unprecedented rise in built up area, privatisat...
The Vanishing Aravalli
One of the oldest mountains of the subcontinent, the Aravalli play a significant role in arresting the onslaught of the deserts from western Rajasthan and beyond, apart from preserving the rich cultur...
The impacts of global temperature increase will be more significantly felt in India because of its high population and low resilience and adaptive capabilities.
<p>Dr Leena Srivastava, Vice Chancellor, TERI-SAS, speaks with G’nY on the likelihood and impacts of increasing global mean temperatures, the effects in India, the policy gaps in combating threats to...
O P Rawat | India’s electoral integrity suffers in the areas of campaign finance and media coverage
O P Rawat, Chief Election Commissioner of India, speaks with G’nY on the feasibility of simultaneous elections, state funded elections and the shortcomings of our electoral system.
Electronic Voting Machines-Reforming the Elections
Electronic voting machines have transformed the system of voting world over. The machines have undergone multiple changes since its inception and even today continue to evolve. In India, EVMs have ens...
Revisiting India’s Electoral Systems
While debates around the relative advantage and disadvantage of electoral systems have usually centred on First-Past-The-Post and Proportional Representation Systems, both these need to be revisited i...
O P Rawat I India’s electoral integrity suffers in the areas of campaign finance and media coverage
Citizenship and Representative Claims: Implications for 2019
India is among the few nations that have an unbroken history of conducting fair and regular elections. While the credit of a sustained electoral politics goes to the citizens of the country, the defin...
Election Prep
Five states in India are polling for the state assembly seats this winter, soon to be followed by the general elections for the Lok Sabha in 2019. We present a few updates on the preparations, current...