Ground water provides for about 60% of the irrigation needs, 85% of rural drinking water requirements and 50% of urban water needs. Over-exploitation and contamination has resulted in...
Renewable energy is the production of energy from sources which do not pollute the environment and which in theory are not at risk of depletion e.g., solar and...
The South Asian economies face the greatest threat to energy security in the light of increasing population and decreasing fossil fuels. Current gaps in energy cooperation: Pakistani denial...
The double burden of malnutrition refers to the dual burden of under- and over nutrition (leading to obesity) occurring simultaneously within a population. The data from the latest...
Government of India has announced National monetization pipeline for asset monetization. Asset monetization refers to deriving value from public assets through means such as leasing (TOT model), selling...
Earlier economic policies were focused on growth, a quantitative approach. It was believed that ultimately prosperity would ‘trickle-down’ to the masses. However, rising inequality, hunger, disease, low-wages, poor...
After independence, India made a significant progress in empowering women. Increase in women’s access to education and reduction in child marriages, are some of the indicators. However, the...
Unemployment is defined as a situation when a person actively searching for employment is unable to find work. It is often used as a measure of the health...
Agriculture extension services refer to information and education, as well as other supporting services to farmers, to help enhance agricultural productivity and efficiency, e.g. M-Kisan (mobile based information)....
