Land degradation in Bundelkhand Desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD) gained attention at the Rio conference in 1992 along with climate change and biodiversity loss. Emerging from the concern that ecosystems were becoming degraded, affecting livelihoods, reducing resilience to climate shifts, actions for sustainable land management gained momentum. It is …
The United Nations sponsored Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by 193 member states came into effect in January 2016. India, being one of the member states, has set up the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog which is the nodal body responsible for facilitating and reporting on India’s progress …
India’s recent development experience has been both a spectacular success as well as a massive failure. While our economy has grown steadily, this growth has come at the cost of environmental sustainability and has failed to translate into better living conditions for the majority of the Indian people. The Indian …
Agriculture plays a vital role in developing India’s economy. Over 58 per cent of the rural households depend on agriculture as their principal means of livelihood Agriculture along with fisheries and forestry, which contributes largest to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Sustainable agriculture integrates three main goals-Environmental health, Economic profitability, …