Indian Agriculture & Food Security: Problems and Solutions
One of the fears that has been raised in the aftermath of the government promulgating an ordinance to amend the land acquisition act is that land will be taken away for other purposes and this may cause the amount of land used for farming to come down dramatically.
- A recent survey, named, US Geological Survey, shows that there are 1.87 billion hectares of croplands in the world, which is 15-20 percent or 250 -350 million hectare higher than former assessments by USGS. This change is due to more detailed understanding of large areas that were never mapped before or were inaccurately ....
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- 1 Debate over Lateral Entry into Civil Services - By Alok Singh
- 2 Harnessing Marine Biodiversity : BBNJ Agreement and Concerns of Sustainability - By Dr. Amarjeet Bhargava
- 3 India’s Unsustainable Urbanization :Challenges and Imperatives - By Dr. Amarjeet Bhargava
- 4 India’s Poor Solid Waste Management Posing Critical Threat to Public Health & Environment
- 5 Formalizing the Informal Economy Need for Comprehensive Reforms - By Dr. Amarjeet Bhargava
- 6 Sustainable Land Management : Crucial for Mitigating Land Degradation & Preserving Ecosystem Services - By Ranjeet Shah
- 7 Empowering Persons with Disabilities : Towards a Rights based Approach and an Inclusive Society - By Ranjeet Shah
- 8 International Financial Architecture : Need for Comprehensive Reforms - By Ranjeet Shah
- 9 The Threatened Ecosystem of Western Ghats : Conservation Imperatives for the Global Biodiversity Hotspot - By Ranjeet Shah
- 10 Maritime Security Challenges in IOR : Need for Greater Collaboration among Nations - By Chandrakant Singh
