Although Environmental Education is central to efforts in Environmental Management and Conservation of Resources, it seems to have suffered a serious flaw in approach. The approach in Environmental Education had always been condescending - the urban intellectuals patronizing the rural...

Estimated potential of solar energy in India is nearly 20,000 times more than the presently installed capacity of 137600 MW of electricity (as on 2005). Higher cost per unit is one of the limiting factors in harnessing the full potential of solar energy. A practical option to reduce cost is...

Formal innovations do not come about overnight and such innovations attain a state of stagnancy after some time. This paper discusses the possible approaches of formalizing the informal innovations in the agriculture sector especially in sustainable pest management. Out of about 60 informal...

A combined realization of the negative effects of chemical pesticides and the positive attributes of biopesticide have led to an intensive research programs by both public and private institutions across nations. This has generated a knowledge pool and accumulated vast scientific literature....

This article reports a comparative analysis of the thrust in solar photovoltaic (PV) research during 1981-88 and 2001-08. Global solar PV literature in the later period recorded 4.5-fold increase over those in 1981-88. USA leads all the countries in terms of absolute number of publications as is...

Knowledge of national research trends and thrusts as well as R&D capability in solar photovoltaics has become all the more essential post launching of the National Solar Mission. The present study is perhaps the first attempt that analyzes the status of solar PV research in India encompassing...

Due to their influence on the extent of sophistication and standard of living, materials have defined the ages of mankind. The development of the field is determined to a great extent by societal needs ranging from national security and communications to health and housing. Aspiration of India...

Pest induced crop loss is on the rise despite increasing usage of pesticides. Fortunately, realization of the negative effects of chemicals (including on humans) shifted the focus to more reliable, sustainable and environment friendly agents of pest control - the Bio-pesticides. In spite of the...

Energy requirement of Indian economy is enormous and growing fast. Growth of industry implies growing requirements for energy. Coal, oil and natural gas are the three primary commercial energy sources. Huge parts of this demand for energy are met through imports of energy resources. The recent...