Alien invasive species are non-native organisms that occur outside their natural adapted habitat and dispersal potential. They are seen as a threat not only to biodiversity and ecosystems, but also to socioeconomic development, livelihood and human well-being. In India, the bioinvasion of...

Is there a causal relationship between shocks to renewable natural resources, such as agricultural and forest lands, and the intensity of conflict? In this paper, we conduct a rigorous econometric analysis of a civil conflict that the Indian Prime Minister has called the single biggest internal...

Contract farming refers to farming conducted in accordance with a written agreement between farmers and a company for the production and sale of agricultural goods under a forward arrangement, frequently at pre-set pricing. Most of Kerala's urgent and crucial demands for women's empowerment...

The Punjab province of Pakistan, heavily dependent on river waters, is vulnerable to both excessive monsoon floods and dry drought years. Climate Change Action Plans for Water Security provide the hallmark for developmental process in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. These are based on the...

India ranks fifth in wind energy installations in the world; with an installed wind capacity is 22 GW at the end of 2014. This has been made possible by a combination of federal financial incentives and state-level feed in tariffs. The federal policies are accelerated depreciation, which allows...