poverty gap, which is as high as 50 percentage points or more in some specific cases in Nepal, Pakistan, or India. The gap in … (e.g., India, Nepal, and Pakistan), in regional development (e.g., the Philippines) and the large urban-rural gap (e …

Fire has been a part of India's landscape since time immemorial and can play a vital role in healthy forests, recycling … on forest resources have grown, the cycle of fire has spun out of balance. Large areas of degraded forest are now subject … areas, and fire seasons are growing longer due to a warming climate (Jolly et al 2015). With growing populations in and …