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Is Forest Certification Necessary for Sustainable Forest Management in India?

India’s new wood certification scheme hopes to lead to greener forests. However, studies show limited market value gains for certified products. Certification…

▶15-Apr-2024

Dhanapal Govindarajulu

Karnataka’s Experiments with Managing Government Disputes

Evaluations of Karnataka’s dispute resolution policies of 2011 and 2021 reveal that the concept of “efficient and responsible litigation” has been missing…

▶21-Mar-2024

Ashwini Obulesh, Varsha Aithala

Youth Anger and Religious Hate in India Today

Youth anger in India has changed from collective action for a better society to competitive religiosity and hatred.

▶11-Mar-2024

Pramod Kumar

Bihar Turns its Back on School Education

There are two interconnected root causes for the travails of Bihar’s school education system—a paucity of resources and ineffective policies. There is a…

▶07-Feb-2024

Paran Amitava, Kanika Sharma

The New Land Reform of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh has taken a significant decision to give formal ownership titles to the holders (mainly Dalit farmers) of lands assigned to them decades ago.

▶15-Feb-2024

Venkateshwarlu K.

How Much do Agricultural Households Earn from Farming?

The “average farmer” label does not mean much in India when income levels vary greatly across farming families in states. When we put down how much different…