Environment and Food Security Concerns

THEME OF WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2011 Forests: Nature At Your Service Forests cover one third of the earth’s land mass, performing vital functions and services around the world which make our planet alive with possibilities.  In fact, 1.6 billion people depend on forests for their livelihoods.  They play a key role in our battle against [...]

Dal Lake needs no introduction. The most famous and often quoted symbol of Kashmir is in fact the Dal Lake.It would not be wrong to say that most parts of Srinagar city lie in the vicinity of this lake. The crown of kashmir unfortunately is breathing is last. It has shrunk to almost one sixth [...]

                                       SMALL EFFORT, BIG HOPES Like all of you, I too have been silently witnessing the scarcity of basic food commodities every now and then. The situation is worsening with each passing year. The perils of our growing dependence on food imports is a cause of immense worry. A state so rich in water and [...]