Editorial
It’s July, and summer monsoon is roaming around the South Asian countries, a boon to the agricultural economy. Simultaneously, it is the time when news related to natural disasters reaches its peak. Floods, landslides, erratic rainfall, loss of livelihood, and damages to property are the known causalities recurring each year, even on the rise in recent times. Moreover, the future scenario looks grim due to the adverse impacts of climate change…Read more

North East India, popularly known as NEI, is a region with many feathers at its cap. Assigned as the cradle of the flowering plant evolution, harboring a rich population of endemic flora and fauna, the region is a living laboratory for nature and human enthusiasts. Likewise, it is the area where a myriad of tribal populations especially of Sino-Tibetan lineage exist offering a vast traditional knowledge base related to nature and natural resources. And just like any other part of the world, the region also faces the heat of development at the cost of environmental chaos. With this background, the author narrates how cultivating traditional wisdom and community-level involvement pave the way for endangered species protection and handling climate change hazards…. Read more

Imagine a field with blooming flowers but without any buzzing of the bees. Imagine a farming land where kids are helping pollination with their tender fingers. Imagine the frowned, weather-torn face of the veteran farmer anxious about the decline in crop productivity and the rising cost of cultivation. The grim consequences of the green revolution are visible everywhere. Is there any way out? Let’s see…. Read more