The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on February 13, 2024, issued the Draft Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Characterization & Assessment of Plastic Waste Generation It states that the following parameters are to be decided prior to initiation of the Waste Characterization namely: (i) Number of Vehicles to be sampled (ii) Vehi

This study uses household survey data from 58 countries around the world to compare the labour market outcomes of rural and urban workers, taking into account the specific socio-demographic characteristics of rural populations.

Considering the importance of availability of labour force data at more frequent time intervals, National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) launched Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in April 2017.

Private stage carriage bus operators across the country ferry 150 million people daily! With a majority of them operating in the non-urban sector, these operators provide critical and affordable public transport linkages across the regions. However, the rising fuel (diesel/ CNG) prices significantly threaten their current business.

Despite the call for a global paradigm shift in water governance—from the traditional reductionist engineering approach to the more holistic integrated river basin governance framework—a change is not yet perceptible in India’s water governance architecture.

More than a fifth of the world's migrating species are at risk of going extinct as a result of climate change and human encroachment, according to this report by the United Nat

India’s ambition to achieve 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based capacity by 2030 is steering the nation towards innovative solutions in renewable energy. With solar and wind power at the forefront, the variability and intermittency of these sources pose challenges to grid operations.

The narrative on agrivoltaics (agriPV) primarily revolves around farmers, recognising their central role in integrating solar energy with agriculture. Increasing farmer incomes and other co-benefits is a critical component in any government plan for agriPV across the globe.

The Central Pollution Control Board issued a circular on 08th February, 2024 pertaining to the Draft ‘Guideline for reuse of treated sewage in reference to the item of Circular Economy.’ The Draft Guideline has been drafted on the consideration over the significant gap of demand and availability of water and that has resulted in environmental im