Throughout history, droughts have occurred in India frequently. Importance of good monsoons in a predominantly agrarian economy like India has been wellknown for millennia.… Read More
Edited by Cecilia Tortajada, Francisco González-Gómez, Asit K. Biswas and Miguel A. García-Rubio, 2014, Routledge, London, 211 pages.… Read More
By Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada, Andrea Biswas-Tortajada, Yugal K. Joshi with Aishvarya Gupta, 2014, Springer, Heidelberg, 115 pages.… Read More
Nishtha Manocha and Asit K. Biswas analyze what promoted Jatropha Curcas to the forefront of the Indian Biodiesel Mission.… Read More
June 27, 2014
The deplorable conditions of the River Ganga and the abject failure of extensive governmental actions for its clean-up has moved to the top of the political agenda. The new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has vowed to restore Mother Ganga within the next five years.… Read More
June 27, 2014
FAO has said nearly one-third of food produced every year is either lost or wasted. In other words, every year, nearly 1.3 billion tonnes of food, with a market value of around US$1 trillion, is wasted.… Read More
By Cecilia Tortajada, Chapter of the book: Governing Asia: Reflections on a Research Journey, edited by The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy NUS Singapore, 2014, World Scientific, Singapore, pages 185-189.… Read More
June 3, 2014
Discussions and formats at Water Leaders’ Summit have been consistently pedestrian.… Read More
By Asit K. Biswas, Chapter of the book: Governing Asia: Reflections on a Research Journey, edited by The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy NUS Singapore, 2014, World Scientific, Singapore, pages 27-32.… Read More
June 2, 2014
If countries sharing transboundary rivers in the region can collaborate, they can reap huge benefits from the water, energy, food and environmental security viewpoints. Proper management should result in win-win for nations.… Read More