As the world’s #population grows, the intensification and #industrializationofagriculture and #animalproduction to meet increasing demand for food creates both opportunities and challenges for #foodsa ...

In South Asia, the pace of #sanitationimprovements has not kept up with #populationgrowth: in 2010 the region had about 1,057 million people without improved sanitation. Worse, 692 million people in S ...

Undoubtedly, meeting the #challengesofclimatechange is a formidable task and any delay in curbing #greenhousegasemissions can be perilous; nevertheless, solutions are also nearby. The alternative sour ...

India is witnessing a #youth bulge.  According to broad estimates, nearly two-thirds of Indians are under 35; half are under 25. By 2020, #India will be the youngest country in the world, with a media ...

The recently released reports by UN's #IntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange (#IPCC) warn about severe negative effects of #climatechange, especially on #foodsecurity, #watersupplies and #humanhealth. ...

The 21st-century is purported to project dominance of Asia. The 19th century was thought of as belonging to Britain and the 20th century to America. It is believed by many now that the 21st century be ...

[This is the revised version of the discussion author had as a Panelist at the #IUKANConference2014 held in New Delhi on 13 February 2014.] Current models of #urbanplanning and #watermanagement are ex ...

With more than 21 percent of the world’s population, the South Asia region (comprising Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lank) has access to just over 8 pe ...