Journal Articles
Time for Universal Public Distribution System: Food Mountains and Pandemic Hunger in India
Nearly 45% of India’s population without National Food Security Act (NFSA) ration cards have been largely excluded from the central government's food rations during the pandemic lockdowns, despite historic levels of food stocks in government granaries. Therefore, the time is opportune for universal expansion of the public distribution system.
‘The devil is in the detail’: Peer-review of the wildlife conservation plan by the Wildlife Institute of India for the Etalin hydropower project, Dibang valley.
This report was prepared in response to the Forest Advisory Committee’s (FAC) recommendation to conduct “a multiple seasonal replicate study on biodiversity assessment” of the 3097 MW Etalin Hydro Electric Project (HEP) in Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh. The review has found that the study was conducted in under five five months from February to June 2018 and cannot be considered as a ‘multiple seasonal replicate’ study as it does not represent three seasons in Arunachal Pradesh.