Savannah Grassland Conservation in Maharashtra For People, Climate, & Biodiversity

This policy brief focuses on the need for grassland conservation in Maharashtra. Tropical grasslands and savannahs are important for millions of people whose pastoralist livelihoods depend on this natural ecosystem. It is home to diverse forms of wildlife including the blackbuck and the Great Indian Bustard. Savannah grasslands are also key to addressing climate change […]

Karnataka StateWater Policy 2019

Task Group on Water Policy (led by Mihir Shah, S V Ranganath and Sharachandra Lele). 2019. Recommendation submitted to GoK. Karnataka Jnana Aayoga (Karnataka Knowledge Commission), Bengaluru As in the rest of the country, the water crisis facing Karnataka is reaching unmanageable proportions. This is reflected in grave agrarian distress but also in acute shortage of […]