Publications
Assessing forest biomass changes in Pench Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, India with remote sensing and machine learning approaches
Research Paper
| November 27, 2024
This study explores the use of remote sensing and machine learning approaches to monitor forest biomass changes in the Pench Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, India. It integrates Earth observation data and advanced computational models to assess biomass dynamics, providing critical insights into forest management and conservation efforts. The research underscores the potential of geospatial technologies in supporting sustainable practices, biodiversity conservation, and carbon sequestration initiatives, aligning with India's commitments to environmental sustainability.
Turning trash into treasure: conversion of agroresidue rice straw into carboxymethylcellulose biopolymer
Research Paper
| November 25, 2024
In the present study, rice straw-derived cellulose was converted into carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) using alkalization followed by an etherification reaction. The synthesis conditions for this chemical modification were optimized such that CMC with a high degree of substitution (1.02) was obtained. Infrared spectra of the synthesized CMC clearly showed an increased intensity of the C═O bond at 1600cm−1, confirming successful carboxymethylation.
Financing Just Transition: Synergies between NCQG and JTWP
Policy brief
| November 18, 2024
The discussions and negotiations for the JTWP and the NCQG so far reflect the broader challenge of aligning global ambitions with practical actionable steps towards equitable climate action. Looking ahead, the JTWP has the potential to be a framework for deeper, more effective collaboration towards a collective narrative around implementing the Paris Agreement through just transition pathways at global as well as national scales, leading to tangible progress towards a sustainable and equitable future. This potential cannot be realized without a commensurate outcome of the NCQG process.
Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Diets in India: A Systems Strengthening Perspective
Research Paper
| November 18, 2024
India is currently in a totally different arena since the Green Revolution era with formidable challenges of nutritional security and sustainability of production systems. To enable a diagnostic analysis of India’s food and land use systems and towards identifying the issues and prospects of the concept of sustainable diets in the Indian context, the book chapter analyses the determinants of sustainable diets from a sustainability and public health perspective.
Reconciling Value Trade-Offs in Advancing Sustainable Development Goals: Risks and Opportunities
Research Paper
| November 14, 2024
This chapter discusses the centrality of sustainability as a meta-concept shaped by everyday negotiation of the trade-offs between various public values. It uses the political, legal, organizational, and market public values frames to articulate sustainable development as an effort at public value creation.
Biodiversity and Land Restoration in India: A Narrative of India's Sustainability Efforts Vis-à-vis the World
Policy brief
| November 12, 2024
Enhancing baseline quantification and eligibility assessment for ARR carbon finance projects through remote sensing and GIS
Research Paper
| November 12, 2024
Accurate baseline quantification and eligibility assessment are critical in ARR (Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation) carbon finance projects to ensure reliable carbon sequestration outcomes. Leveraging remote sensing (RS) and GIS-based analyses, this approach establishes the eligibility of land for ARR projects, setting baselines for carbon stock assessment and monitoring through time.
Indoor Air Quality Challenges in India during the winter Season
Article
| November 12, 2024
Discover India’s indoor air quality challenges during the winter season, the pollution impacts on health, and solutions to improve IAQ for a healthier environment.
A Transformative Global Goal on Adaptation: Scope, Science and Policy
Policy brief
| November 12, 2024