Abstract Introduction Public perception of the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to six other major public health problems (alcoholism and drug use, HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, lung…

Climate change is increasing rainfall uncertainty, which has gendered impacts on rural labour markets. After droughts, women are less likely to access non-farm employment through migration than men...

Purpose This paper aims to understand the causes of low adoption of hybrid rice technology. The paper also assesses the impact of adoption of hybrids and modern varieties on crop yield, vis-à-vis the…

The Values Assessment (VA) of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services shows that while a wide range of valuation methods exist to include nature's values…

In examining anthropometric failure measures in India, a consistent negative wealth gradient was identified. Notably, over 60% of the burden of anthropometric failure is concentrated within the two...

Despite two decades of advancing the understanding of valuing ecosystem services, the global biodiversity crisis continues to face challenges in integrating nature's diverse values into decision…

This article assess the economic burden of air pollution on India’s wheat production, quantifying the cost of ozone pollution for producers, consumers, and the government in three policy scenarios...

Highlights: Nearly 5000 deaths per year in Delhi can be attributed to traffic congestion. Increased traffic congestion worsens air quality. The worsening is greater when congestion is already at a…

Nearly 5000 deaths per year in Delhi can be attributed to traffic congestion. Increased traffic congestion worsens air quality. The worsening is greater when congestion is already at a high level. A...

This study in rural India examines the impact of cleaner cooking technologies on women's time burden.