Desertification, the process of land degradation in arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid areas,
poses significant environmental, social, and economic challenges worldwide. As …

Industrial mining operations and associated activities cause adverse and sometimes
irrevocable harm to ecosystems. Uncontrolled quarrying impacts the local geology and …

Increasing urban populations and the associated decay of green cover, increasing surface
temperature results in degradation of ecological quality worldwide, including India's growing …

Ground layer species help in sustaining a variety of plants and animals; and maintain a
healthy and resilient forest ecosystem by contributing to ecological functioning, structural …

The advent of the late twentieth century marked the age of modernization, during which
societies witnessed tremendous metamorphosis in various aspects. The rapid pace of …