Public participation plays a crucial role in achieving Renewable Energy Transitions (RET).
Existing research on energy transitions suggests that for seeking the active participation of …

Paddy straw burning is an entrenched issue in the agricultural system, widely recognized for
its adverse environmental and health impacts, particularly in South Asian countries. The …

Asia contains 58% of the global population and approximately 39% of the world's cropland,
making evaluation of the spatiotemporal variability patterns in cropland fire critical for …

The integration of a Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) approach to food systems
can contribute to redirect research and innovation toward the Sustainable Development …

The use of campaign‐style enforcement is often criticized for its lack of long‐term impacts
and lack of impacts beyond campaign‐focused issues. Using a mixed approach that …

Governance of innovation needs to cater in a democratic way for heterogeneity of
knowledges. Many initiatives in the democratisation of innovation aspire to some sort of …

Small-holder agriculture and rural societies are often presented as declining and
deteriorating contexts in media as well as national and international policies. The solutions …

Huge quantities of agricultural residues are generated every year but it is neither converted
into energy nor allowed to go back to the soil and sometimes burnt that leads to air pollution …

Highlights The lignin in paddy and wheat straws is highly resistant to degradation, and
burning the same is a global warming issue. Dye degrading ability and expression of three …

We have isolated a large number of microfungi from naturally degrading rice straw (“Parali”)
over a period of 3 months of incubation in and on the soil using moist chamber and dilution …