Since the beginning of the 1990s, Chilika Lake, situated on the coast of the Indian state of
Orissa, has been the scene of a conflict over intensive aquaculture practices, culminating in …

Recent years have witnessed a process of integration of the Indian Union within the new
international economic order, characterised by the ascendance of neoliberalism. Orissa …

The book examines three important research questions against the backdrop of increasing
private sector participation in the Indian mining industry. The questions are: i) are private …

As the agro-diversity harbors a great amount of diversity with respect to species diversity,
crop diversity, etc which provides a rich amount of a well evolved system over time …

Mineral resources such as coal, oil, and gas generate large revenues for governments and
the effective management of the revenue generated from these resources can contribute …

This book comparatively analyses the federal policies and financing of India and Canada. It
examines whether federalism as a system of governance is better suited to deal with …

It is a well known ecological fact that the best known forests, river and ocean basins, and
fertile landscapes are also rich below ground with natural resources such as fossil oils and …

1. G INTRODUCTION oa bounded is India's by smallest the state state of Maharashtra by
area. It is situated to North, in Karnataka South-West to India, East and South and Arabian …