Zahoor Ahmad Dar

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Zahoor Ahmad Dar

Zahoor works at the intersection of public policy, climate change and International Relations. He has a bachelor's in liberal arts and a master's in international relations. Zahoor has written extensively on public policy, sustainable development, plastic pollution, energy policy, international relations, emerging technologies such as AI, and data sciences in various magazines, think tanks and newspapers. As a Research Fellow at the Jammu Kashmir Policy Institute, he seeks to constructively engage in research on sustainability, environmental governance, environmental diplomacy and development in Kashmir.

Exploring the traditional knowledge of Gujjars and Bakarwals 
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The entire so-called civilizational construct started when the human species appeared on the earth, began to observe things around them, and attempted to make sense of them according to their…

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Gujjars & Bakarwals on the margins of the healthcare system
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It is important to explore or describe a community or group statistically. Numbers matter because it brings to light the significant aspects of that group, their problems, demands, and aspirations.…

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Mapping the unemployment in Jammu and Kashmir
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The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is often in the headlines for its scenic beauty and security-related issues. Between these two extremities, the majority of the other significant issues…

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Untapped hydropower potential is key to socioeconomic development in J&K
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Hydropower is renewable electricity generated by water. With limited coal, lignite, and oil resources, hydro and nuclear power are becoming increasingly relevant. Water mills and small-scale hydroelectric units can effectively…

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Educational Status of Gujjars and Bakarwals in J&K
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Education is conceived to be a medium to serve a purposeful end. From modifying an individual or group’s behaviors to being an agent of social change and eventually helping a…

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Climate change – Challenges and Prospectus of Kashmir Apple Industry
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The possibility of having no apple trees might have deprived the world of Newton’s laws of gravitation or Steve Jobs’ Apple Company. Who says the apple is just a fruit,…

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Climate Change: A threat to livelihood of Gujjars-Bakarwals
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The change in global precipitation, increasing surface temperatures, receding of glaciers, and unseasonal snowfall are all manifestations of climate change, posing an unprecedented threat to mankind. Pastures have turned into…

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Climate Change: Deepening the vulnerability of Kashmir Himalayas
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Ever since the human evolutionary process got rolling, the climate has exerted influence on the evolutionary pattern and human lives and has also been affected by it in return. Alteration…

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 Plastic: A threat to environmental sustainability and human well-being
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Technically sophisticated, cheap, and lightweight, plastic is one of the world’s most-used materials. Roland Barthes, a French intellectual in his 1957 book Mythologies quotes about plastics: “So, more than a…

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Assessing Drinking Water Issues in Kashmir 
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Resources are an essential index to measure a country’s potential for growth and development. However, when resources availability and consumption rate are not in equilibrium, the possibility of a crisis…

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Mapping Drinking Water Scarcity in Kashmir
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The change in global precipitation, increasing global temperatures, melting of glaciers, rising sea level waters, displacement of people, erratic monsoons pose an unprecedented threat to human existence. Distribution of drinking…

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