JK Policy Institute

Advocating for sustainability
Kashmir’s Karewas, Woedders, crumbling under urbanization
800 500 Adeela Hameed

Kashmir is an oval-shaped basin with a plain area of nearly 5600 kms.  The valley has large tracts of plateaus, the Karewas (one of the most valuable geomorphological assets of…

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Iranian apple imports in India: A serious issue that needs dealing with
1024 683 Jigyasa Gulati

Apple Cultivation in Jammu and Kashmir India, considered the fruit and vegetable basket of the world, is the second-largest producer of apples with an annual production of 88.98 million tonnes…

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Media and conflict: A peek into Kashmir
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Although any conflict can be explained and defined in terms of a plethora of reasons and causes, what, however, runs as a common thread in all conflicts is the difference(s)…

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Climate Change and its effects on horticulture and agriculture crops in J&K
720 705 Shivangi Singh

Abstract Climate Change has brought disruption all around us. Agriculture and Horticulture are one of the few sectors affected by it, however, are receiving less attention, despite having significant economic…

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The challenge is how to make ‘Dairy Farming’ environmentally viable 
509 339 Adeela Hameed

A way to achieve that is to use better management practices and technologies. Milk production takes place all around the globe. Worldwide demand for dairy continues to increase in large…

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Mapping Drinking Water Scarcity in Kashmir
1024 683 Zahoor Ahmad Dar

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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Why has DD Kendra Srinagar failed to deliver its potential as a public service broadcaster?
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“Is TV a Pied Piper? Yes, it is. We had better be sure where it is leading our children.” When television psychologist Dr. Dorothy H. Cohen warned parents about the…

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Chopans: Pastoralists of Kashmir who sustain sheep farming in Kashmir
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Introduction Livestock rearing is indispensable to rural economies everywhere. J&K too is no exception. In Kashmir, besides the milch cattle, sheep farming has all along been part of farming traditions.…

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Here is why you should consider adopting a slow lifestyle.
600 355 Adeela Hameed

Why on Earth are we trying to hurry? It is not good to be lazy or procrastinate, but what’s required is slowing down. A slower lifestyle helps calm nerves, make…

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Impact assessment of ‘Ladli Beti Scheme’ in Jammu and Kashmir 
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Abstract “Ladli Beti Scheme” is a financial and social assistance scheme sponsored by Jammu and Kashmir government, started with a view to counter the declining female sex ratio in the…

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The historical background of Muslim Rishi Movement in Kashmir
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By Syed  Rooh Fatima The Rishi movement calls for a word of explanation, if not an apologia, because of the Hindu origin of the term Rishi, which has created a…

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Sustenance of Kashmir’s Wool Industry depends on adapting and adjusting its practices to the changing times
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Jammu and Kashmir is the second-largest producer of wool in the country. The UT produces approximately 70 lakh kg of wool per year. Still, even with such a high production…

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