JK Policy Institute

Advocating for sustainability
Assessing Drinking Water Issues in Kashmir 
1024 683 Zahoor Ahmad Dar

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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Wildfires: Are We Still Debating Whether Climate Change is Real?
940 625 Adeela Hameed

Good intentions on paper mean nothing if not followed up with real and effective actions on the ground. These actions need to focus on forests, where the fire crisis is…

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The situation of Women Healthcare in Jammu & Kashmir
1024 576 Shivangi Singh

Abstract: Women’s Healthcare in India has always been a minor concern. In public/private hospitals, the ratio of doctor-patient numbers needs to be increased, as does the hospital staff and the…

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The Russia-Ukraine conflict, explained                                                                  
977 550 Yashi Singh

The recognition of two separatist-held areas in Eastern Ukraine-Donetsk and Luhansk by Russian President Vladimir Putin turned out to be the full-scale invasion in Ukraine. While the West was playing…

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Reopening of educational institutions in J&K: Challenges and opportunities
1024 682 Arka Chakraborty

As the situation improved and the increased risk of COVID-19 transmission lessened, the government of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir ordered reopening of all educational institutions in a…

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The impact of major minerals on the economy of J&K – An overview                                                                              
1024 681 Madiha Trumboo

Minerals have long been considered as the basis for the development of human civilization through time. The mineral resources play a significant role in the economic development of any nation.…

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A “people-centered” approach is a better fit for the present situation in Kashmir
1024 767 Javaid Trali

This month on February 9 and February 11, death anniversaries of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru and JKLF founder Mohammad Maqbool Bhat, people in Kashmir largely went about their…

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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
1024 490 JK Policy Institute

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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