Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Uttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry

Species assemblage rather than forest proximity shapes the cost of human–wildlife conflict in the Garhwal Himalaya, India

Human–wildlife conflict in the Indian Himalayan Region is usually explained by proximity to forest, yet the ecological composition of the conflict assemblage may matter more for the costs households actually bear. In March-May 2026, we surveyed 48 households across eight forest-f...

Long‐term conservation agriculture improves soil carbon, energy efficiency, weed suppression, and productivity in the rice–wheat cropping system

Abstract Sustainable intensification of the rice–wheat cropping system (RWCS) is essential to address increasing weed pressure, soil carbon loss, rising energy demand and declining farm profitability under long‐term conventional management on the Indo‐Gangetic Plain. Therefore, t...