Prakash Tripathi

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Project Coordinator at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA)

This paper endeavors to explore the intricate tapestry of traditional medical knowledge embedded within the jaunsari tribe of Himalaya, shedding light on the unique traditional medical knowledge passed down through generations. With a focus on the preservation and protection of this invaluable heritage, the study delves into the potential applicati...

Environmental justice is found to be one of the major challenges to the Indian Judiciary. The rapid economic growth and development propelled by industrialization and urbanization have coasted natural resources such as forests, water, and land. The grabbing of land and other natural resources instigates traditional communities and other interest gr...

Global climate change has potentially threatened the existence of the human population at the global, regional, and local levels. The anthropogenic pursuits to achieve material comfort have put enormous stress on energy consumption and engendered irreversible damage to the environment. This damage to the environment results in a disturbance in both...

Indian judiciary has witnessed a dramatic rise in environmental cases due to the active intervention of public interest groups, environmentalists, moral groups, minorities, indigenous communities, etc. who influence public policy through environmental conflicts. These environmental disputes are the result of threats to access to land resources, saf...

Energy plays crucial role in development of any nation. India with its aspirations to be a developed nation will require a lot of energy to achieve this goal. India has to increase the energy output which is a pre-requisite to accomplish the economic target and implement the development policies and programmes. There are several regions in the coun...

The notion of health is prerequisite and supreme to a human being as a whole. This comprises various bio-medical and interrelated and interdependent dimensions. There are no predefined boundaries to understand public health. The wide aspects of health have direct to understand health in a holistic way and developing a health education programme in...

Tribal communities, in India, are the true owner of the forest and have exercised their right over the forest since time immemorial. They had evolved with these forests utilising their resources and maintaining their biodiversity. But, their rights were snatched away from them from time to time. The Forest Rights Act, 2006 was introduced to correct...

The article talks about the changing of the definition of tribes in India and their present status.

The Traditional wisdom or knowledge practiced by traditional communities has unique potential for sustainable development and to mitigate the climate crisis. The owner of these knowledge systems naively explained it to the western researchers who took the credit for the knowledge and later exploited the ecological resources of the traditional commu...

India is land of nearly 10.4 million tribes which constitutes 8.6% of its total population and spread over 15% of its geographical area. Tribe has very close relation with the forest and their life and sustenance is harmonized with available forest resources. The ongoing pursuit for economic development and market pressure on government have forced...

Flood has been considered as one of the most recurring and frequent disaster in the world. Due to recurrent prevalence, the economic loss and life damage caused by the flood has put more burdens on economy than any other natural disaster. India also has continuously suffered by many flood events which claimed huge loss of life and economy. It has b...