Bob Stanley Gardner

Dr. Bob Stanley Gardner serves as the Head of the Department of Geography at St. John’s College, Agra, UP, India. His primary research examines the intersections of climate change and ecosystem resilience. Beyond the classroom, he is the creator of Mapping Around, a digital platform dedicated to advancing cartographic communication and spatial storytelling.

Bob Stanley Gardner

India Built Its Own GPS — But NavIC Is Facing Serious Problems

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India’s home-grown GPS alternative, Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC), was designed to give the country strategic independence in satellite navigation. Developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation, the system is now facing satellite failures and slow global adoption. These issues could shape the future of India’s space-based navigation ambitions. What is NavIC? Navigation with Indian […]

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Mapping Migration: Why Is Everyone Moving?

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Migration is a key factor determining a region’s population growth, structure, and composition. All the civilisations existing today, including the ones we know of, are products of migration. Migration is also how humanity advances as an organisation, and it is undoubtedly the most invasive species, both collectively and individually. The Cradle of Humanity We can

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A Polar-Centric Approach to Understanding the Arctic Climate Crisis vis-à-vis Global Politics and Commerce

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Much of the prevalent discourse on the environment, resource economy, climate change, etc., has been focused on the polar regions to a great extent. Yet most of these discursive exercises focus more on these phenomena than the region itself. The region with its peculiar geographical features and characteristics affects the global political, economic, commercial, and

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