Author: LexQuest Foundation
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Summary Note: Symposium on Climate Change Mitigation Policies
Organised on: 29th November, 2020 We, at LexQuest Foundation (LQF), organized the second edition of the Symposium on Public Policy, with the theme Climate Change Mitigation Policies, on the 29th of November 2020. Considering the pandemic and the limitations it has put on our mobility, the Symposium was held on a virtual platform. It aimed…
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The Policy Dialogue: Lessons in Climate Change Mitigation for India
We are organizing an online policy awareness and deliberation session on the subject of Lessons in Climate Change Mitigation for India. Date: 5th December, 2020 Timings: 7:00 p.m. to 7:40 p.m. (IST) Event Portal: Zoom
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The Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the ‘New Normal’: Impact of COVID-19
Sexual harassment at the workplace causes severe physical and emotional damage. Such damage leads to reduced productivity and a negative impact on the lives and livelihoods of the victims. The problem is compounded by long-held socio-cultural beliefs that tend to place the responsibility on the victim, thereby appending to existing inequalities in the workplace and…
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Need for Proper Water Supply Policies for the Slums & JJ clusters of the NCT of Delhi
Information about the Issue The Delhi Jal Board in the the Eleventh Plan had charted out plans for the supply of drinking water services for all slum localities mainly with the help of two schemes viz., Grant in Aid for Augmentation of Water Supply in JJ Clusters & the Water Supply in Resettlement Colonies. The…
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The Legislation that Revamped Priorities: An Assessment of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
The urgency to adopt sustainable measures to be able to conserve the ecosystem against increased human activities is now more pressing than ever. Unless the ecosystem is conserved, no developmental progress will be long-lasting.
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Policy Action to tackle Air Pollution in Delhi
Information about the Issue: In a Supreme Court Judgement dated December 2, 2016 (M.C. Mehta v Union Of India), the Court directed the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) to prepare and implement a plan to eliminate the problem of excessive air pollution in Delhi-NCR. Thereafter, the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) was prepared and implemented…
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The Potential Threat of Climate-Induced Migration: Coping Strategies & Mitigation Policies
India, a country already tormented by chronic poverty, developmental problems, and perils of overpopulation, is further burdened with acute climate migration internally as well as from neighboring countries. In the case of internal displacement, rural areas characterized by a loss of land productivity, and where conditions of drought and other cases of severe floods prevail,…
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Symposium on Public Policy: Climate Change Mitigation
About the Event: We are organizing our flagship public policy symposium online this year, on the theme of Climate Change Mitigation. The Symposium aims to reflect on specific aspects of climate change that are either an outcome of or are deeply affected by it. The event agenda aims to highlight the potential of the success…
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Need for Effective and Inclusive Menstrual Hygiene Management Policy in the NCT of Delhi
Information about the Issue Poor menstrual hygiene rooted in persisting taboos and stigma, restricted access to hygienic menstrual products and penurious sanitation infrastructure undermines the educational opportunities, health and the overall social status of women and girls. This is when WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) facilities for women remain poor, making the basic right of…
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Need for Introducing a Separate Symbol for Dairy Products
Information about the Issue In India, the food labeling policy is regulated by the Food Safety And Standards (Packaging And Labelling) Regulations, 2011. The Regulations provide that there should be a distinct declaration on the pre-packaged foods about their vegetarian (through green dot) or non-vegetarian (through brown dots) content in the form of visible marks.…