Tag: environmental policies
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Report on the 2021 Global Conference on Health and Climate Change
In the global response to COVID-19, the WHO has repeatedly urged nations to work together as one global family to address the impacts of the pandemic. Similarly, the global health threat of climate change requires international collaboration, increased finance, and the equitable sharing of solutions. Protecting people’s health from climate change requires transformational action in…
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The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
India’s colonial and post-colonial government systematically denied millions of tribal and forest-dwelling communities’ rights to their forest lands and resources. As a result of protracted grassroots struggle, the Scheduled Tribes, and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, also known as the Forests Rights Act (FRA), 2006 is a remarkable piece of…
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The Policy Dialogue: Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
We are organizing an online policy awareness and deliberation session on policy implications of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. Date: 30th January 2021 Timings: 7:00 p.m. to 7:40 p.m. Event Portal: Zoom
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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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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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Clean and Affordable Energy-The Way Forward for India
Sustainable Development Goals were adopted in the UN Sustainable Development Summit, 2015 by all member countries of the United Nations. Countries agreed upon The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, known as ‘Transforming Our World’, which is a shared blueprint for the development and prosperity of people and the planet. It comprises 17 Sustainable Development Goals…
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Climate Change & Food Policies in the age of Social Media
If the current policies of India are to be critically examined, the response aims to focus on short-term and ad-hoc goals rather than long term sustainable solutions. Current social protection programmes are deemed expensive in nature and are based on a narrow understanding of people’s need. An important factor in the adaptation process…
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Sea Level Rise: The Silent Disaster
Sea-level rise is one of the major challenges identified in the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Special Report ‘Global Warming of 1.5°C’. It is almost certain that we will experience at least one meter of sea-level rise, with some models estimating this will happen within the next 80 years, inducing serious implications in the…
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Central Pollution Control Board: A story of wasted potential?
By Drashti Vadhel, Rizvi College of Engineering, Mumbai. Rapid industrialization in the country, coupled with an emphasis on the development of a “Modern India” has led to an increase in the amount of pollutants being generated everyday. The economic growth of India has come at the cost of deterioration of its environment. Be it in…
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The curious case of Punjab Preservation of Subsoil Water Act, 2009 and Air Pollution
By Akshat Jain, Madras School of Economics, Tamil Nadu. India is going through a period that can be regarded as its worst environmental crisis. The air quality index in India is worsening with every passing day. 7 of the world’s 10 most polluted cities are in India. Many reasons have been cited for the plummeting…