Tag: sustainable development
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Public Policy Toolkit by LQF
While ensuring public awareness of various laws & policies, we also work to make the domain of public policy accessible for everyone. Our consistent efforts in this direction have led to the creation of a Public Policy Toolkit (Primer if you will!), which makes understanding the subject extremely simple for you! If you believe that…
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Urban Waste Management Initiative
The four metropolitan cities of India account for 2.44 percent of the country’s overall population. Rapid urban sprawl combined with rampant population growth in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata has exacerbated waste segregation which stands as the biggest hurdle in creating sustainable cities in the country. In this context, the waste management scenario in Delhi presents…
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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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2nd National Environmental Law and Policy Essay Writing Competition, 2021
Institutions such as CSOs and pressure groups have played a major role in raising ecological consciousness among people. However, their impact has not been greatly felt at the macro level as they struggle to voice their objections against the popular narrative of the human necessity for development. The failure of market forces, in considering the…
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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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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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A much needed rehaul for India’s Agricultural Policies?
Information about the Issue: On 27th September 2020, the Government of India brought in the Farmers’ Produce and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 (hereinafter, referred to as the Act) which introduced a pivotal change in India’s agricultural policies. The Act, essentially, aims to provide freedom of choice to the farmers and traders in selling…
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Civic Architects: The Policy Generation Group
In a democracy, people and their well being is at the core of an exemplary public policy mechanism, which is why proactive mass action can determine the fate of the policies that the State formulates. It is thus crucial that people demand sustainable solutions for existing concerns that deserve carefully crafted policies. We believe that…
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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…