Category: Environment and Social Issues

By — Khushi Choudhary Abstract Between January 2024 and January 2026, the Supreme Court of India experienced a tumultuous period of environmental law involving the Aravalli Hills and Ranges. Previously, environmental protection measures have been premised upon scattered state-specific criteria ranging from the relief threshold in Rajasthan to gair mumkin pahad classification in Haryana. In response to such…

By – Khushi Choudhary Abstract  Between January 2024 and January 2026, the Supreme Court of India experienced a tumultuous period of environmental law involving the Aravalli Hills and Ranges. Previously, environmental protection measures have been premised upon scattered state-specific criteria ranging from the relief threshold in Rajasthan to gair mumkin pahad classification in Haryana. In…

By – Erla Sree Samhita Abstract   Decarbonising the world is dependent on neo-colonial extraction of resources, across the Global  South. This renewable energy transition is known by many as ‘climate colonialism’ which entails  a high global demand for minerals which also act as transition minerals. This rush “results in high  levels of water scarcity in…

By — Saanvi Nanda Abstract The evolution of environmental law as seen is built for disasters that announce themselves. It is built for situations where a polluter or a hazardous moment is easily identifiable. PFAS or also called ‘forever chemicals’ are not helpful that way. They have been used in every product since the 1940s,…

Abstract India’s  Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 mandates prior environmental clearance as a non-negotiable precondition for project commencement. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change’s  (MoEFCC) 2017 Gazette Notification and 2021 Office Memoranda (OM) provided systematic mechanisms for ex post facto clearances, leading to mass violations. The Supreme Court’s May 2025 judgment in Vanashakti…

By – Khushi Choudhary Abstract The growth of renewable energy in India is commonly presented as an unquestionable environmental good, both a substitute for coal and an important part of the country’s commitments to fighting climate change. This article complicates such a narrative by looking at the current dispute taking place in western Rajasthan over…

By – Saanvi Nanda  Abstract  This article argues that the air pollution in Delhi is not merely because of degradation caused by the environment. It is also catalysed by the fragmented policy solutions, uneven developmental schemes and political blame shifting. It explores how access to clean shared air has surprisingly evolved into a symbol of…

By – Khushi Choudhary Abstract The article focuses on how environmental jurisprudence in India has evolved with the move from an approach which includes the elements of ecology without directly stating so to an approach based on climate change. It discusses how the judicial system in India has dealt with environmental issues within the larger…

By — Erla Sree Samhita Abstract In the current era of labour markets, AI is also seen as a non-biased and objective system. However, when it comes to its role in hiring algorithms and in gig platforms, it seems that artificial intelligence doesn’t overcome gender inequality at all. This paper aims both at studying this…

By – Shreya Parameshwaran Abstract Wildlife conservation is being dramatically altered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) through automating the analysis of the numerous ecological datasets created by technology such as camera traps, drones, acoustic sensors, GPS collars, and satellite images. Machine-learning algorithms are detecting animal species, identifying potential poaching threats and monitoring changes to animal habitat faster…