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BIOREMEDIATION – Harnessing Microbial Potential for Environmental Cleanup
Read more: BIOREMEDIATION – Harnessing Microbial Potential for Environmental CleanupBioremediation, the use of living organisms or their byproducts to clean up the environment, has proven effective and sustainable. This paper discusses bioremediation’s fundamentals, applications, and newest advances. The essay summarizes biodegradation, bioaccumulation, and pollutant transformation by microbes. Environmental circumstances, microbial community dynamics, and substrate availability affect bioremediation performance. Natural attenuation, bioaugmentation, biostimulation, and phytoremediation…
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International Conferences and Summits: Catalysts for Global Change
Read more: International Conferences and Summits: Catalysts for Global Changenternational conferences are some of the most important and looked-at forums for social change. They have been fairly successful in the past, but this often overlooks all the limitations that are also attached to these conferences. This article looks at these conferences and summits, and their limitations with a focus on the G20 Conference.
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Exploring the Relationship Between Norms Governing Environment, Society, and Governance vs. Corporate Social Responsibility in India: Importance of Compliance for the Economy and the Potential of ESG for International Supply Chains.”
Read more: Exploring the Relationship Between Norms Governing Environment, Society, and Governance vs. Corporate Social Responsibility in India: Importance of Compliance for the Economy and the Potential of ESG for International Supply Chains.”The essay discusses the importance of companies considering environmental, social, and governance factors in their decision-making processes. It emphasises the need for executives and owners to take responsibility for achieving ESG goals, rather than relying solely on investment professionals. The essay examines how India has developed ESG disclosure laws and how businesses in India have…
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What does 8 billion people mean for the planet?
Read more: What does 8 billion people mean for the planet?The world population recently reached 8 billion, a number that is both staggering and concerning. This unprecedented level of population growth has a major impact on the environment and society. It results in an increased demand for resources and land. This leads to deforestation, soil erosion, and loss of biodiversity, which can have long-term effects…
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Safeguarding the Sea: Navigating Microplastic Pollution with WasteLess Auroville
Read more: Safeguarding the Sea: Navigating Microplastic Pollution with WasteLess AurovilleMicroplastics and marine plastic pollution is a global crisis that requires immediate action. Educating people on this issue is essential to ensure that we can effectively combat it. WasteLess Auroville and the Government of Tamil Nadu launched an educational programme to raise awareness of microplastics and marine plastic pollution. This essay will explore why it…
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A critical analysis of the Zero Budget Natural Farming paradigm
Read more: A critical analysis of the Zero Budget Natural Farming paradigmThis article analyses the Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) movement in India pioneered by Subhash Palekar. The first part of the text delves into the ecological understanding of this method and the accessibility of the ZBNF for all classes of farmers. The next section deals with how this method of farming was adopted by Andhra…
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The employability of the clean energy sector
Read more: The employability of the clean energy sectorThe clean energy sector has seen a lot of progress in recent years. One highlight came when the IEA announced that for the first time, the clean energy sector created more jobs than the fossil fuel industry worldwide. This article looks at the progress India has made in the sector and the various goals they…
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Is India Equipped to Deal with the Climate Refugee Crisis?
Read more: Is India Equipped to Deal with the Climate Refugee Crisis?India recently unveiled its theme of the G20 Presidency as “One Earth One Family One Future” in light of its commitment towards the climate change movement but as cases of internal displacement due to environmental conditions and climate refugees rise, India lacks a framework and methodology to deal with the same. This article will attempt…
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TRACING THE HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERSONHOOD
Read more: TRACING THE HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERSONHOODEnvironmental entities are given the status of legal persons under the idea of environmental personhood. The idea acknowledges that nature has rights and that those rights should be upheld by a court of law. As a result, the environment has broad and strong legal safeguards, regardless of how closely it relates to human interests. This…
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Urban Flooding is more than just climate change: The case of Bangalore
Read more: Urban Flooding is more than just climate change: The case of BangaloreThis article traces Bangalore’s history of development particularly diving into the history and political evolution of storm water drains. It identifies commodification of public commons like lake beds, storm water drains, to be a strong cause of Urban flooding. Real estate capital flow in 1991 is traced in interaction with government institutions and public commons.…
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Does India Need to Work Towards an Environment Taxation System?
Read more: Does India Need to Work Towards an Environment Taxation System?India’s Union Government recently approved its Nationally Determined Contributions but India’s green sector is barely getting the annual financing it needs. To bridge the lacuna the paper attempts to demonstrate the need for India to increase its accountability and work towards a revenue-neutral environmental taxation system that is both punitive and incentivised. This leads to…
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Polluter Pays Principle: An Analysis of the Indian Context
Read more: Polluter Pays Principle: An Analysis of the Indian ContextThe ‘Polluter Pays Principle’, first conceptualized through the OECD Guiding Principles, is a well-established principle of law which puts an onus on the polluter responsible for causing pollution to bear the costs of his damages and to provide compensation for the restoration of the environment. It was later codified as a general principle of international…
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