In continuance with the theme of analyzing issues of environmental clearances within India, this article provides yet another perspective on faulty regulatory regimes being the primary cause of coastal erosion.
Category: Environment and Sustainability
The Future of Hydrogen Vehicles
By holistically understanding the properties of hydrogen fuel, a comparison between hydrogen fuel and other alternatives can be drawn which will help to further understand the best and most sustainable option in the world today.
How Sustainable is Tourism?
While it is great to see the world jump back to normal, climate change and global warming are still a massive threat to life and the environment, and ensuring ecotourism and sustainable tourism is the right path for economies to recover from the pandemic.
Dichotomy Between Environment and Development: Analysis of Char Dham Project Judgement
The tussle between environment and development has been existing since the beginning of industrialisation and will continue to exist. Sustainable development is found to be the middle ground or the binding force between these polarised realms. But what does this principle entails? Has it been carved out well by the judiciary? The article attempts to answer these by examining the judgement on government initiated Char Dham Project.
Climate Change is Changing the Way Apples are Being Produced. Here’s How
In terms of the acute risks of imminent climate change, the Himalayan environment is
extremely vulnerable. Because of its geology and terrain, the Himalayan ecosystem is rapidly nearing a state of disequilibrium, with visible changes in its resources and environment.
Effectiveness of Climate Financing in Adapting To Climate Change
The financial resources required to mitigate and adapt to climate change is vast, and thus requires the contribution of all countries.
Coastal Erosion: A Regulatory and Political Phenomenon Today
The article describes coastal erosion today, prime facie a natural phenomenon, to be a result of organized regulatory oversights and flaws. The analysis is primarily administered through a commentary on current-day environmental clearance regulations for coastal structures and their accommodation of a plethora of vested interests.
Volcanoes And Climate Change: The Case Of Tonga Volcanic Eruption
The recent volcanic eruption in Tonga left the world in shock at the magnitude of devastation that was put upon the Polynesian country.
How Indian Environmentalism Shelters Eco-Casteism
This article explores how mainstream Indian environmentalism nurtures caste biases through prominent ideologies and movements.
COP26: Assessing Climate Action
Asish Singh underlines the optimism and gaps in the climate politics around net zero targets and climate financing leading up to Glasgow and beyond.
How Conservation Attempts to Erase the Memories of Exclusion: The Past
In the first of the two-part series, Ashika talks about how conservation has in many ways contributed to exclusion in the environment space.
Middle class Environmentalism: Fact or Façade?
Ashika questions where the middle class lies in the spectrum of environmentalism on the basis of wealth specific to India and explores the running discourse on the subject. Much like that of the rich and the poor, it is important to understand their attitude towards the environment and its resources.
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