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Category: Environment and Sustainability

Heightening Hydropower: Development or Devastation in the Himalayas?

Hydroelectric projects have burgeoned in the Himalayas, in the name of economic growth and development. The eco-sensitive region is no stranger to environmental degradation, which is being exacerbated as a result of extensive damming. Instead of directly improving the regional economy, these projects are hampering the lives and livelihoods of the locals.
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USA’S ENTRY-EXIT-ENTRY MOVE IN THE PARIS AGREEMENT

This article looks through the journey of the United States of America in the action against climate change. It talks about how the change in the Presidential office over the past few years have affected the position of the USA in terms of their leadership in climate neutrality, as well as their stand in the…
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CONSUMING NATIONALISM FOR A GREEN CONSCIOUSNESS

In this article, Vanshika Mittal talks about how nationalism determines (anti)consumption patterns in India. She shows how consumers inherently believe that they are being environmentally conscious when their consumption is motivated by nationalist ideologies. Ironically, not only is that not always the case but such (anti)consumption also results in other disputes.
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A GLOBAL FOOD STORE THROUGH THE DOCUMENTARY – FOOD, INC.

Vanshika Mittal talks about America’s controlled food industry through its portrayal in the documentary Food, Inc. This article brings forth the focus on the integrated capitalism and the hidden consequences of a globalized food chain.
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River Interlinking: Reflections from the Case Study of the Pattiseema Project

Given the enthusiasm with which the government seems to fuel the river-interlinking projects has become worrisome. To settle this debate we shall look no further than the rice bowl of India: the Krishna-Godavari delta basin’s Pattiseema Project. This is the last part of this series.
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Water in Nepal: Reserve of latent potential

Over six thousand rivers and rivulets pass through the land-locked country Nepal, making it the third richest country in water resources. This article will demonstrate that if the development of a natural resource is strategically conducted, it proves to be a boon for economic growth.
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India’s National River Interlinking Projects – An Introduction (Part I)

This article is an introduction to the three part series focusing on India’s National River Linking Project. Vanshika Mittal traces the background and plan proposed by the government for this project.
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Blurry Borders: The Melting Peace in the Arctic

Deepanshu Singal explores the developing border tensions in the Arctic. It analyses the power dynamics and certain treaties that govern these not-so-well-defined borders. The discourse around the Arctic is becoming increasingly relevant due to climate change thawing sea-ice and opening up new opportunities in the regions and simultaneously states’ increasing thirst for monopolising over them.
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The Ideological Dominance of Capitalism Against Fighting Climate Change

Climate change poses the most daunting threat to humanity’s existence. I provide an analysis of climate change and its root causes by using the theory of ideological dominance. Over the past century, capitalism has established economic growth as the ultimate aim of countries and human lives for its own benefit, and the planet has had…
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ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE TO THE MIGRANTS

This article will explore notions of crop failure and the push and pull factor that leads to migration in the first place. Furthermore, these factors are only worsened in the current situation, with the relief packages announced by the government being too little and too late.
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Environmental Degradation and Recovery of the Baiga Tribal Group

In this article, I will focus on the continuous environmental injustice and oppression faced by the Baiga tribal group in central India and how the Forest Rights Act works, in their case, as an environmental justice framework.
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PANDEMIC: LOCKDOWN,CLIMATE CHANGE: IGNORANCE

The declaration by the World Health Organization that saw the coronavirus or the COVID-19 as pandemic caught on a string of reactions by several countries throughout the world. From international travel bans to domestic social distancing – all methods to curb the spread of the virus are being practiced by everyone around the globe. The…
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