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Say No to ‘Toxic Governance’: Arrest air pollution, not activists and protesters: NACEJ
The Delhi NCR Pollution crisis needs firm, well-implemented policy shifts and institutional action against prime causes of pollution, not citizens: Restore Fundamental Right to Breathe, says a nationwide alliance dedicated to the battle for a cleaner environment and against climate change.
As heat waves intensify in India, some inspiring examples of how small budget efforts conserve water, big time
This report looks at some concrete examples of water conservation in rural India
Cries for Environmental Justice: India at a low 176/180 countries in the 2024 Environmental Performance Index
June 5, World Environment Day is a sombre reminder that on the 2024 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), India is ranked at a pathetically low position of 176 out of 180 countries
June 5: World environment day & the increasing importance of seed conservation by farmers and rural communities
Fifty-three years after the UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm Sweden, marked a landmark event of environmental activists, indigenous people, scientists and officialdom, World Environment Day, June 5, Bharat Dogra writes on how Indian local communities, especially women, are taking charge of seed conservation and rejuvenating efforts, defeating attempts by corporates to monopolise and monetise this traditional wisdom
There should be more concern for protecting rivers than for just trying to get a higher share of their water
There are several international and regional disputes over the...
Strengthening indigenous communities means protection of the environment
Various indigenous (Adivasi) communities constitute about 8.6 per cent...
Modi Govt’s Coal Reform Policy Quashed Over Environmental Concerns
NGT rules coal source changes need fresh environmental clearances; criticises dilution of regulatory oversight through office memoranda.
Destruction of forest in Kancha Gachibowli, Telangana violation of Congress party manifesto: CCG Statement
The destruction of over 100 acres of forested land in Kancha Gachibowli, to allow an IT hub is a violation of the Congress party’s own manifesto say retired civil servants who have constituted themselves into the Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG)
Mass Deforestation, Protests, Detentions: Supreme Court halts Telangana’s reckless tree felling at Kancha Gachibowli, questions permissions
Public anger mounts as Telangana authorities bulldoze through Kancha Gachibowli’s tree cover, allegedly violating environmental norms and suppressing protests with detentions and police crackdowns; scrutiny by HC and SC to continue
Steps Towards Sustainability: MP villages show how water conservation improves quality of life, and quickly
Experiments with bunds and dohas to arrest rain water flow has rejuvenated lands making villages in Shivpuri district, MP, fit for agriculture and grazing
Catch people’s attention on pollution narrative: “Switching to public transport can lower your heart attack risk by 10%.”
Messaging and communication are key and the Indian people’s lukewarm response to spiralling air pollution is because of this: Will campaigns such as “Wearing an N95 mask reduces your PM2.5 exposure by 95%” or “Switching to public transport can lower your heart attack risk by 10%” change this making people speak out?
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Communalism
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Communalism
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Communal Organisations
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Rule of Law
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