Radha Patkar’s Art Breathes Life Into Mumbai’s Everyday Chaos
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India Needs to Increase Natural Capital by 3 to 4 Trillion Every Year: Prof
Times of India
EPW Review of Environment and Development
Sharachchandra Lele Economic and Political Weekly | January 13, 2025 In December 2021, we presented a Review of Environment and Development that focused on environmental governance—the institutional arrangements for making decisions—across various sectors: water and air pollution, infrastructure projects, climate negotiations, and the associated environmental jurisprudence. This time, we are delighted to bring to the […]
Luxury Consumption in India : Exploring the Environmental, Social, and Cultural Dimensions of Affluence
Sharachchandra Lele Economic and Political Weekly | January 13, 2025 Luxury consumption, so far seen as a problem of the global North, is now growing dramatically in India. We explore its complex dynamics, including definitions, drivers, impacts and responses. Luxury consumption has both material and symbolic value and is driven by various aspirations, amplified by […]
Democratising Forest Governance: Challenges Old and New
Sharachchandra Lele Economic and Political Weekly | January 13, 2025 Sixteen years after the Forest Rights Act, 2006, only three states have recognised a significant number of community forest resource rights, and only one of them (Maharashtra) has enabled their operationalisation. While the outcomes in Maharashtra have been impressive, violations abound elsewhere. Even where recognised, […]
Tribal Dept Hosts Workshop on Implementation of FRA
Times of India
Government Eyes Recognising Non-protected Conservation Areas to Meet Biodiversity Goals
Mongabay
Put Communities in Charge of Conserving Sacred Groves
Gautam Aredath Hindustan Times | January 6, 2025 For sacred groves and other ecosystems to thrive, a paradigm shift is needed: one that empowers local communities and embraces diversity in management practices
What Standards Do and Whom They Serve: Fixing, Practising and Delivering Per Capita Water Supply Standards in Cities in India
Sachin Tiwale Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space | January 6, 2025 This paper examines how the per capita standards of water supply are fixed, practised and delivered in cities in India. The per capita standard of water supply is a key figure in deciding the quantum of water cities can extract from adjacent […]
Chhattisgarh is the Leading State in the Country in Better Implementation of Forest Rights Act: Principal Secretary Sonamni Bora
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