Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
On January 16th, 2020, the government amended EIA Notification, 2006 to allow projects involving hydrocarbon exploration to be exempted from Environme…
Environment & Ecology
[Disaster Series] Drought in India & its Management
Drought is a recurrent calamity that has grappled India over decades and centuries. An isolated subcontinent of India provides for unique climate cond…
Climate Finance – Need, Mechanism, Challenges, India’s Efforts
Four and a half years after nations negotiated the Paris Climate Agreement (now ratified by 187 of them), the global climate change action is taking p…
UNFCCC 25th Conference of the Parties (CoP 25) – Result & India’s Stand
The annual UN Climate Conference, 25th Conference of Parties (COP25) in Madrid, became the longest on record, following more than 2 weeks of fraught n…
India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2019 & Forest Conservation
India’s forest cover has increased by 3,976 km2 since 2017. For the second successive time since 2007, the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) has s…
Atal Bhujal Yojana – Will it Solve India’s Water Crisis?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently launched Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABY) to promote sustainable management of groundwater resources in India. This …
Swachh Bharat Mission – Is it a Success or a Failure?
Poor sanitation is a primary cause of diseases worldwide = improving sanitation can have a beneficial impact on health…
