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Environment

Defence of Climate Necessity: A Panacea for Climate Crisis

Shreya and Tanmay Pal I. Introduction “So the climate is changing faster than our efforts to address it.  The alarm bells keep ringing.  Our citizens keep marching.  We cannot pretend we do not hear them.  We have to answer the call.  We know what we have to do to avoid irreparable harm” – Barack Obama […]

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Environment Policy

Justice or Economy? A Cost Benefit Analysis of the CUTS Report on Economic Impact of Judicial Decisions

In this article, the author critiques the CUTS report on Economic Impact of Judicial Decisions through a cost-benefit analysis. The author argues that the report has a flawed methodology, its recommendations do not pass muster on weighing the costs and benefits and the separation of powers doctrine is being violated. The core contention of the author is that the report favours ease of doing business over adherence to environmental regulations and its recommendations are myopic when a balancing of costs and benefits is done.

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Environment

BOND, GREEN BOND! : THE EMERGENCE OF GREEN BONDS IN INDIA

Aiyushi Mehrotra Climate change is a threat to the environment and the financial system alike. India’s unique topography, geography, geology, and climatic diversity makes it particularly susceptible to the  current ‘pandemic’. Green finance is rapidly gaining prominence as a priority for public policy and is central to the broader discussion of sustainable economic growth. Green […]

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Environment

The Poisoned Arrow of Section 11, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and the Proposed Amendment

Abhay Raj For decades, animal welfare sabotage has been a major concern for India’s liberation and animal rights movement. Animal welfare sabotage can be seen as a politically motivated action and a well-enumerated strategy of the empowered activists. It is a collection of actions that collapsed the Indian animal welfare regime. Using the paradigm of […]

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Environment

Vizag Gas Leakage: Tragedy or Negligence?

By Md Tasnimul Hassan Synopsis of the Leakage A toxic chemical styrene leaked from the LG Polymers plant in Visakhapatnam during the early hours of May 7, resulting in the deaths of 11 individuals and hospitalizing more than 250.[1] Styrene is a colourless liquid used to make polymers such as plastic and rubber. Chronic exposure […]

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Environment International Law

Uluru And Tribal Apathy: The Law of Nations Not Yet Civilized

By Sameer Gupta and Sankalp Udgata The saga of a Global Indigeneity Heist pioneered over a 9.4km rock. About The mystical Uluru Uluru (Ayres Rock) is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Australia and is a living cultural landscape which is considered sacred to the aboriginal Anangu Yankunytjatjara and Pitjantjatjara people. The monolith has been […]