How not to do an environmental assessment
Context: An urban redevelopment project must apply for approvals in an integrated manner. The “redevelopment” projects of Delhi which have been in the news are caught up in legal tangles.…
The shale gas challenge
Context: We need a sector-specific environment impact assessment manual on exploration and production. On August 1, 2018, the Central government approved a far-reaching policy that allows private and government players…
Council conundrum
Context: Odisha’s plan calls for a national policy on the utility of a second chamber in States. If there was any real benefit in having a Legislative Council, all States…
Why India needs a sports regulator?
Context: The narrative of Indian sport is undergoing a transformation. For the longest time, we were sold the story that we were not genetically and otherwise predisposed to achieve at…
How dams can control floods
Context: There should be space for greater storage of water in reservoirs before the onset of monsoon. In the aftermath of any Kerala tragedy, people are struggling to comprehend what…
Restoring dignity: on stigma attached to leprosy
Context: The time has come to end the stigma and discrimination against the leprosy-affected. About Leprosy: Leprosy is a long-term infection by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Initially, infections are without symptoms and typically…
Trouble in the hills
Context: The catastrophic monsoon floods in Kerala and parts of Karnataka have revived the debate on whether political profitability outshined science. About Western Ghats: Western Ghats is spread over 6…
After Saubhagya, govt plans induction stoves for the poor
Context: The government is working on an ambitious plan to provide induction stoves to poor households in rural and urban India. Reduce import of fossil fuels and generate fresh demand:…
Ways to read the Constitution
Context: ‘Sabarimala’ is a test case for freedom of religion, women’s rights and also constitutional interpretation. The arguments before the Supreme Court: The arguments before the Supreme Court around the…
Supporting farmers, the middle way
Context: Under a limited procurement system, government would procure excess farm produce and leave rest to be cleared at market price. For it to work, MSP must not be at…
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