-Kshama Kamath* The 2022 rules were brought up by “Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change” on Aug 22,2022 to ensure environmentally sound management of waste battery. These rules will replace the Batteries (Management and handling) Rules 2001. The rules cover all types of batteries that is Electric vehicle batteries, Portable batteries, Automotive batteries, and […]Read More
COMPARATIVE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS AND PINNING OF LIABILITY IN ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES IN INDIA AND ASIA PACIFIC REGION
-Prof. (Dr.) Sairam Bhat & Rohith Kamath ** The article has been published by Law Asia (The Law Association for Asia and the Pacific) and can be accessed on their website at: https://lawasia.asn.au/sites/default/files/2022-11/Sairam%20Bhat%20%26%20Rohith%20R%20Kamath%2C%20Comparative%20Enforcement%20Mechanisms%20and%20Pinning%20of%20Liability%20in%20Environmental%20Crimes%20in%20India%20and%20Asia%20Pacific%20Region%2C%20Oct%202022.Read More
–Jaibatruka Mohanta* “We are the first generation to feel the sting of climate change, and we are the last generation that can do something about it.” -Jay Inslee Introduction Climate Aid can be understood as local, national or transnational financing that is drawn from public, private or other alternative sources that seek to support mitigation […]Read More
NAVIGATING THE WILDLIFE (PROTECTION) AMENDMENT BILL, 2021 A Comprehensive Analysis of the Need for Scientific Methods in Wildlife Protection
-Sarthak Wadhwa * I. Introduction A. Prologue: The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021 Last month, the Lok Sabha passed the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021 (“the Bill”)[1]– after two rounds of consultation with the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change (“the Standing Committee”).[2] Introduced before the Lower House […]Read More
CLIMATE RESILIENT CITIES IN INDIA – ASSESSING THE CLIMATE SMART CITIES ACTION FRAMEWORK
Madhubanti Sadhya* Samvedh Bagavadeeswar** Introduction As cities worldwide work towards achieving the goals set under Sustainable Development Goal 13 on climate action,[1] India plays a critical role in mitigating climate change as the seventh most affected country in terms of climate extremes.[2] The country is a party to the Paris Agreement and Montreal Protocol, […]Read More
-Shailja Rawal, Student, B.A.LL.B., NLSIU Introduction Cricket, once a game with proud records is often shammed now-a-days with disparaging remarks such as opulent, oligarchic and opaque.[1] Concerns pertaining to abysmal lack of clarity, break within communication channels and inadequate professionalism have been raised from within the cricket body itself.[2] Unfortunately, this is not the first […]Read More