
Tag Ecology


Government Plundering Environment to Benefit Corporate Entities
Tikender Singh Panwar The massive destruction of the environment and ecology to benefit corporate entities is a common feature of both the Union and the state governments. Whether it is the plundering of forests and the ecosystem of the Aravallis…

No Means No: Kinnaur Tribals Oppose Hydel Project to Protect Ecology
Tikender Singh Panwar As world leaders were holding hectic negotiations over climate change at COP26 in Glasgow in November, there was a subtle protest by the inhabitants of the Kinnaur district, in the Himalayas, against the impact on the ecology and environment of their…

Not just Tourism: Ecological Sustainability of Mountains is Needed
Tikender Singh Panwar “Sustainable tourism” is the theme for ‘World Mountain Day,’ observed across the world on December 11. The United Nations’ call for this year’s theme is quite apt. Though it also shows the limitation of understanding the mountains…
Economy is within Ecology – Mr Ashish Kothari at IMPRI #WebPolicyTalk
Simi Mehta, Amita Bhaduri, Ritika Gupta, Sunidhi Agarwal, Nikhil Jacob “Back in 1991, when economic reforms were introduced under the then Finance Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, I asked him how do you propose to protect the environment given that liberalization…
Environment Concern Should Be Internalised in Our Economic Policy – Prof Kanchan Chopra at IMPRI #WebPolicyTalk
Simi Mehta, Amita Bhaduri, Anshula Mehta, Sunidhi Agarwal, Nikhil Jacob There has been a formidable pressure on the government to deliver a futuristic framework for economic revival post the devastating pandemic. All sections of the society looked towards the Budget…
Need for A National Urban Water Policy to Develop Water-Smart Cities – Mr Himanshu Thakkar at IMPRI #WebPolicyTalk
Simi Mehta, Amita Bhaduri, Anshula Mehta, Sunidhi Agarwal, Manoswini Sarkar Expressing his displeasure over the absence of the term ‘ecology’ from the Budget speech at a time when the world is combating the ill effects of climate change, Mr Himanshu…