Environmental Policy in India
Environmental Policy in India

Author: Natalia Ciecierska-Holmes

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-11-28

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1000764664

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This book systematically introduces historical trajectories and dynamics of environmental policy and governance in India. Following the features of environmental policy in India as outlined in Chapter 1, subsequent chapters explore domestic and international factors that shape environmental policy in the country. The chapters examine the interplay between governmental and non-governmental actors, and the influence of social mobilisation and institutions on environmental policy and governance. Analysing various policy trajectories, the chapters identify and explore five central environmental policy subsystems: forests, water, climate, energy and city development. The authors drill down into the social, economic, political and ecological dimensions of each system, shedding light on why striking a balance between national economic growth and environmental sustainability is so challenging. Drawing on political science theories of policy processes and related theoretical concepts, this innovative edited volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental policy and politics and South Asian studies more broadly.

Development of Environmental Laws in India
Development of Environmental Laws in India

Author: Kanchi Kohli

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-10-31

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 1108968422

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Development of Environmental Laws in India highlights the dynamic nature of environmental law-making in India between the judiciary, the executive and the parliament. This has led to the creation of a wide range of environmental institutions and bodies with varied roles and responsibilities. The book contains a large volume of materials from the late 1990s, which show a marked shift in the nature of environmental governance in India. These materials offer an understanding of the contemporary debates in environment law in the context of India's economic liberalisation. The materials are thematically organized and presented in an accessible manner. The chapters contain definitions and specific clauses from the legal instruments and refer to court orders and judgements on these themes.

Deliberating Environmental Policy in India
Deliberating Environmental Policy in India

Author: Sunayana Ganguly

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-11-06

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1317592220

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As one of the world’s largest and most bio-diverse countries, India’s approach to environmental policy will be very significant in tackling global environmental challenges. This book explores the transformations that have taken place in the making of environmental policy in India since the economic liberalization of the 1990s. It investigates if there has been a slow shift from top-down planning to increasingly bottom up and participatory policy processes, examining the successes and failures of recent environmental policies. Linking deliberation to collective action, this book contends that it is crucial to involve local actors in framing the policies that decide on their rights and control over bio-resources in order to achieve the goal of sustainable human development. The first examples of large-scale participatory processes in Indian environmental policy were the 1999 National Biodiversity Strategy Action Plan and the 2006 Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act. This book explores these landmark policies, exploring the strategies of advocacy and deliberation that led to both the successes and failures of recent initiatives. It concludes that in order to deliberate with the state, civil society actors must engage in forms of strategic advocacy with the power to push agendas that challenge mainstream development discourses. The lessons learnt from the Indian experience will not only have immediate significance for the future of policy making in India, but they will also be of interest for other countries faced with the challenges of integrating livelihood and sustainability concerns into the governance process.

Environmental Law and Policy in India
Environmental Law and Policy in India

Author: Shyam Divan

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 882

ISBN-13:

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Environmental law and policy in India affects all sections of society. Those most deeply affected are the poor. Displaced by deforestation, dam-building and degradation of natural resources, they are the first victims of poor sanitation, contaminated water, polluted air and scarce wood. This edition of Environmental Law and Policy in India retains the familiar analytical structure of the 1991 edition, but is thoroughly revised and updated. More than 4/5ths of the material is new. The volume is interlaced with notes, comments and questions to encourage critical thinking among lawyers and law students. It compiles all the leading cases in environmenmtal law in India with concise extracts of landmark judgments and documents. It focuses on environmental law, policy, problems and needs with the comprehensiveness of an American law case book.

Environmental Law in Indian Country: to 1:28
Environmental Law in Indian Country: to 1:28

Author: William H. Rodgers

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780314958006

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"This publication is a guide to understanding the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This publication covers NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, and the Wilderness Act. It focuses on the environmental work of the 562 Indian tribes that play an important role in the environmental arena. The book uses chiefly Indian and tribal cases (162 case studies in all) to illustrate the finer points of NEPA doctrine as it exists in the broader field of Indian law."--The publisher's website.

Environmental Justice in India
Environmental Justice in India

Author: Gitanjali Nain Gill

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2016-11-10

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1317415612

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Modern environmental regulation and its complex intersection with international law has led many jurisdictions to develop environmental courts or tribunals. Strikingly, the list of jurisdictions that have chosen to do this include numerous developing countries, including Bangladesh, Kenya and Malawi. Indeed, it seems that developing nations have taken the task of capacity-building in environmental law more seriously than many developed nations. Environmental Justice in India explores the genesis, operation and effectiveness of the Indian National Green Tribunal (NGT). The book has four key objectives. First, to examine the importance of access to justice in environmental matters promoting sustainability and good governance Second, to provide an analytical and critical account of the judicial structures that offer access to environmental justice in India. Third, to analyse the establishment, working practice and effectiveness of the NGT in advancing a distinctively Indian green jurisprudence. Finally, to present and review the success and external challenges faced and overcome by the NGT resulting in growing usage and public respect for the NGT’s commitment to environmental protection and the welfare of the most affected people. Providing an informative analysis of a growing judicial development in India, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental justice, environmental law, development studies and sustainable development.

Environmental Policies in India
Environmental Policies in India

Author: Surendra Kumar

Publisher: Northern Book Centre

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9788172112790

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The book highlights the role of the Government of India in protecting our fragile environment and thus, ensuring sustainable development of the country. Different environmental programmes and policies have been discussed elaborately in this regard. Salient Features : * It makes a survey of global efforts to protect our planet. * It highlights different kinds of environmental problems in India. * It discusses governmental measures to protect our environment. * It extends various suggestions to supplement governmental efforts to realize the goal of environmental protection. * Language of the book is simple, lucid and comprehensible. * Detailed bibliography containing public documents, recent books, journals, etc., will be useful for advanced research in the field. * Comprehensive index facilitates easy reference and accessibility to the scholars. * The book will be useful for policy makers, administrators, research scholars and other stakeholders.

Green Signals
Green Signals

Author: Jairam Ramesh

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2015-03-05

Total Pages: 830

ISBN-13: 0199089469

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The debate on whether to privilege economic growth over ecological security is passé. Environmental considerations must be at the heart of economic growth, especially for a country of 1.25 billion people destined to add another 400 million by the middle of the century. Green Signals chronicles the '1991 moment' in India's environmental decision-making, telling the story of how, for the first time, the doors of the environment ministry were opened to voices, hitherto unheard, into the policy-making process. It details efforts to change the way environment is viewed both by proponents of environmental security and those who prize economic growth at all costs. Told from the perspective of a pivotal decision maker, the book addresses the challenges involved in trying to ensure economic growth with ecological security. It takes us through India's coming of age in the global environmental and climate change community to take on a leadership role that is progressive, proactive, and steeped in national interest. Using speaking orders on high-profile projects, notes and letters to the Prime Minister, ministerial colleagues, chief ministers and others, Jairam Ramesh gives an insight into the debates, struggles, challenges, and obstacles to bringing environmental considerations into the mainstream of political and economic decision-making. This collection reveals the story of the author's attempt at the highest levels of governance to introduce effective decision-making, a transparent and accountable administration, and to make environmental concerns an essential component of a nation's quest to accelerate economic growth and end the scourge of poverty and deprivation.

Global Climate Change and Environmental Policy
Global Climate Change and Environmental Policy

Author: V. Venkatramanan

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2019-10-11

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13: 9811395705

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Global climate change threatens human existence through its potential impact on agriculture and the environment. Agriculture is climate-sensitive, and climate variability and climate change have net negative impact on it. Additionally, the agricultural landscape is affected by monoculture and agro-biodiversity loss, soil fertility depletion and soil loss, competition from biofuel production, crop yield plateaus and invasive species. Nevertheless, the global agricultural production system has to meet the food demands from the growing human population, which is set to exceed 10 billion by 2050. This book discusses the impacts of climate change on agriculture, animal husbandry and rural livelihoods. Further, since agriculture, forestry and other land-use sectors contribute about 10–12 gigatonnes of CO2-equivalent per year, it argues that agricultural policy must dovetail adaptation and mitigation strategies to reduce greenhouse gases emissions. This calls for a reformative and disruptive agricultural strategy like climate-smart agriculture, which can operate at all spatio-temporal scales with few modifications. The book also redefines sustainable agriculture through the lens of climate-smart agriculture in the context of the sustainability of Earth's life- support system and inter- and intra-generational equity. The climate-smart agriculture approach is gaining currency thanks to its inherent positive potential, and its goal to establish an agricultural system which includes "climate-smart food systems", "climate-proof farms", and "climate-smart soils". Climate-smart agriculture provides a pathway to achieve sustainable development goals which focus on poverty reduction, food security, and environmental health.

An Environmental History of India
An Environmental History of India

Author: Michael H. Fisher

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-10-18

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1107111625

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This longue durée survey of the Indian subcontinent's environmental history reveals the complex interactions among its people and the natural world.