Protection of environment under Indian Constitution
Author: Nivedita Saxena, Research Associate The constitution of any country is the basic source of law, and the provisions of all other laws are subject to the provisions of the…
Environmental Law
Public Trust Doctrine
Author: Anshu Bansal, Research Associate In the Common Law jurisprudence, a trust is “the legal relationship between one person having an equitable ownership in property and another person owning the legal…
Constitutional Provisions and Legislative Policies for Environment Protection in India
Author: Akshay Shandilya, Research Associate In India, environment was hailed highly in the ancient and medieval eras but till 1976 there were no major legislations relating to environmental protection. It…
Environment V. Development
Author: Garima Singh, Research Associate “By destroying nature, environment, man has committed matricide, having in a way killed mother earth. Technological excellence, growth of industries economical gains have led to…
Sustainable Development: Solution for Environmental Issues
Author: Nivedita Saxena, Research Associate The Environment V/s Development debate has gone on for centuries now, and has been an issue ever since Indian Independence. Development is the progressive growth…
Development and Environment: Sustainable development the answer
Author: Anshu Bansal, Research Associate The idea of sustainability can imply there is one perfect, unchanging future, if only we could work out how to get there. Resilience might be…
Environment vs. Development: Striking the Perfect balance
Author: Akshay Shandilya, Research Associate “The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends for which we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles…
Polluter Pays Principle
Author: Anshu Bansal, Research Associate The polluter pays principle states that whoever is responsible for damage to the environment should bear the costs associated with it ((The United Nations Environmental…
Importance of Biodiversity
Author: Anshu Bansal, Research Associate On earth, biodiversity is an exceptionally important part of life. Few decades ago, the topic was not considered worth to discuss but current change of…
Environmental Policy in India
Author: Anshu Bansal, Research Associate “India though has a long way to go to attain environmental quality akin to those enjoyed in developed economies, has made one of the fastest…