Climate Justice
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Why SC’s recognition of right to be free from climate change impact is cause for cautious optimism
It is a commendable declaration, but how courts deal with subsequent cases will be the real test.
Apoorva
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Supreme Court says climate crisis threatens right to life
The right against ‘adverse effects of climate change’ is part of constitutional guarantees, the court said.
Scroll Staff
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Interview: ‘You can’t brush aside people affected by climate change as Bangladeshi illegal migrants’
An Assam MP explains why he introduced the Climate Migrants (Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill in Lok Sabha.
Arunabh Saikia
Trending
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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The numbers show the idea of Muslim population explosion is nothing but political propaganda
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Ambitious tourism plans for Lakshadweep ignore limited availability of freshwater
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How the fossil fuel lobby crowded out calls for climate justice at COP27
The United Arab Emirates, which has some of the world’s largest reserves of both oil and gas, registered the largest delegation with more than 1,000 people.
Alix Dietzel, The Conversation
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COP27 is likely to end in a stalemate, with wealthy nations once again letting down poor countries
It is unlikely any concrete action will be delivered on ‘loss and damage’.
Jacqueline Peel, The Conversation
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Why environmentalists in Nepal are protesting against a ‘climate loan’ from the World Bank
The Himalayan country should receive climate finance in the form of grants, not loans, given its minimal contribution to global climate change, argue activists.
Diwakar Pyakurel
Video
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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A tiny Pacific island nation could end up opening the floodgates to international climate litigation
Sixteen states led by Vanuatu want the International Court of Justice to the obligations of states in relation to the adverse effects of climate change.
Emily Wilkinson, The Conversation, Matt Bishop, The Conversation & Nadia Sánchez Castillo-Winckels, The Conversation
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COP27: Small island nations want India, China to pay for climate compensation fund
Top polluters must pay for the damage to the climate, said Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda.
Scroll Staff
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Can rich nations be held accountable for the pain caused to Maharashtra’s farmers by climate change?
At the coming COP27, India is pushing for a finance facility that could cover monetary losses caused by climate change.
Flavia Lopes, IndiaSpend.com & Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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In Uttarakhand, climate change mitigation efforts should not overlook the regional realities
There is an entangled web of issues related to caste, class and religion that defines disparate land imaginaries in the state.
Ritodhi Chakraborty
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India’s climate policies are failing its women and children
Despite global evidence that climate change-induced extreme weather events affect women disproportionately, the country’s policies are not gender-sensitive.
Azera Parveen Rahman
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Climate action: India needs local solutions to save its forests, not greenwashing
Forest lands managed by local communities are often far more useful in dealing with climate change than compensatory afforestation programmes.
Kanta Marathe & Souparna Lahiri
The Field
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra’s dream run ends in quarter-finals
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena open season – All you need to know
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IPL 2024: Virat Kohli stars as Bengaluru beat Punjab to stay in hunt for playoff spot
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav stars in fifth T20I as visitors sweep series
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: In Olympic year, Neeraj Chopra keen to lay down the marker