Climate Justice
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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
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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
Trending
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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The dark side of wind energy along Gujarat’s coast
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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Is ‘glass skin’ achievable? A dermatologist answers this and other skincare questions in a new book
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Fiction: The odyssey of an impoverished man at odds with India’s newly-independent status
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: Journalist Nishant Shekhar hilariously mimics everyday conversations in Indian newsroom
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Watch: Fire spreads through hotel in Indore, rescuers evacuate trapped guests with ladders
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Watch: Trapped miners rescued from collapsed gold mine in Congo as onlookers cheer in relief
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Watch: Israeli commando units stage undersea protest against government’s judicial overhaul plans
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Watch: Rescuer scales 65-foot telecom tower in Pune to save bird tangled in kite string
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘Elemental’ trailer: Fire teams up with water in animated film about elements of nature
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Netflix India’s latest mantra: ‘You can’t be successful globally without being successful locally’
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Start the week with a film: The very violent and very clever ‘Battle Royale’
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Review: ‘Boston Strangler’ looks for the woman in the serial killer story
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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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
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How colonialism has left countries poor and dependent on fossil fuels
Non-renewable energy sources are among the cheapest ways to power economic growth, making them hard for developing nations to ignore.
Patrick Greiner, The Conversation
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In Pakistan, judicial activism on environmental challenges has had some successes
As climate change litigations grow, judges are modifying their approach in deciding these issues.
Qamar-uz-Zaman
The Field
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IPL 2023: MI's Rohit Sharma and Mark Boucher on Impact Player rule, plans for the season and more
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Shuttle Zone: How to get started with badminton? And how to prepare for matches? Here’s a guide
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Spain Masters Super 300: Aakarshi Kashyap upsets world No 15 Michelli Li, Srikanth wins thriller
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IPL 2023 fixtures list: Here’s the full schedule of 70 matches in the league stage
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IPL 2023: Virat Kohli to Cameron Green, five players to watch out for in new season