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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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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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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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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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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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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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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IPL 2024: Kolkata beat Mumbai in a thriller at Wankhede for the first time in 12 years
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh, Aryan and five other Indians enter finals
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Cricket, ICC rankings: India remain No 1 in ODIs and T20Is, ranked second in Tests
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Watch, ICC Men's T20 World Cup: Sean Paul and Kes combine to create tournament's official anthem
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Four Indians move to semi-finals with comprehensive wins