India’s National Response to Climate Change

Ajay K Jha International negotiations in climate change faces continued bottlenecks. Conference of Parties, Annual High Level meetings of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (only international treaty to ensure global cooperation towards climate stabilization) and Meetings...

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Jayant Sinha Expresses Disappointment on FfD Not Delivering on a Global Tax Body

Ajay k Jha, 15th July, Addis Ababa In the 3rd Conference on Financing for Development (FfD), Indian state minister for finance Mr. Jayant Sinha expressed deep disappointment over the Conference not taking up the issue of an intergovernmental tax body, which India espoused strongly on behalf of the...

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The Uncertain Emission Figures and Enterprising Solutions!

by Nirma Bora The major greenhouse gases emitted by livestock are methane and nitrous oxide. Livestock mainly emit methane due to anaerobic fermentation in their digestive system while nitrous oxide is released from its manure. These emissions became widely talked about when in 2006 the United...

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Amendment in Conflict with Law: Reducing Chances for Juveniles to Rejoin Society

by Mairaj Fatima Introduction  With the enactment of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act in 2000, India’s juvenile justice legislation was brought in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and international standards, focusing on some of the key principles...

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FCRA and its Impact on Human Rights Work in India; Killing Democracy by Democratic process

by Mairaj Fatima. The Intelligence Bureau report on Impact of NGOs on Development, has accused "foreign-funded" NGOs of "serving as tools for foreign policy interests of western governments" by sponsoring agitations against nuclear and coal-fired power plants across the country. The report has listed...

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The Toxic Food: from farm to plate and everywhere in between

- Nirma Bora. Food is supposed to be a source of nutrition but what we eat today has been touched by science more than it has been by Mother Nature.  Starting the day with a cup of tea, relishing green salads and fruits, savouring a meal of rice , chapattis, vegetables and daal  for,...

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