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Cities have to walk the central government’s talk on climate action

Besides the usual negotiations and national commitments, the recently-concluded Conference of Parties (COP27) in Egypt saw the launch of initiatives for cities such as the Sustainable Urban Resilience for the Next Generation (SURGe) and Beat the Heat: Nature for Cool…
By Shalini SinghDecember 16, 2022
  • Climate Change
  • Pollution
  • Sustainability

‘Every rupee a city spends now on projects must have a climate lens’

If cities are at the forefront of mitigation and adaptation against Climate Change, then a network of cities forged across international borders…
By Team QoCDecember 16, 2022
  • Climate Change
  • Pollution
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India’s climate action planning needs ecological vision and social sensitivity

The National Action Plan on Climate Change of 2008 was criticised for lacking depth, vision, and urgency; these have not been addressed…
By Team QoCDecember 16, 2022
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  • Right to Environment

Right to Environment: It’s time to foreground it and for people to claim it

People’s Right to Life in India assumes, and indirectly devolves into, the Right to Environment based on judicial interpretations and orders. As…
By Shobha SurinDecember 2, 2022
  • Climate Change
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‘We need a thorough review of, not mere amendments to, environmental laws’

We have the right to a healthy environment. It is the responsibility of the government to protect the environment and ensure a…
By Team QoCDecember 2, 2022
  • Climate Change
  • Natural Environment
  • Rivers & Waterbodies

Make space for rivers in cities, draft policies to protect them

Natural rivers and their ecosystems in cities are being ruined in the name of development with projects stripping away them of their…
By Himanshu ThakkarNovember 4, 2022
  • Climate Change
  • Natural Environment
  • Rivers & Waterbodies

The Sabarmati story: A river is more than a usable resource

The redeveloped, concretised, and glitzy Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad is a far cry from the meandering river which flows into the Arabian…
By Darshan DesaiNovember 4, 2022
  • Climate Change
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Pune’s Mula-Mutha sinks into ecological disaster

The ancient river, Mula-Mutha, has been battered by floods, encroachments, and rampant constructions causing massive environmental damage. Turned into a sewer and a dumping site over the years, the neglected river is heavily polluted and filthy. The plan to ‘develop’…
By Ishan SadwelkarNovember 4, 2022
  • Climate Change
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‘Why do we not see that our cities have come up around rivers?’

There is a severe stress on our rivers when we treat them like a resource which can be exploited instead of protecting…
By Jashvitha DhageyNovember 4, 2022
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Ragpickers: Women workers battle poverty, administrative apathy, Climate Change

It’s a continuous struggle for ragpickers, mostly women, to earn even a meagre amount for survival. They have to brace extreme heat…
By Maahi ShahOctober 21, 2022

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