From Anthropocentric to Biocentric jurisprudence
Context The Great Indian Bustard, a gravely endangered species, with hardly about 200 alive in India today, came under the protective wings of the Supreme Court of India in a recent judgment. […]
India’s Solar Salvation
As India’s economy and population continue to grow, so too does its demand for energy. India is also particularly vulnerable to climate change. Solar power could be the answer to both problems. With 300 sunny days a year, India can lead the world in solar capacity. Doing so will require [...]
[Environment] Beat the climate crisis by investing in nature
In Paris in 2015, leaders from 192 nations committed to limit the increase of global average temperatures since pre-industrial levels to well below 2°C, while pursuing efforts to stay within 1.5°C. Today 131 countries, responsible for 73% of global emissions, have now adopted or are considering net-zero emission targets – [...]
[Culture] India gets its 39th World Heritage Site-Rudreswara/Ramappa Temple
Context In yet another landmark achievement, India’s nomination of Rudreswara Temple, (also known as the Ramappa Temple) at Palampet, Mulugu district, near Warangal in the state of Telangana has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. […]
Ganga and Microplastics
The Ganga might have stood witness to many stages of India’s civilisation, as Mahatma Gandhi once noted, but in recent decades it has become a conduit for sewage, solid waste, industrial effluents and other pollutants. […]
South Asia lightning Report ,2020
Important Points 1. According to South Asia lightning Report ,2020 by Earth Networks, a global weather intelligence agency -West Bengal received the highest number of lightning strikes per square kilometer in 2020, followed by Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh,Tamil Nadu. […]
Gross Environment Product in Uttarakhand
Context The Uttarakhand government recently announced it will initiate valuation of its natural resources in the form of ‘Gross Environment Product’ (GEP), said to be along the lines of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). […]
[Geopolitics] India and China Border Dispute
The British organised a conference in Shimla in 1914, which the representatives of China and Tibet attended. The conference’s objective was to negotiate a treaty that would demarcate the border between Tibet and British-ruled India. The British plan was to put pressure on the weak Chinese central government to grant [...]
[History] 1806 Vellore Mutiny – Forerunner of 1857 Revolt
After the fall of Tipu Sultan (1799), the East India Company government restored the Mysore kingdom to the Wodeyar dynasty. It decided to pay a stipend to Tipu’s sons and intern them in two palaces, Hyder Mahal and Tipu Mahal, specially constructed for them in the Vellore Fort. Along with [...]
Supreme Court Strikes Down parts of 97th Constitutional Amendment
In a major boost for federalism, the Supreme Court recently struck down parts of a Constitution amendment which shrank the exclusive authority of States over its cooperative societies. […]