Clean India, Green India: Why Swachh Bharat Starts With Us
1. Introduction Swachh Bharat, launched to bring an end to open defecation, improve solid waste disposal, and cleanliness as social culture, redefined sanitation as a national development agenda. The state, however, cannot make the clean and green India dream a reality single-handedly. Waste emanates from residential and commercial households, dependent on municipal infrastructure, and finally […]
How the Environmental Health of My City Directly Impacts the Mental and Physical Health of Its Citizens
1. Introduction Urban ecosystems are dynamic interactive systems where determinants in the environment affect health all at once. It is what we breathe (air), drink (water), see/cover otherwise (green cover), and hear (soundscape) that determines the trajectory of health of dwellers. A environment & health is key to protecting and improving human physical and mental […]
What If All the Ice on Earth Melted? A Legal and Environmental Perspective
1. Melting Ice and Its Environmental Impacts 1.1 How much ice is there? Our world possesses humongous frozen water reserves in every shape and size conceivable. Ice sheets, glaciers, and sea ice cover most of the fresh water on our world. That’s the way it is:Antarctica contains approximately 26.5 million cubic kilometers of ice. It […]
Legal and Regulatory Situation for Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution in India: Addressing the New Challenges
1. Introduction Environmental pollution is a problem in India due to uncontrolled growth in population, urbanization, and industrialization. The environmental problem due to pollution is multi-dimensional in nature, spans over effects on air and water quality, ecosystem, and human health. Environmental laws are the rules that protect our planet from pollution and harm. India has […]