Religious minorities and State-funded religious education in India- Part II
The previous piece of this article series ended discussing certain schemes and scholarships that support and promote education for minority (mainly religious) communities as listed by a central notification of 1993 (and as amended in 2014). Such schemes are funded
The narrative of ‘mob-lynching’ in India – Part I
In 1994 in Vaishali district of Bihar an IAS officer G Krishnaiah, who was serving as the district magistrate of Gopalganj in Bihar was dragged out of his car and killed by a politically motivated mob. More recently in 2007, ten
Sanjeevani: Reviving Indic Environmentalism
This article discusses the nexus between Indic faith systems and environmental ethics, in particular the models of pre-historic Indic environmentalism categorised on the basis of adherence to and practice of Indic scriptures. It also sheds light briefly on the marginalisation
Part III : The proposed new law on EIA – is it an upgrade?
This is the last part of the article series analysing the changes proposed by the Redraft EIA notification 2020 to the existing Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regime. Compromised Public Consultations The 2006 EIA notification exempts only six major project types from holding
Part II : The proposed new law on EIA – is it an upgrade?
In continuation to Part I, this part analyses a few more provisions of the proposed Re-Draft EIA notification 2020 (‘the Draft notification’) contrasting them with the 2006 notification which is the current law on EIA. New categories and diluted procedures Clause 4
Part I : The proposed new law on EIA – is it an upgrade?
Environmental laws, like any area of law, require constant iteration to stay relevant and meaningful. In recent years, this area of law has attained great importance owing to the increased awareness in relation to climate change and its impact on
Refugee status of Rohingyas and India’s decision to send them back: An Analysis – PART II
Continued from Part I The recent crisis of Rohingya community migrating from Myanmar’s Rakhine state and illegally crossing over borders of India and neighbouring nations calls into play the obligations of ‘non-refoulement’. Of the countries to which Rohingya migrants have been
Refugee status of Rohingyas and India’s decision to send them back: An Analysis – Part 1
The World Migration Report 2018 states that 3.3% of world’s population comprises of international migrants i.e. 244 million people approximately. The report published by the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) also estimates that 6% of those 244 million are