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  • Can the thermal power sector be trusted again?

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    Can the thermal power sector be trusted again?

    In the heydays of ‘India Shining’ in 2003, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) had experimented with an alternate model to control pollution from industries. The model was named ‘Corporate Responsibility for Environment Protection’, or CREP. It was based on the principle of voluntary compliance: instead of the government [...]

  • The post-antibiotics apocalypse: How the recent Union Budget actually downgraded the focus on AMR

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    The post-antibiotics apocalypse - How the recent Union Budget actually downgraded the focus on

    A few months ago, a ten-month old daughter of my colleague contracted urinary tract infection, which is fairly common and is generally caused by a bacteria. A routine antibiotic course should have treated her. But, when her urine culture report came, it shocked everyone. This child had no history of [...]

  • There is little evidence that permit system helps our forests

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    There is little evidence that permit system helps our forests

    An amendment was made recently in the Indian Forest Act of 1927, to remove bamboo from the category of trees. With this minor modification, bamboo grown on agricultural land will not require a transit permit (TP), for felling and transportation, from the forest department. However, bamboo grown in the forest [...]

  • Food safety regulations and steps in the right direction

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    Pro-GM lobby is the biggest enemy of biotechnology – Here is why

    The Union government is giving final shape to the laws to regulate the labelling and advertisement of food products. In November 2017, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued the draft Food Safety and Standards (Advertisements and Claims) Regulations, 2017, for public comments. On January 5, 2018, [...]

One of India’s foremost environment and climate change experts Chandra Bhushan is the President & CEO of the International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST).

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