The growing focus on climate change policy in India is not matched by an equivalent level of attention to environment related institutional structure. Critically examine the key features and issues around Institutional framework for Climate Change Policy in India.

Some of the issues in relation to the institutional framework on Climate Change Policy of India are: The creation of institutions has been ad hoc. Many criticize the process of institutional creation as lacking in a development-focused approach to climate ..

Make an assessment of five years of National Green Tribunal performance putting major decisions and cases in light? Also comment on the apparent conflicts between NGT's green activism and development agenda of successive governments.

National Green Tribunal is a statutory body for speedy disposal of cases related to environmental protection and conservation.Since the tribunal follows the principle of natural justice & it is not bound by Code of Civil Procedure. NGT has emerged as ..

Dams are crucial for development of India but they can become a safety hazard too. In the light of above statement, discuss the potential of Dam rehabilitation and improvement project to address the challenges pertaining to Dam safety in India.

A UN report recently highlighted that at least 50% of Dams in India will be more than 50 years old by 2040, necessitating ensuring dam safety through retro fittings, modifications, rehabilitation and improvement. Challenges pertaining to Dam safety in India: ..

To what extent, do you think the recently approved National Hydrology Project can be helpful for mitigation of drought in India? Discuss.

National hydrology project(NHP) helps in mitigating drought through following ways: 1)By giving real time ground water,level particularly at village unit can help farmers in changing their cropping pattern.Also,it boosts the efficient and equitable distribution of water so as that the ..

"The Himalayas are highly prone to landslides."Discuss the causes and suggest suitable measures of mitigation.

The Himalayan regions are highly prone to landslides, which leads to life loss, the decay of resources, and properties. The movement of a mass of rock, debris as well as deep-seated slope failures, mudflows along with the inclination of the ..

In a large and diverse country like India, authorities are regularly confronted with large-scale protests, riots; incidents of mass civil disorder and crowd disasters. While keeping in focus the NDMA guidelines on Crowd Disaster Management, discuss the various issues faced by state governments.

In Indian democracy right to protest is a fundamental aspect. While the peaceful assembly is allowed, protests sometimes take a violent turn. With increasing population of India, the instances of large masses gathering are more frequent, making crowd control difficult. ..

What should government learn from Elphinstone Road Incident and how it should respond?

The best the government should learn from this incident is to do a course correction and re-ordering of mass transport in all cities. Government should give highest priority to augment the broken and tattered sub-urban stations and good management practices. ..

What are the worst stampede tragedies in India in recent years?

Stampedes are frequent in India due to poor crowd management and the way our public spaces such as temples, railway stations, bridges etc. are constructed. Every year, hundreds of people lose their lives due to stampedes, which generally occur at ..

"The subjective definition of "wise use" in the Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules 2017 does not seem to make any change in our treatment of wetlands as waste lands." Discuss critically.

Wetlands are ecosystems located at the interface of land and water and wherein water plays a dominant role in controlling plant and animal life and associated ecosystem processes. The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2016 will replace the Wetland (Conservation ..

In the light of risks posed by hazardous chemicals (HAZCHEM) in India, examine India’s preparedness in Chemical Disaster Management (CDM).

India has a thriving chemical industry, as well as other heavy industries that are reliant on chemical engineering operations. Iron and steel, thermal power, refrigeration plants and fertilizer industries are among these. In the light of various chemical disasters happened ..