The average temperature of the Earth has increased by about 1.1◦C since the Industrial Revolution and rising faster than ever. According to the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC), a rise of 1.5◦C is not safe. A rise of 2◦C may lead to runaway global warming.
SATYAGRAHA EPISODE 9 | The objective of this session is to identify the impact of rising temperature on the Indian agriculture system and our food security. We will also try to understand the impact of mismanaged agricultural activities in augmenting carbon emissions and know the agricultural practices essential to subdue the impact of rising temperatures and weather extremes.
SATYAGRAHA EPISODE 7 | Bihar has been grappling with floods since time immemorial. But in the past few years the intensity and impact of these floods has increased tremendously, affecting millions of lives. The inapproproate decision of Wardha administration to cut down hundreds of trees for infrastructure development is also under spotlight.
Anand Vardhan Singh holds a live session with Swami Shivanand Saraswati and other Saints of Matri Sadan Haridwar on the cleanliness of River Ganga.
After going through the entire draft, we could assertively say that in the present form it will bring about cataclysmic harm to the ecology and people of India defeating the very objective of EIA
SATYAGRAHA EPISODE 2 | Presentation by Mr. Sagar Dhara (former UNEP consultant, author Supreme Court committee reports, Env. Engineer). Follow up discussion by Dr. Lubna Sarwath, PhD, iWIL-IIMB; Dr. Peehu Pardeshi, Asst. professor-TISS;
Mr. Guru Moorthy, Secretary ‘SOCHARA’; Mr. Atul Deepak, Student, National Law Univ.; Dr. Sandeep Pandey, PhD, UC Berkeley; Moderator : Mr. Ankit Goyal, Co-convenor Eco-Socialism front
Such a large-scale project should have required a comprehensive and rigorous environmental impact assessment (EIA), including public consultations and hearings, before being given the green light. However, the government surreptitiously side-stepped this requirement by dividing the 900 kilometre stretch of road into 53 segments, each of less than a 100 km.
Ankit Goyal | Small steps are essential to raising a particular “consciousness” in individuals. When Mahatma Gandhi organized the Dandi March and made salt, it was just not to oppose the salt tax, it was to demonstrate defiance against every injustice imposed by colonial rule.
Surabhi Agarwal, Lubna Sarwath and Sandeep Pandey | The manner in which members of the High Powered Committee who have their own vested interests are misusing their power to further an agenda which is completely contrary to the public interest is condemnable and undermines the authority of the Supreme Court.
This is the LIVE Launch of “Towards the Better World Campaign” An initiative by Medha Patkar and Dr. Lubna Sarwath, Dr. Sandeep Pandey and The Public.
