People’s Manifesto on Social Justice and Human Rights

People’s Manifesto on Social Justice and Human Rights

Sandeep Pandey, Shreekumar, Shiva Shankar, R Ramachandran, Lubna Sarwath, Mansee Bal Bhargava and Rajeev Yadav
| Equality, Liberty and Justice lay the foundation of the Indian Constitution for the citizens of India. Looking beyond the Indian Constitution document’s explicit mention of these values, the real picture on the ground is different

Discussion on Draft Environment Impact Assessment Notification

Discussion on Draft Environment Impact Assessment Notification

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

Petition: SP(I) Demands that the Recommendations of the Chairman of the High Powered Committee on the Chardham Project be Implemented Immediately

Petition: SP(I) Demands that the Recommendations of the Chairman of the High Powered Committee on the Chardham Project be Implemented Immediately

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.

Disregarding Ravi Chopra’s Recommendations on the Chardham Project Will Destroy the Already Fragile and Threatened Ecology of the Himalayan Region

Disregarding Ravi Chopra’s Recommendations on the Chardham Project Will Destroy the Already Fragile and Threatened Ecology of the Himalayan Region

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.

एक बेहतर दुनिया की ओर अभियान का आरंभ: “हमारे जीवन, जीवनशैली और रोज़गार से कम-से-कम संसाधनों का दोहन हो”

एक बेहतर दुनिया की ओर अभियान का आरंभ: “हमारे जीवन, जीवनशैली और रोज़गार से कम-से-कम संसाधनों का दोहन हो”

ग्रेटा थुनबर्ग से प्रेरित हो कर अनेक युवाओं ने एक नया अभियान आरंभ किया – ‘एक बेहतर दुनिया की ओर’. प्रख्यात मानवाधिकार कार्यकर्ता मेधा पाटकर ने इस अभियान को जारी करते हुए देश-विदेश के युवाओं को याद दिलाया कि महात्मा गाँधी ने कहा था कि प्रकृति में इतने संसाधन तो हैं कि हर एक की ज़रूरतें पूरी हो सके परन्तु इतने नहीं कि एक का भी लालच पूरा हो सके