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Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
Hell on earth? That used to be nothing more than a phrase used for extreme situations, a first-class metaphor. Increasingly, though, it’s becoming an ever more accurate description of our lives on this planet and something we would have to get used to. Except that, for many of us in such a future, there would be no way to do so.
In recent years, the concept of degrowth has seen significant discussion and debate amongst ecosocialists worldwide. The authors analyse these debates and make the case for the necessity of ecosocialist degrowth in confronting the climate and biodiversity crises.
The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill marks a significant shift from the democratic thrust of the existing law to one that favours corporate control over biodiversity.
New analysis says that particulate pollution is the greatest threat to human health in India.
This year, India has been ranked lowest – 180 – in the Environment Performance Index. While the Union environment ministry has raised objections to the rankings, the lead scientist of the EPI stated that the EPI has always ranked countries on the current state of environmental conditions.
CEA report states that 202 thermal power plants generated 232.56 MT of ash in 2020-21. Apart from flooding caused by overflow of fly ash slurry, the toxic waste, which is a by-product of coal combustion process, is also known to cause large-scale air pollution.
As we observe World Food Safety Day on June 7, it is important to remind ourselves that while there are several threats to food safety, the most serious one come from the very high-powered, relentless efforts to promote GM crops and foods.
As a conservation biologist, I’ve been part of the effort to value biodiversity for years. Here’s how thinking in this field has evolved, and why I’ve come to believe that there are many equally valid reasons for protecting nature.
The highest glaciers are melting rapidly and will have a tremendous impact on people’s livelihood: ICIMOD study.
Numbers tell several worrying tales in ‘State of India’s Environment: In Figures’, a report published by the Centre for Science and Environment and Down to Earth magazine on June 2.
Janata Weekly is India’s oldest independent socialist weekly.
Ever since its founding in 1946, Janata has voiced its principled dissent against all conduct and practice that is detrimental to the cherished values of nationalism, democracy, secularism and socialism, while upholding the integrity and the ethical norms of healthy journalism. For more than seventy years now, week after week, it has continued to analyse the changes taking place in the country and the world from a socialist standpoint, and thus promote the spread of socialist ideology in the country.
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