Part III : The proposed new law on EIA – is it an upgrade?
This is the last part of the article series analysing the changes proposed by the Redraft EIA notification 2020 to the existing Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regime. Compromised Public Consultations The 2006 EIA notification exempts only six major project types from holding
Part II : The proposed new law on EIA – is it an upgrade?
In continuation to Part I, this part analyses a few more provisions of the proposed Re-Draft EIA notification 2020 (‘the Draft notification’) contrasting them with the 2006 notification which is the current law on EIA. New categories and diluted procedures Clause 4
Part I : The proposed new law on EIA – is it an upgrade?
Environmental laws, like any area of law, require constant iteration to stay relevant and meaningful. In recent years, this area of law has attained great importance owing to the increased awareness in relation to climate change and its impact on
A new definition of ‘domicile’ for Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services
On March 31, 2020, the Union Home Ministry notified the promulgation of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Order 2020 (“the First Order”) for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The said Order, which was passed
Halal meat, Animal rights, Secularism and Denial of employment to Dalit butchers
The controversy around Halal vs non-Halal/Jhatka meat is gaining momentum in recent times. While a few may prefer to look at it as some kind of Islamophobia, the need for non-halal meat to gain major portion of market has multiple
Refugee status of Rohingyas and India’s decision to send them back: An Analysis – PART II
Continued from Part I The recent crisis of Rohingya community migrating from Myanmar’s Rakhine state and illegally crossing over borders of India and neighbouring nations calls into play the obligations of ‘non-refoulement’. Of the countries to which Rohingya migrants have been
Refugee status of Rohingyas and India’s decision to send them back: An Analysis – Part 1
The World Migration Report 2018 states that 3.3% of world’s population comprises of international migrants i.e. 244 million people approximately. The report published by the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) also estimates that 6% of those 244 million are
Sampradaya as Denomination- An Indic Approach to Article 26
Seven decades after the coming into force of the Constitution of India, on June 21, 2019, finally an enlightened Indian lawmaker presented in the Parliament a long-standing Indic position on Article 26 of the Constitution. Ms. Meenakshi Lekhi, an Advocate
The true meaning of the term ‘Religious Denomination’ and How Hindus are short-changed
It is widely known that the Constitution of India adopted on 26th January 1950 seeks to secure justice, liberty, equality and fraternity for all its people. Part III of the Constitution grants and guarantees fundamental rights to all. It is only in Article 30 that
AIT and the science of linguistics
On 2 May 2018, the online magazine Swatantra published the article “P.I.E. or LIE: Why Linguistics Is Not A Science” by surgeon Dr. Shivsankar Sastry. I have nothing against people publishing about another discipline than their own, provided they submit to the same rules