“I must be cruel only to be kind; Thus bad begins, and worse remains behind.” William Shakespeare, Hamlet PROLOGUE It is indeed a misfortune that the law which was enacted to protect the interest of a particular group of people is now being used by the same group of people in a fallacious manner. Earlier it […]
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Abstract: Environmental concerns in aviation have been a widely discussed agenda in many of the international meetings throughout the world in the bilateral or multilateral talks. Emission from aviation currently account for 3.5 % of the total anthropogenic radiates which is anticipated to rise to as much as 15% by 2050, if no further organizational
Keywords: Environment Impact Assessment, Sustainable Development, Strategic Environment Assessment, Public Participation ‘Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need; but not every man’s greed’ -Mahatma Gandhi[i] Abstract The present mechanism that prevails in India for clearing environmental projects through environmental impact assessments, defeats the entire purpose of this vindicatory exercise, which is based on the
ABSTRACT Sexual Violence describes the deliberate use of sex as a weapon to demonstrate power over and to inflict pain and humiliation upon, another human being. Each society has mechanisms that legitimize, obscure, deny and thereby perpetuate violence against women. Powerful social institutions – the family, the community and the state perpetuate all the different
Violence against Women – “the dark side of families” Read More »
Introduction The role of the media was often understood as a mere mediator of primary information to the public. However, this role has been expanded over the past few decades owing to the era of globalization and democratization.[1] The media, has been the cornerstone for the ‘collusion of adverse opinions’.[2] John Stuart Mill opined that
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Introduction: With growing interest in medicinal plants, the need of the hour is a long term strategy to conserve and sustainably harvest these plant products. The use of medicinal plants in India and many other developing countries can be considered a living tradition. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that the primary health care needs
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