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Admin ESG February 14, 2020March 28, 2020 0 Comments

In Karnataka, Accused MLA Gets Forest Ministry

Speaking in a panel discussion on Mirror Now TV, Leo Saldanha of ESG said, “These people are taking Democracy &

John V January 25, 2020October 16, 2022 0 Comments Bangalore metro, Displacement, metro, namma metro, pollution, traffic

Bengaluru: Dead lines of Namma Metro

“The delay has a lot to do with non-compliance with the Detailed Project Report (DPR), which in any case is not in tune with the Town and Country Planning Act”, notes Leo Saldanha from the Environmental Support Group (ESG).

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Admin ESG January 3, 2020February 22, 2020 0 Comments

Contextualising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s use of Indian Science Congress

NALSAR’s Environmental Law and Practice Review is a peer reviewed journal. See Leo Saldanha’s publication entitled “A Critical Examination of

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ESG Author December 1, 2019April 16, 2022 0 Comments

Way out of a knotty situation

By: Leo F. Saldanha Having lived in peri-urban Bangalore for a major part of my life, I have become accustomed

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John V July 9, 2019January 7, 2020 0 Comments

Budget push for zero budget farming but contradictions mar Andhra’s natural agri foray

Karnataka has demonstrated that standard budgetary allocation for agriculture can be rechannelled to promote agroecological farming. It is now clear

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Admin ESG June 28, 2019June 20, 2023 0 Comments street vendors, Street Vendors Act, Town Vending Committees

Bengaluru’s street vendors: A vibrant community deprived of rights

Why is the state blind to the needs of a small but significant community of street vendors? Why is there a delay in implementing the provisions of Street Vendors Act? What does it take to conduct surveys, identify street vendors, issue ID cards, form Town Vending Committees, allot vending zones and make the city vibrant for these self-sustaining low-carbon-emitting livelihoods? Bhargavi S. Rao brings context to these questions.

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Admin ESG June 5, 2019June 20, 2023 0 Comments #beatairpollution, air pollution, bengaluru

To beat air pollution, redesign Bengaluru’s action plan

The high levels of air pollution in Bengaluru is the outcome of serious failure in governance and investment in false solutions over time. A shift needed is to build awareness and develop solutions that can be locally understood and managed, are economically feasible, and socio-culturally just. There has to be a healthy marriage between science, law, economics and common sense in addressing this challenge, with an intergenerational perspective and ecocentric view. With such a resolve, it is possible for Bengaluru to beat air pollution and truly join the World Environment Day celebrations, not just for a day, but every day.