Environmental, Social Justice & Governance Initiatives
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitching 500 GW as a target for energy production from renewable sources, mainly solar and wind, there has been a substantial increase in mega solar park installations across the country in various landscapes.
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The current proposed amendments to four major environmental laws, are effectively a big step away from India’s long held statutory tradition of protecting environmental and natural resources and is a clear indicator of prevailing priority: putting business and commercial interest over environmental protection and safeguarding human rights. The draft Bills were put out on 1st July 2022 by the Ministry in English, not any of the other Scheduled languages, and the commenting period ends on 21st July 2022. Never in the history of India has there ever been such a rush to put interests of international and national business empires over that of peoples of India and its biodiversity.
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For over two decades, ESG has focussed on the emerging urban environmental and socio-economic challenges and has been working with multiple communities, government agencies, academia, media, etc. The approach has always been about finding viable and inclusive solutions to vexatious problems advocating deeply democratic processes that draw on intersectoral, interdisciplinary, intersectional experiences, knowledge and histories. Bangalore and other cities today are in a mess as they follow highly centralised governance approaches that drift from existing legal provisions in which the various local publics find no place to imagine their futures as part of a collective imagining of the city’s future.
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By: Janani S, The author is an architect and researcher on inclusive urbanism at Environment Support Group. Pachnady was still over 2 kilometres away but the stench of garbage reached us early. In 2019, the Pachnady landfill was in the news due to its slide down during the monsoons engulfing the residences and a temple in the vicinity. The solid waste of the city has polluted the groundwater here beyond repair rendering it unfit for drinking. Many of the farmers and other victims await their full compensation even after two years and their livelihoods witness a standstill as they are unable to cultivate in these degraded lands. In this context, we, researchers from the Environment Support Group, visited the waste management facility of Pachanady, Mangalore to get a better understanding of the prevailing situation.
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Collated here are petitions, affidavits, memos and notes filed by ESG to protect lakes of Karnataka before Karnataka High Court (WP 817/2008 & WP 38401/2014) and Supreme Court of India (Civil Appeal 17166/2013). You will also find here judicial orders, reports and laws that are an outcome of this ongoing effort. This section will be updated frequently.
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Public health, sanitation and waste management sectors are intricately linked in not only ensuring all are healthy, but that the toxic impacts of our living are not a burden for future generations. It has been argued time and again that centralised response strategies are resource heavy and cause societal dysfunctionality, and the way forward is to ensure ward-level governance becomes real in every way, especially in securing public health and sanitation for all.
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The final webinar as part of the “Better Bus Bengaluru” campaign with #BengaluruMoving is on Friday, 28th August 2020 (4-6 pm on Zoom and Facebook) when we will address the theme: “Streamlining and calming traffic, and making cities inclusive for all”.
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In July 2012, ‘landfills’ were shut down in Mavallipura, a village 30 kms. north of Bangalore, due to mobilisation by
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In this post, you will find newspaper articles related to the recent decision by the Karnataka High Court to build
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Organised by Institution of Engineers, Mysore Date: 03 November 2019 Some of the main highlights from the discussion are listed
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Invitation to “A Movement for Economy of Restraint: A public workshop as a part of Satyagraha for a Sacred Economy” tomorrow at 4:30 pm onward at Xavier Hall, St. Joseph’s Art and Science College, Langford Road, Bengaluru.
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A clear and strong case was made to promote agroecology to save farmers and advance food security across India by
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Invitation to Introductory Workshop on Mobile Data collection using ODK & Google tools by Pradeep Koulgi (independent researcher and wildlife biologist) on the 7th of September, 2019 from 2:30 pm to 5 pm at Environment Support Group Workshop Space, 1575, Banashankarai II Stage, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560070
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Navdanya, Environment Support Group, Centre for Financial Accountability, Focus on the Global South, Delhi Solidarity Group, Peoples Resource Centre in collaboration
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Sambhavna Trust & Environment Support Group cordially invite you to PM Bhargava Memorial Lecture on Science & Society by Subir Sarkar
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Karnataka has demonstrated that standard budgetary allocation for agriculture can be rechannelled to promote agroecological farming. It is now clear
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A documentary by Indu Krishnan 26 April 2018 ; Time: 6 pm ; Venue: Suchitra Cinema and Cultural Academy, 36,
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Says ESG Report “Bangalore’s Toxic Legacy Intensifies” serves as foundation for furthering reforms undertaken Written by Leo F. Saldanha, Swetha
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Release of ESG Report on: “State of Landfill, Waste Processing Sites & Dumping Grounds, and Working Conditions of Pourakarmikas in
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A report of a symposium organized by Environment Support Group Written by ESG Team 15 December 2017 Downloads: Report of
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15 December 2017 ; Time: 6 pm ; Venue: Suchitra Cinema and Cultural Academy 36, 9th Main, BV Karanth Road,
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Followed by a talk on the prevailing situation in Challakere by Leo Saldanha 30 November 2017 ; Time: 11 am
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An historical cultural message 21 November 2017 Downloads: Taayavva: Poster The idea of this play, the process of which
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A fundamental step to securing decentralisation in urban governance 10 November 2017 Downloads: ESG Press Release on Karnataka HC 10th
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Tribute to Gauri Lankesh 26 October 2017 ; Venue: SIEDS, No.33/1-9, IVth Cross, Thyagaraju Layout, Jaibharath Nagar, M.S. Nagar P.O Bangalore
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