The Green Dispatch
The Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, in collaboration with the ClimateRISE Alliance, brings to you a monthly newsletter titled "The Green Dispatch."
The Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, in collaboration with the ClimateRISE Alliance, brings to you a monthly newsletter titled “The Green Dispatch.” This newsletter documents the development of India’s laws and policies pertaining to climate change and ecosystem conservation. Its objective is to bridge the knowledge gap in India’s climate action policy and foster dialogue around the nation’s environmental regulations and legislation.
Additionally, the newsletter provides an outline of the discussions held on environmental issues in the Parliament, drawing from the exhaustive research conducted as part of “The Green Hour,” which documents every session of the Parliament in detail. The newsletter seeks to encourage broader public participation in environmental-related matters and developments by providing accessible information.
The January issue of the newsletter has been released, documenting developments in the Monsoon Session of 2023 of the Parliament and various policy actions taken by the government on the environmental front. For a deeper dive into the discussion, trends, and interventions, visit Vidhi’s Climate and Ecosystem Team’s page and the website of the ClimateRISE Alliance.
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About the Authors
Debadityo is a Senior Resident Fellow and Lead, the Climate & Ecosystems team at Vidhi. His research interest lies in the intersection of ecology, law, and policy. He graduated with B.Sc. (Hons) in Zoology from the University of Delhi in 2009 and completed M.Sc. (Tech.) Environmental Science & Technology from Banaras Hindu University in 2012. He has also undertaken training on Tropical Forest Restoration from Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in 2016. He has over 12 years of professional experience in issues related to the environment and wildlife protection. In the past, he has worked with organizations like Vikram A. Sarabhai Community Science Centre, Legal Initiative for Forest & Environment, WWF-India, Wildlife Trust of India and several grassroots organizations. He is founder and trustee of Vindhyan Ecology and Natural History Foundation (since 2012). He is a recipient of the Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award' (2019) and is member of IUCN-Species Survival Commission’s Bear Specialist Group and EKOenergy network, Helsinki. Debadityo has also initiated litigations in the National Green Tribunal on issues related to environmental clearance, declaration of eco-sensitive zones and compensation for environmental damage.
Shashank is a Research Fellow at Vidhi. He works with the Climate and Ecosystem team wherein he focuses on legal and policy issues related to current government measures around climate and environment. Prior to joining Vidhi, Shashank worked as a LAMP (Legislative Assistant to Member of Parliament) Fellow with a Lok Sabha MP wherein he worked on environment, disability and tech related matters. He also drafted two Private Members' Bill for the MP which were introduced in Lok Sabha. Shashank was also a Javed Abidi Fellow at NCPEDP wherein he worked on issues related to inclusivity and accessibility. His work as a Javed Abidi fellow primarily focused on the exclusion of disabled people from the political landscape. He likes to write on multiple policy related issues and his articles have regularly featured across platforms. Shashank graduated from Dr Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University with BA LLB (IP hons) in 2021
