Ashish Kothari

Ashish Kothari

The writer is with Kalpavriksh, an environment research and advocacy group in Pune.

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Despite its stated aim, budget falls short on green ambitions

Ashish Kothari writes: There is a massive rise in allocation for infrastructure projects, with huge environmental implications, and little set aside for sustainable development

Fri, Feb 25, 2022

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In our efforts to be green, we must not greenwash

Ashish Kothari writes: India’s net zero pledge at Glasgow raises questions about techno-financial feasibility and other doubts

Sat, Nov 13, 2021

India must show global leadership on climate crisis by adopting a holistic approach to energy

Ashish Kothari writes: It must re-examine the unsustainable and inequitable ways in which power is produced and distributed.

Thu, Jul 08, 2021

Sundarlal Bahuguna: A Himalayan voice for ecological truth and social justice

Generations of activists learnt from him about the connection between forests, livelihoods, gender inequalities, and the sheer injustice of ‘development’ that stole trees, soil and water away from villagers for the benefit of city-dwellers.

Sat, May 22, 2021

Are we listening to the lessons taught in the first year of Covid-19?

The pandemic revealed the precarious state of India’s informal sector. Localised production, trade and markets offer a better alternative to existing paradigm of development.

Fri, Apr 23, 2021

State must not defame youth standing with farmers. It’s the future they are fighting for

The real anti-national here is a government that undermines the country’s ecological present and future, and the democratic rights of its citizens.

Mon, Feb 15, 2021