Active Stocks
Thu Mar 28 2024 14:49:26
  1. Tata Steel share price
  2. 155.95 2.03%
  1. HDFC Bank share price
  2. 1,455.55 1.03%
  1. ITC share price
  2. 430.95 0.69%
  1. Power Grid Corporation Of India share price
  2. 278.75 2.84%
  1. State Bank Of India share price
  2. 756.00 2.99%
Business News/ Opinion / Quick Edit/  A green leader
BackBack

A green leader

On the gap between what India does domestically and globally for the environment

Photo: Noah Seelam/AFP (Noah Seelam/AFP)Premium
Photo: Noah Seelam/AFP
(Noah Seelam/AFP)

At a high-level meeting on the Convention on Biological Diversity that ended on Friday, India asked rich countries to double biodiversity aid to poor ones by 2015. To many, this may seem one more instance of its doublespeak on matters such as climate change, biodiversity protection and environmental sustainability.

It isn’t. India perhaps has the most powerful environment ministry in the developing world, and the environmental wing of its civil society, too, is very powerful. The charge against India has to do with the country’s hard negotiating position in the international arena in the face of rich countries that refuse to do their bit.

The gap between what the country does domestically—decisive interventions in favour of environmental concerns—and what it does globally has to do with its inability to end a polarizing environment versus growth debate, and the battles that accompany it. This debate is mostly sterile: the sooner it ends, the better.

Unlock a world of Benefits! From insightful newsletters to real-time stock tracking, breaking news and a personalized newsfeed – it's all here, just a click away! Login Now!

Catch all the Business News, Market News, Breaking News Events and Latest News Updates on Live Mint. Download The Mint News App to get Daily Market Updates.
More Less
Published: 20 Oct 2012, 12:54 AM IST
Next Story footLogo
Recommended For You
Switch to the Mint app for fast and personalized news - Get App