Introduction Pollution from single-use plastic items has become a major environmental challenge for all countries. India has made a commitment to take action to reduce pollution caused by littered Single Use Plastics. Single-use plastics, also known as disposable plastics, are used only once before being discarded or recycled. Plastic is so inexpensive and convenient that it has supplanted all other materials in the packaging industry, but it takes hundreds of years to degrad

Introduction The Ramsar Convention is an international convention that establishes a framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. It is the only global treaty that focuses specifically on wetlands. The Convention was signed in the Iranian city of Ramsar in 1971 and came into effect in 1975. Since then, about 90 percent of UN member nations have become "Contracting Parties," pledging their support for the Convention's three pillars: Objective Wo

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a tool as explained by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is used to determine the environmental, social, and economic implications of a project prior to making a decision. Its goal is to predict environmental impacts early in the project planning and design process, develop strategies to mitigate negative effects, tailor projects to the local environment, and provide predictions and options to decision-makers. EIA is defi

“To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.” Nelson Mandela The National Human Rights Commission of India is an autonomous statutory organisation established on 12 October 1993 pursuant to the requirements of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, as modified in 2006. It is the country's watchdog for human rights. It was founded in accordance with the Paris Principles, which were approved in October 1991 in Paris for the promotion and protection

Who is a Refugee? A person who has been forced to flee his/her country because of persecution, war, or violence UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugee, 1951 Refugee- A person who is outside his/her country of nationality or habitual residence; fears persecution because of his/her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion; and is unable or unwilling to avail himself/herself of the protection of that country, or to return

Introduction Climate change is a broad term that encompasses long-term changes in temperature and weather patterns. These variations could be natural, as a result of variations in the solar cycle, for example. However, human activities have been the primary cause of climate change since the 1800s, owing mostly to the combustion of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas. Many people believe that the primary effect of global warming is an increase in average temperatures. The

The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the United Nations' sixteen specialised agencies. WIPO currently has 191 member states and is responsible for the promotion of intellectual property rights protection throughout the world. Its primary activities include the progressive development of nuance in the field of intellectual property, the administration of certain treaties for global intellectual property protection, and intellectual property development cooper