India’s environmental challenges
A rag picker sorting through garbage at the garbage dumping ground in Mumbai, India. Mumbai produces 6,000 tonnes of garbage a day. The methods of collection and disposal of garbage are becoming increasingly crucial for city planning as its main garbage dumps are full. Photo: AAP

Author: Anil Kumar Kanungo, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

How India will negotiate the issue of trade and sustainable development at international fora with its new environment minister, Ms Jayanthi Natarajan, is a question that concerns many.

Former environment minister Jairam Ramesh had fought the issue tooth and nail in different international platforms, blaming both developed and developing countries for their brazen exploitation of the environment in the guise of public good. Read more…