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Basanti Devi: An Environmentalist and a champion of Women Empowerment
Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Positive Bharat

Born in a village of Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand in 1958, Basanti Devi’s life was never easy. She got married at the age of twelve, only to become a widow at fourteen. What transpired after that is nothing more than an inspiration for sever....

July 04, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Women empowerment , Environment , Positive Bharat , Kosi movement , deforestation , untouchability , social discrimination , padayatra , mahila mandal , firewood
Workshop on Bluer, Greener, and Inclusive Growth on the Sundarban through an Ecosystem-based Approach

On 24 May 2023, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) and the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), in partnership with the World Bank, organized a workshop on “Bluer, Greener, and Inclusive Growth on the Sun....

June 19, 2023 Conference , National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Climate Change , innovation , Ecosystem , Environment , Sundarban , climate resilience , sustainable growth
India’s Lithium Discovery: A Game Changer for a Clean Energy Future?
PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
On 9 February 2022, India announced the discovery of 5.9 million tons of lithium deposit in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The estimated value of the deposit was around USD 410 billion.June 13, 2023 Climate Change , Article , Climate Change , Electric Vehicles , Jammu and Kashmir , Lithium , Clean energy transition , critical minerals
World Environment Day: Sustainable Lifestyle is the Key to Protect Our Environment
Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

Every year, the world celebrates “World Environment Day” on 5th June. Led by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), it is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach and is celebrated by millions of people across the....

June 06, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , Climate Change , Commentary , Climate Change , Nature , Environment , adaptation , globe , behavioral changes , plastic pollution
Sudan’s Fate: Revolution, Coup and Civil War
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF

Sudan since the last few decades has witnessed civil wars, terrorism, mass killings, state tyranny, street protests, partition and coups. The April 2019 protest that toppled the autocratic rule of General Omar Al-Bashir opened the path towards democr....

May 29, 2023 Climate Change , Sudanese civil war , Sudan’s factional conflict , politics and military in Sudan , India-Sudan relations , strife and emergency in Sudan
Keynote Address by Shri Bhupender Yadav, Hon’ble Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, at the workshop on ‘Bluer, Greener & Inclusive Growth in the Sundarban through an Ecosystem-based Approach