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Dr. Prem ChandAbstract: In our research, we examine mythopolitics and urbanism post-independence in Kurukshetra, a district that has a strong link with a mythical India in the Mahabharata. Our research examines how urban development, sociopolitical dynamics and commodification of sacredness have transitioned the district, triggering issues of both traditional and modern tensions. Our access to Haryana State Archives, complemented with geographic information system (GIS) data on land use patterns, but also thematic analysis of academic literature and media shows how mythopolitics has been in a nexus with politics. Quantitative data from the census and development reports reveal demography and financial data on development. We observed a 27% decrease in farmlands since the 1950s that make room for growth of urban areas (30%) and tourism-religious sites (9%) with inequities in Pehowa and Thanesar. While mythology is invoked in political propaganda, it doesn't escalate to rural caste riots like Jat agitation in 2016. Dismissions' budgets favour infrastructure (45-48%) and heritage (20-25%) projects, such as the Brahmasarovar beautification project. Media coverage usually ignores mythical aspect to favour caste and politics. |
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Deepu K.Mathew, Dr.Kavitha ChalakkalAbstract: This article examines the legal and institutional elements embedded in India’s Biodiversity Governance framework, with particular reference to the Biological Diversity Act 2002,the Biological Diversity Rules 2004,the Access and Benefit Sharing Guidelines ,2014 and the Biological Diversity (amendment ) Act 2023. It argues that although the Act was enacted to implement the three cardinal objectives of Convention on Biological Diversity,its structure and operation reveal significant conceptual and institutional deficiencies.The study analyses the absence of precise statutory definitions,the weak regulation of domestic commercial users,the inadequate representation of indigenous and local communities and the marginal positioning of biodiversity management committees within the decision making framework. It further highlights the lack of meaningful community consent, the limited legal protection accorded to People’s Biodiversity Registers, the absence of gender sensitive representation and the tension between biodiversity governance and intellectual property regimes.The article also critiques the Access and Benefit Sharing Guidelines for lacking transparency in determining benefit sharing formulas.Finally, it contends that the 2023 amendment dilutes the original conservation oriented objectives of the Act by prioritising ease of doing business and weakening institutional accountability.The article concludes that biodiversity law in India must move beyond formal compliance and evolve into an empowering framework grounded in participation, protection and equitable justice. |
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