ASHTAMUDY

Green governance can be defined broadly as the structures and processes that make policies related to environment and oversee the implementation of such policies, apart from acting as advisor on environmental issues to the government. The magnitude of the environmental issues required specialized groups within the government machinery with sound knowledge over environment and issues surrounding it. It is in this backdrop that the concept of green governance came into being. The primary aim of the environmental governance is to bring in transparency, accountability and efficiency on issues related to environment. The Indian parliament enacted a series of pro-environmental legislations. The Ministry of Environment and Forests that was established in 1985, in its initial years promoted alternative energy sources in rural India without hampering the eco- balance. The Indian judiciary also became environmentally pro-active and pronounced environment-friendly judgments. For instance, th...

Green governance can be defined broadly as the structures and processes that make policies related to environment and oversee the implementation of such policies, apart from acting as advisor on environmental issues to the government. The magnitude of the environmental issues required specialized groups within the government machinery with sound knowledge over environment and issues surrounding it. It is in this backdrop that the concept of green governance came into being. The primary aim of the environmental governance is to bring in transparency, accountability and efficiency on issues related to environment. The Indian parliament enacted a series of pro-environmental legislations. The Ministry of Environment and Forests that was established in 1985, in its initial years promoted alternative energy sources in rural India without hampering the eco- balance. The Indian judiciary also became environmentally pro-active and pronounced environment-friendly judgments. For instance, the ...