New Delhi, April 18 -- Amidst the looming specter of climate change, political parties such as BJP and Congress are acknowledging the severity of the crisis and integrating it into their manifestoes as a commitment to addressing it through policy action and international cooperation. However, experts are not impressed.
They caution that while these commitments are a step in the right direction, they may fall short of meaningful action if not accompanied by concrete and substantive measures.
The BJP, which released its 69-page election manifesto recently, has dedicated three pages to environment and climate issues under the section Modi Ki Guarantee for Sustainable Bharat , coming a long way from just a paragraph on environment in the 1999...