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Discuss the impact of environmentalist movements on government policies in recent years.

  • UPSC 2012
  • 30 marks
  • Social Movements

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In the decade to 2012 India’s environmental movements moved from blocking single projects to writing the rules. Demands for rights, consent and a hearing entered statute and executive practice, while a growth-first state pushed back. The impact was real, uneven and reversible, and it travelled along four routes.

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  • Four routes from protest to policy
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  • Limits and rollback
  • Conclusion
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