The Supreme Court of India, in a case concerning the protection of the Great Indian Bustard, ruled that the right against climate change is a fundamental right. Fundamental rights are rights guaranteed by the constitution (such as the rights to equality and personal freedom) or ‘interpreted’ as such by the Supreme Court (so far, only the right to privacy). They apply to all Indian residents, rather than only citizens, and cannot be removed except by constitutional amendment. The court also set up an expert panel to monitor the protection of the bird, and urged governments to speed up expansion of solar power.

  • @mlg
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    227 months ago

    I was gonna make a joke about Lahore because it definitely made #1 before but I guess they’ve been beat

    • SteefLem
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      77 months ago

      Hey at least its nice that they said they have the right to………

    • @ScaraTera
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      57 months ago

      Not to deny bad air quality, but half the cities listed here are the satellite cities or suburbs of New Delhi.

    • @Viking_Hippie
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      27 months ago

      And here I thought it was spelled “LA Whore”!

      (I actually didn’t, but I couldn’t NOT do the dad joke!)