This book is a compilation of research papers presented at the two-day UGC
sponsored National Seminar organised by the Post-Graduate Department of
Political Science, NSS Hindu College, Changanacherry, Kerala. It deals with
environmental and human rights issues that prevail in the contemporary society.
It seeks to explore the ground reality of environmental concerns and issues that
are largely ignored by the conventional Governance process. However, the need
for conservation of environment has called for an urgent attention of national
governments in all over the world. The magnitude of the environmental issues
requires specialised groups within the government machinery, having sound
knowledge about environment and issues surrounding it. The