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@article{193935,
        author = {Dr. Anam Wasey and Ms. Aatika Siddiqui},
        title = {Climate Justice in India: Legal Tools and Grassroots Movements},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {10},
        pages = {1997-2004},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=193935},
        abstract = {Climate justice in India sits at the juncture and intersection of constitutional rights, statutory institutions, national policy and powerful grassroots mobilisation. This paper maps the legal architecture i.e. constitutional protections, judicial doctrines, statutory forums such as the National Green Tribunal and national climate policy instruments, assesses trends in climate litigation and corporate accountability and inspects how long-standing grassroots movements like Chipko, Narmada Bachao Andolan and contemporary forest and anti-mining resistances such as Hasdeo Arand have shaped and can strengthen social tools for justice and adaptation. Building on national commitments including India’s updated NDC i.e. the Nationally Determined Contributions and global litigation trends, the paper argues for a rights-based, procedural and distributive approach to climate law in India: Clearer domestic legal obligations on mitigation and just transition Stronger procedural rights for affected communities Institutional reforms for enforcement and participatory policy-making Supportive financing and capacity building for community-led adaptation. The paper concludes with targeted recommendations for law reform, policy design and grassroots-state linkages to advance climate justice.},
        keywords = {Climate Justice, Climate Litigation, Environmental Governance, Grassroots Movements, India},
        month = {March},
        }