Srinagar, March 19 -- The situation is not better in other Himalayan states like Himachal Pradesh , Uttarakhand, Ladakh, North Eastern states etc. Even the states located in plains like Delhi are gasping for clean air. Bangalore is facing a severe water crisis. Despite all this, the environment remains an outlier in India's electoral politics and that is the reason this isn't even discussed or debated during the election campaigns.

The NGO's. Civil Society Organisations -CSOs working in India have mostly been focussed towards the livelihood sector and that is the reason environmental issues don't get better advocacy. For last many days Sonam Wangchuk, a Ladakh based social entrepreneur and innovator is leading a "climate fast" to demand ...