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✅The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) is vital for India's water resources and ecosystem services, yet the ongoing development model threatens its ecological and economic health. ✅Recent Supreme Court judgments advocate a rights-based approach to development, emphasizing sustainable practices and balancing the rights of people and nature. ✅Massive construction projects, such as hydroelectric power stations and road widening, are detrimental to the IHR's natural resources and violate environmental norms. ✅The National Disaster Management Authority's assessment of the 2023 Himachal Pradesh floods attributes the disaster to unregulated construction and loss of green cover. ✅The Supreme Court recognizes the right to development and the right to be free from the adverse impacts of climate change, linking these to fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution ✅There is a pressing need to align development aspirations in the IHR with scientific principles and the rights of both people and nature.

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DDT levels have declined in humans, environment since 2004; but those of other persistent organic pollutants rising: UN