India expert, “Navigating green frontiers: Understanding Environmental Law in India and climate legislation in Singapore”,
The Law Society of Singapore,
23 July, 2024
Plenary Speaker, 21st International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium
GNLU Gandhinagar
7 July, 2024
Interview on India related environment and climate change
BBC News,
20 June, 2020
Interview on extreme heat incidents in India
BBC News
29 August, 2024
Panelist, Discussion on NGT’s imposition of fines on Agra and Mathura municipal corporations
NewsX,
1 May, 2024
Interview on ECHR and Supreme Court of India judgments relating to right against the adverse impact of climate change
DD News,
9 April, 2024
Panelist, "Enhancing Legal Frameworks for Sustainable Business: Prioritizing ESG And Climate Action”
BITS Law School
Mumbai
Panelist, “Balancing innovation and regulation for environment protection”
BW Global Legal Summit New Delhi
April, 2024
Panelist, Session on climate change, India-US Legal Services Summit
Indo-American Chamber of Commerce
4 March, 2024
Guest Speaker, “Role of Environmental Law in nation building”
BITS Law School
Mumbai
Distinguished Speaker, “Role of good governance in ensuring climate justice and sustainability" at the Symposium titled "One Earth, One Family, One Future: Learnings From India’s G20 Presidency"
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law
4-5 November, 2023
Interview, India’s focus on climate change at the G20 Summit
BBC News
8 September, 2023
Moderator, “Audit of ESG Programs – External Controls v Internal Governance”
12th Legal Era Conclave 2023, New Delhi
26 August, 2023
Panelist, Live discussion on amendments to forest conservation laws in India
NDTV India and NDTV 24X7
30 July, 2023
Guest Lecturer, “Evolving ESG Landscape in India and BRSR Reporting”
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (Kolkata)
22 July, 2023
Instructor, Masterclass on ESG
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
11 May, 2023
Distinguished Speaker, “Role of law and policy in ensuring decarbonisation”, 2nd Green Investment & Sustainability Summit, Goa,
ASSOCHAM
13-14 December, 2022
Panelist, “ESG, SDGs and Environment: Challenges for the legal industry”
BW Legal
11 December, 2022
Lead Presenter, Masterclass on “Decoding BRSR: The ‘E’ in ESG”
FICCI
6 December, 2022
Panelist, “Conference on ESG for Industry Transformation”
CII, Southern Region, Chennai
12 September, 2022
Panelist, “Accelerating Climate Action in the MSME Sector through financing”
Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, Mumbai and US Consulate General Mumbai
1 July, 2022
Panelist, “Climate change adaptation by MSMEs in manufacturing sector and their governance practices”
Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, Nashik and US Consulate General, Mumbai
27 April, 2022
Panelist, “Climate change adaptation by MSMEs in tourism sector”
Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, Goa and US Consulate General, Mumbai
11 April, 2022
Lead Presenter, Masterclass on ESG
FICCI
10 November, 2021
Panelist, USIBC Environmental Compliance Roundtable
US India Business Council
11 February, 2021
Panelist, Webinar on Importance of ESG for Companies in India
LawWiser
25 January, 2021
Resource Person, “Role of NGT in addressing environmental harm in India”, Train the trainers programme, 23 November, 2020 Gujarat National Law University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Asian Development Bank and
United Nations Environment Programme
23 November, 2020
Resource Person, Training Programme on Environmental Legislations, Interpretation, Enforcement, Legal and Statutory Requirements for Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board Officers
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
4 and 10 December, 2020
Moderator, Roundtable on ‘Navigating through Environmental Compliance Challenges in India’,
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
20 October, 2020
Guest Lecturer, Environmental Advocacy in India
Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
10 October, 2020
Interview published by Business World Legal Magazine
October, 2020
Panelist, Conference on Future of Environmental Litigation in India
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
7 – 8 August, 2020
Interview, Exploring the opportunities in Environmental Law
National Law University Odisha
July, 2020
Guest Lecturer, Building a Career in the Legal Profession
Amity University, Jaipur
16 July, 2020
Distinguished Speaker, International Conference on Environment and Biodiversity, 5 June 2020
Gujarat National Law University and IUCN Academy of Environmental Law
5 June 2020
Panelist, Webinar on Responses to Covid-19 Disruptions in the Legal Sector: Challenges and Way Forward
Vellore Institute of Technology School of Law
31 May 2020
Distinguished Speaker, Conference on Educating the Future Lawyer: Role of The Law Schools and The Legal Profession in India
O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat
13th March 2020
Panelist, 13th ASSOCHAM Higher Education, Skill and Livelihood Conclave – Future of Higher Education and Skill 2030
India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
25-26 February 2020
Legal Expert, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) to provide suggestions on “Legally Binding Instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises”
New Delhi
5 September, 2018
Lecturer, session for bureaucrats working with Government of Odisha on ‘Environment Litigation and Strategy’
JILDEE, OPJGU, Sonepat
17 July, 2018
Panelist, “Decarbonization: An Opportunity?”, ERM-WBCSD Thought Leadership Forum
Sahara Star, Mumbai
20 June 2018
Panelist, International Conference on Sustainable Landscapes and Forest Ecosystems,
MoEF&CC and USAID New Delhi
12-13 September 2017
Lecturer, Course for State Administrative Service Officers from Madhya Pradesh on “Practice and procedure of National Green Tribunal”
JILDEE, OPJGU, Sonepat
24 August 2017
Presenter, “Clearing environmental hurdles in India”
Webinar for USIBC India members
20 April 2017
Panelist, “Air Pollution and Sustainable Development in India and China”, International Conference on Development, Governance and Law in China and India
Jindal Global Law School, New York University Shanghai and Shanghai Jian Tong University
13 – 14 November, 2014
Speaker, “Protecting Indigenous Knowledge: The India Story”, Second Indigenous Knowledge Forum at University of
Technology Sydney
October 2 - 3, 2014
Presenter, Building an Energy-Efficient India: Case-Study of Delhi NCR”, 12th Annual Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
June 30 – July 5, 2014
Participant, HRI training seminar titled “Human rights talk between the global and the local”
University of Antwerp, Belgium
June 13, 2014
Panelist, “Climate Change Mitigation and Trade Restrictions – Where do our priorities lie?”, JGU-CII International Conference on “Trade, Investment and Corporate Governance:
Law and Policy in India and China”
April 25-26, 2014
Participant, Global Multilevel Governance: Constitutionalisation or Plurality?, International Doctoral Seminar,
Ostend, Belgium
Mar 18 – 20, 2013
Participant, “Localizing Human Rights: Towards Empirical Research”, International Seminar on Human Rights Integration
Law Faculty, University of Antwerp, Belgium
March 14, 2013,
Participant, “The Global Challenge of Human Rights Integration: Towards a Users’ Perspective”, Seminar on Human Rights Integration
Affligem, Belgium
March 11-12, 2013
Presenter, “Seeking ‘Swaraj’ in Independent India: Protecting Environment through protection of rights of the Indigenous”, 10th Annual Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
July 1-5, 2012
Panelist, “Importance of Research in Legal Education”, International Conference on Access to Legal Information & Research in Digital Age (ICALIRDA)
February 29 – March 2, 2012, New Delhi
Presenter, “Rethinking India’s Energy Options in Light of the Climate Change Conventions”, International Conference on Contribution of International Environmental Law for Sustainable Development: Global and National Perspectives,
Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
Feb 17-18, 2012
Lecturer, Session with underprivileged students on the importance of law in the society, cyber-crimes and the applicable law in India at the invitation of Former Governor of Puducherry and Retired IPS Officer, Dr. Kiran Bedi at
Navjyoti-IGNOU Community College, New Delhi
September 24, 2011
Presenter, “The effect of aviation on environment: Are we taking off in the right direction?”, Conference on Liberalization and Privatization of Airlines & Airports in India:
Emerging Legal Issues
April – 2008
Presenter, “Assessing Environmental Impact Assessment – An Indian Critique”, International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability,
Near East University, Nicosia
February 19-24, 2007
Presenter, “GM Food – Is India Ready?”, 4th Global Conference on Environmental Justice and Global Citizenship
University of Oxford
July 5-7, 2005
Presenter, “Trade and Environment – Natural Heritage to GM”, Prithvi–2005,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (India),
February 23-25, 2005
PROJECTS & ASSIGNMENTS
Judge
National Finals of 70th Constitution Day Environmental Law National Moot Court Competition organized by Ministry of Human Resource Development, University Grants Commission
National Law University Delhi.
18 October, 2020
Judge
India Finals of Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition
2019 and 2020
Invited Legal Expert
Central Pollution Control Board
New Delhi,
2012 – 2013
Pro Bono
Law and Policy Advisor, Envirta
Envirta
2011 to 2014
Member
IT Project Board, Navjyoti-IGNOU Community College
New Delhi,
2012-13
Judge
Preliminary Regional Rounds (Pacific North West, USA) of the Philip C. Jessups International Moot Court Competition
Moot Court Competition,
March, 2010
Member
Executive Board Member, Environmental Law & Practice Review
2009 – 2013