By Mithilesh Dhar
The top court has sought a response by Nov 20. On Oct 6, the dyke of a fly ash pond at a power plant of the NTPC in Singrauli had breached causing spillage in several acres of land
The top court has sought a response by Nov 20. On Oct 6, the dyke of a fly ash pond at a power plant of the NTPC in Singrauli had breached causing spillage in several acres of land
By गाँव कनेक्शन
According to a reply to an RTI filed by an advocacy group, 96% of DTC buses will complete their 15 year service period within the next three years. Activists working for the group have called for a detailed timeline for procurement of new buses by the government. Details here.
According to a reply to an RTI filed by an advocacy group, 96% of DTC buses will complete their 15 year service period within the next three years. Activists working for the group have called for a detailed timeline for procurement of new buses by the government. Details here.
By Nidhi Jamwal
The Union environment ministry has approached the apex court to replace Dahanu Taluka Environment Protection Authority with a monitoring committee. Local people and environmentalists allege such a move would open the ecologically fragile Dahanu region to plunder
The Union environment ministry has approached the apex court to replace Dahanu Taluka Environment Protection Authority with a monitoring committee. Local people and environmentalists allege such a move would open the ecologically fragile Dahanu region to plunder
By Swati Subhedar
The apex court has set October 21 as the next date of hearing in the case. It has also asked the environment ministry to be made a party to the case
The apex court has set October 21 as the next date of hearing in the case. It has also asked the environment ministry to be made a party to the case
By गाँव कनेक्शन
By Sreedevi Lakshmi Kutty
There are reports that GM mustard has already been planted in seven places — Delhi, Bharatpur, Ganganagar, Ludhiana, Jhansi,Varanasi and Kanpur. This approval and planting of GM mustard is in contempt of the orders of the Supreme Court, which will be hearing the case today, November 29.
There are reports that GM mustard has already been planted in seven places — Delhi, Bharatpur, Ganganagar, Ludhiana, Jhansi,Varanasi and Kanpur. This approval and planting of GM mustard is in contempt of the orders of the Supreme Court, which will be hearing the case today, November 29.
By Brijendra Dubey
India has around 420 million active online gamers and the industry is slated to grow to five billion dollars by 2025. The number of children who are addicted to gaming for stakes and online gambling is increasing and many of them are dying by suicide as they lose money online. The central law that governs gambling was enacted way back in 1867 and is toothless.
India has around 420 million active online gamers and the industry is slated to grow to five billion dollars by 2025. The number of children who are addicted to gaming for stakes and online gambling is increasing and many of them are dying by suicide as they lose money online. The central law that governs gambling was enacted way back in 1867 and is toothless.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
More than a decade after the Union Environment Ministry granted clearance for setting up a thermal power plant on the Sompeta wetlands in Andhra Pradesh, the National Green Tribunal has ruled that the allocation is against the provisions of the laws which ensure environmental conservation. Details here.
More than a decade after the Union Environment Ministry granted clearance for setting up a thermal power plant on the Sompeta wetlands in Andhra Pradesh, the National Green Tribunal has ruled that the allocation is against the provisions of the laws which ensure environmental conservation. Details here.
By Nidhi Jamwal
Researchers and activists working with the tribals and other forest-dwelling communities pooh-pooh Union environment ministry's recent data on encroachment on the forest land. Unless the Forest Rights Act of 2006 is implemented in both letter and spirit, encroachment will remain a contentious issue.
Researchers and activists working with the tribals and other forest-dwelling communities pooh-pooh Union environment ministry's recent data on encroachment on the forest land. Unless the Forest Rights Act of 2006 is implemented in both letter and spirit, encroachment will remain a contentious issue.
By Chandrakant Mishra
The World Health Organization had informed in its report of 2016 that 57.3% of doctors in India are in fact quacks -- they operate without a medical degree. The then Union Health Minister JP Nadda was quick in dissing the report as erroneous, but now Union Health Ministry is admitting it to be true. And, it’s not surprising that most of them are found in rural pockets of the country
The World Health Organization had informed in its report of 2016 that 57.3% of doctors in India are in fact quacks -- they operate without a medical degree. The then Union Health Minister JP Nadda was quick in dissing the report as erroneous, but now Union Health Ministry is admitting it to be true. And, it’s not surprising that most of them are found in rural pockets of the country