-The Times of India NEW DELHI: It was a historic moment in April 2017 when four women judges headed the most important high courts of Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta and Madras. But the Indian judiciary may have to wait for another decade to repeat the feat as women judges constitute barely 9% of the current working strength in high courts of the country. The golden moment for women in judiciary, which got its...
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Delhi: Little change in pollution despite SC push, 310 arrests for bursting crackers
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Tradition trumped law and concern over air pollution as a large number of Delhiites openly defied the Supreme Court’s guidelines and celebrated Diwali on Wednesday by bursting traditional firecrackers despite a major crackdown. While reports suggested fewer crackers were burst this year than in 2017, air quality the day after Diwali was almost as bad. The average AQI recorded on Thursday was 390, at “very...
More »Jairam Ramesh Writes to President Arguing Against Dilution of Land Acquisition Laws
-TheWire.in In 2015, BJP leader and finance minister Arun Jaitley urged states to pass their own laws related to land acquisition. New Delhi: Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh has written to the President Ramnath Kovind arguing against the dilution of the Central land acquisition law by state laws. The former rural development minister has argued that states have used article 254 (2) ‘indiscriminately’ to frame state land acquisition laws...
More »Two years after demonetisation: A look at what has happened so far
-The Indian Express Two years after demonetisation came into effect on November 8, 2016, the BJP-led government continues to defend the move meant to "wipe out illegal money" while the Opposition terms the step as "ill-advised" and "Tughlaqi". Two years after demonetisation came into effect on November 8, 2016, the BJP-led government continues to defend the move meant to “wipe out illegal money” even as the Opposition terms the step as “ill-advised”...
More »Day after Diwali, Delhi's air turns 'hazardous'
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Delhi's air quality nosedived towards the 'hazardous' category on next morning of Diwali as people violated Supreme Court order and burst firecrackers before and after the 8pm to 10pm time frame in many areas, the authorities said. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) PM 2.5 was recorded 805 at 6am today in the national capital. Several areas in the city recorded AQI over 900, Anand Vihar at...
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