-The Times of India About 19 years ago, Supreme Court first scrutinized pollution in the Yamuna. Innumerable orders later, Yamuna is dirtier than ever with a mind-numbing Rs 6,500 crore spent to clean the river and the latest plan — interceptor sewers — going nowhere. On Monday, when SC reviews Yamuna's pollution, it could be back to the drawing board. Six years after Delhi Jal Board proposed interceptor sewers to treat sewage...
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CPI(M) accuses Centre, State of neglecting endosulfan victims
-The Hindu Keys of houses built by DYFI handed over to victims Kasargod: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has accused the Central and State governments of shying away from providing relief and Rehabilitation packages to endosulfan victims in the district. Instead of implementing the National Human Rights Commission-recommended relief and Rehabilitation packages, both the Central and State governments were more keen on safeguarding the interests of the pesticide companies, CPI (M) Polit Bureau...
More »Surrender sop for Maoists up 25 times -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India Surrender will become more lucrative for Maoists across the country from April 1. The finance ministry has approved the home ministry's proposal to increase its share of financial contribution for each surrendered ultra by 25 times for senior Maoists and 15 times for foot soldiers. A senior ultra (politburo member or state/zonal/district committee commander) will get Rs 2.5 lakh, while a junior cadre will get Rs 1.5 lakh...
More »Growth in pits, PM targets mining in opposition-ruled states -Rajeev Deshpande
-The Times of India Under pressure to energize the economy ahead of the 2014 election, the Manmohan Singh government is reaching across political divides to rescue mining projects in opposition-ruled states of Goa, Odisha and Karnataka. With third quarter growth sinking to 4.5% and the economic survey pointing to a mining and quarrying slowdown as a reason for poor industrial growth, the Centre has decided to ask the Supreme Court to relax...
More »Land acquisition bill to re-enter with 157 changes -Nitin Sethi
-The Times of India The UPA government is likely to reintroduce the Land Acquisition Bill with a mammoth 157 amendments in the budget session of Parliament. Out of the 26 'substantive' measure the government plans to push through includes a provision that in case of acquisition for urbanization purposes, 20% of the developed land would be reserved and offered to the original owners at a price equal to the cost of acquisition...
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