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Green nod must for realty projects: NGT -Jayashree Nandi

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has shelved Delhi Development Authority's new building bylaws which exempt realty projects from undergoing environment impact assessment (EIA).   In a detailed judgment dated December 8, published on Wednesday, NGT also stayed the Union environment ministry's notification of December 9 which exempted real-estate projects (up to 1,50,000 sq m built-up area) in the country from undergoing EIA and obtaining environmental clearance (EC). Aimed at...

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WTO Summit: What is the biggest takeaway for India; find out here -Biswajit Dhar

-The Financial Express Yet another WTO Ministerial Conference has ended with the 164 members of the organisation failing to agree on how to take the agenda of the organisation forward. At the end of the 11th Ministerial Conference (MC11), there should be no doubt that the WTO has lost its way. Trade ministers have failed to deliver a work programme for the WTO for the second time in a row—a first...

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The Truth Behind the Gujarat Growth Model -Indira Hirway

-TheWire.in After huge incentives to corporate units, the Gujarat government is left with limited funds for education, health, environment and employment for the masses. What is the Gujarat model? In simple terms, it refers to a period from 2002-03 to 20011-12 during which Gujarat experienced a quantum jump in its growth rate. The driving force was the then chief minister Narendra Modi’s innovative interpretation of neoliberal policies. The growth strategy had three major...

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Ockhi raises questions over Kerala's disaster preparedness

-The Hindu Coastal people allege the storm has exposed basic flaws in the system Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala): Cyclone Ockhi not only left a trail of destruction across South Kerala, but also raised questions over the State’s preparedness to deal with major natural calamities affecting tens of thousands of families. Even as the Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force began efforts to rescue over 150 fishermen reported missing at sea, coastal communities allege that the...

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Modi wants smog-free Delhi winter; new steps soon to tackle air pollution -AK Bhattacharya

-Business Standard The brief for the task force is to ensure that the winter of 2018 becomes pollution free. Remedial action, therefore, is likely in the next few months A package of measures to reduce air pollution levels significantly in the National Capital Region (NCR) around Delhi by the winter of 2018 is expected to be formulated soon and implemented within a specified time frame. NCR covers the whole of the National...

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