-The Times of India MUMBAI: Twelve people, including 62-year-old Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan, have been sitting on fast at Nimar in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district for eight days now, seeking proper rehabilitation of the nearly 40,000 families whose homes and lands will be submerged once the water in the Sardar Sarovar Dam is allowed to rise to its full height of 138.68 metres. The gates of the dam were shut...
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Over 37% of schools in India have no electricity
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In an indicator of the state of school infrastructure in the country, Centre told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that over 37% of schools did not have electricity connections till March 2017. While only 62.81% schools in the country have electricity connections, Jharkhand is at the bottom of the list with just 19% schools in the state having access to electricity. The national capital along...
More »SC Imposes 100% Penalty on Odisha's Illegal Mining -Jayajit Dash
-TheWire.in Mining companies on the hook include Tata Steel, Essel Mining & Industries Ltd, Indrani Patnaik, Rungta Mines, Serajuddin & Company and even state-run entities like Odisha Mining Corporation. Bhubaneswar: Dealing a body blow to the mining companies that unlawfully raised huge quantities of iron ore and manganese ore, the Supreme Court on Wednesday called for the recovery of 100% compensation in lieu of the excess ore lifted. Disposing of a writ petition...
More »The difficult economics of the Indian farmer
-Livemint.com Policy should focus not just on higher production but also on helping farmers manage risks Anybody who is dismissive of the wave of farmer protests across the country should first understand the difficult everyday economics of the Indian agriculturalist. Most farmers swim in a turbulent sea of risks against which they have almost no protection. The risks begin with sowing. The production in the months ahead is deeply dependent on weather conditions....
More »SC directs companies to pay Rs 17,576 crore for illegal mining in Odisha -Amit Anand Choudhary
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In a major setback to mining companies indulged in illegal extraction of iron and manganese ore in Odisha since 2001, the Supreme Court on Wednesday cracked the whip and directed them to pay a compensation of about Rs.17,576 crore. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta ruled that the companies would be liable to pay back 100 percent of the price of mineral...
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