Often exports made by a country to the rest of the world are seen in a positive light by us. It is because exports not only earn precious foreign currencies (that can be used for importing goods and services or simply be used for building forex reserves), it also helps in generating effective demand for goods and services produced in that country and hence, contributes to economic or GDP growth....
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‘Illegal mining’ could soon become legal. Modi government gives just 10 days for public feedback -Supriya Sharma
-Scroll.in Mining companies stand to benefit from one of the amendments being pushed through without proper public consultation. India’s mining law enables the government to recover 100% of the value of minerals extracted illegally. Based on this provision, in August 2017, the Supreme Court of India ordered the recovery of Rs 17,576 crore from mining companies that had extracted iron ore and manganese in Odisha in violation of environmental laws. If the Modi...
More »Activists Oppose 10-day Public Consultations on Mining Reform, Seek Extension -Abir Dasgupta
-Newsclick.in Members of civil society and concerned activists have condemned a proposal for mining reforms issued by the Ministry of Mines. The notice that was made public on August 24 proposing substantive changes to mineral laws, rules, and regulations, is seeking public comments within a period of 10 days. Bengaluru: On August 24, the Union Ministry of Mines posted on its website a “note on proposal for Mining Reforms”. The note detailing...
More »NHRC notice to Gujarat Chief Secy over ‘falsely implicating’ lawyer in criminal case -Parimal A Dabhi
-The Indian Express The victim lawyer has been identified as Bilal Kagzi (39), a native of Kosamba village of Mangrol tehsil in Surat district. Gandhinagar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a show-cause notice to the Chief Secretary of Gujarat as to why the state government should not pay Rs 1 lakh as compensation to a human rights lawyer in South Gujarat who was “admittedly” falsely implicated in a criminal...
More »Migrant workers who were affected by the lockdown are afraid about livelihoods and health, finds new survey
-WorkingPeoplesCharter.in Working People's Charter- a national alliance of informal sector workers (WPC) presents a preliminary survey titled “After the long marches: What do workers want?” surveying migrant workers &NDAsh; who returned home from big cities due to the lockdown - across some of the major states in India. This survey examines whether there have been changes in the decision of migrant workers to return to cities in order to find work....
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