-The Hindu Business Line Move to make the Act more industry-friendly New Delhi: With elections in Jharkhand and Jammu & Kashmir almost over, the Government is likely to consider an ordinance to bring changes in the Land Acquisition Act. Government sources said amendments are likely to include toning down the consent process and removing the mandatory preparation of Social Impact Assessment Study, besides expansion of the exemption list in the existing Act. This...
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Winds of change sweeping through Madhya Pradesh’s Bedia community -Anupam Pateriya
-The Hindustan Times Sagar (Madhya Pradesh): Habla, a small, nondescript village in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district is changing, moving away from the pains of a dark past. More than 20 young boys and girls from the village - over 240km from capital city Bhopal - are now pursuing different degrees in Sagar University. More than 40 others travel to neighbouring Naryawli village to attend a higher secondary school. For these boys...
More »NGO demands ban on use of groundwater for drinking -Bharat Khanna
-The Tribune Call follows traces of uranium in Bathinda and adjoining districts Bathinda: Various non-government organisations (NGOs) have demanded a ban on the use of groundwater for drinking and irrigation purposes as it contains a high concentration of uranium. It was in 1995 when researchers of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, discovered the presence of uranium in groundwater. The uranium concentration up to 15 ppb has been declared permissible by WHO but the...
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-Pune Mirror Child rights activists demand that Centre amends Child Labour Act to ban children from working in the field Campaign Against Child Labour (CACL) submitted a charter of demands to Pune MP Anil Shirole to be raised in Parliament when the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Bill, 2014, comes up for discussion during the ongoing session. And, one of CACL's principal demands - perhaps the most important one -...
More »In developing world, higher education key to stable employment, says new UN report
-The United Nations Higher education is a prerequisite for millions of youth in the developing world who hope to find a decent, "non-vulnerable" job, a new United Nations study has established. The study, conducted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and released today, surveys 28 countries worldwide and demonstrates that having a high level of education "serves as a fairly dependable guarantee" towards securing a formal job. "The report confirms the role of...
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