-The Indian Express The investigation suggests the irregularities began in 2013. Mumbai: In Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district, Central funds to be received by tribal families under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) for construction of dug-wells on farmlands were allegedly siphoned off before any benefit could be passed on to the beneficiaries, an investigation by the state’s tribal development department has found. It has also been found that officials involved in the racket had submitted...
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Javadekar does a U-turn after questioning pollution study -Jacob Koshy
-The Hindu In an unusual sequence of events around a research paper that claimed air pollution was responsible for reducing life expectancy in Delhi by six years, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar not only condemned the study but said in an e-mailed public statement that “the timing of the release of the study seems to be motivated as it has been done at a time when Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is...
More »'Main workers' across religions see a dip -Subodh Varma
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Among all religious communities, the share of people working as 'main workers', that is, those who worked for most part of the year, declined between 2001 and 2011 while the share of 'marginal workers' - those not getting work for more than six months a year - increased. The share of people who were not working at all, mainly women, increased in all communities. The proportion...
More »65,000 women to hold power in Tamil Nadu local bodies -Julie Mariappan & A Subburaj
-The Times of India CHENNAI: Four months from now, the dynamics of local bodies is set to change. Half of 1.32 lakh posts in municipal corporations, municipalities, town panchayats and panchayats will be represented by women — up from one-third now. The AIADMK government has notified the law guaranteeing 50% reservation for women in all local bodies. The legislation was passed in the last assembly in February . In an extra-ordinary gazette notification...
More »Delhi’s pollution takes 6 yrs from your life, says study -Meenakshi Rohatgi
-The Times of India Pune: Delhi might be paying the steepest price for its air pollution with life expectancy dropping by 6.4 years while Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra are likely to account for the highest number of premature deaths in India, a study by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology has revealed. Conducted by IITM scientists in collaboration with the National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Colorado, the study is likely to...
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