-PTI/ NDTV.com A resident of Jabalpur and a lawyer have filed petitions in the NGT Bhopal opposing the diamond mine project in Buxawaha on environmental grounds. Bhopal: The National Green Tribunal's Bhopal bench has directed the Madhya Pradesh government to ensure that no tree is cut without the forest department's clearance at Buxawaha in Chhatarpur district for diamond mining, according to an interim order made available on Thursday. Besides, the bench of NGT,...
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Only 59 patients undergoing treatment at world's largest 10,000-bed Covid centre
-ANI/ Livemint.com Officials also claimed that this is the first time since its opening that the number of patients has reached close to 50. As the total number of COVID-19 patients has crossed the 1 crore-mark, the world's largest 10,000-bed Sardar Patel COVID centre in Delhi's Chhatarpur area has just 59 patients currently undergoing treatment. According to the data compiled by Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), which is operating the centre, said that this...
More »In parched Bundelkhand, a new burden for farmers: Build fences to keep cattle out -Harish Damodaran
-The Indian Express Gauraksha is fine, but who will protect our crop from stray cattle, ask farmers. Jhanshi: With Rs 1.5 lakh, a farmer can buy three Holstein Friesian crossbred cows, each giving 4,000 litres or more of milk annually. But Rs 1.5 lakh is roughly what Bhupendra Patel has spent on fencing his 10-acre farm at Dhawari village in Jhansi district’s Tahrauli tehsil. The seven-feet-high barbed-wire enclosure is only to prevent...
More »Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage
There are reports from all over the country that the recent decision by the government to demonetise currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination has affected everyone. However the consequence of this financial measure is lopsided and it will be mainly borne by the farmers, informal sector workers, women and the financially excluded. Please check the links/ urls below this news alert to know everything about demonetisation. Till a few...
More »Demonetisation Fallout: Cashless Villagers Loot PDS Shop in MP's Chhatarpur Village -Manoj Sharma
-News18.com Bhopal: Cashless villagers in Madhya Pradesh's Bardua village looted a public distribution system shop (PDS) after its owner refused them to accept the now-defunct Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currencies for groceries on Friday, sources told CNN-News18. A group of villagers turned up at the shop to buy food grains and an altercation ensued between them and shop owner Munnilal Ahirwar after the later refused to accept the currencies, police said....
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