-The Indian Express Five most senior judges, led by Chief Justice, decide to go public with Collegium decisions and reasons for each In a landmark move aimed at ensuring transparency in the appointment of judges at a time when this process is at the centre of a row with the government over the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP), the Supreme Court Friday began uploading on its website the decisions of its Collegium on...
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One Month Later, Misgivings Abound About How New India's Updated Mineral Policy Will Be -Anuj Srivas
-TheWire.in The K.R. Rao committee has only recently taken on board the views of civil society stakeholders, raising questions as to whether illegal mining and environmental issues will be properly addressed. New Delhi: A government committee in charge of revamping India’s 2008 mineral policy has belatedly agreed to rectify its industry-skewed composition by roping in several civil society stakeholders as ad-hoc members. However, according to multiple industry and environmental experts, it is unclear...
More »I need to speak up now -Yashwant Sinha
-The Indian Express The economy is on a downward spiral, is poised for a hard landing. Many in the BJP know it but do not say it out of fear I shall be failing in my national duty if I did not speak up even now against the mess the finance minister has made of the economy. I am also convinced that what I am going to say reflects the sentiments...
More »Soli Sorabjee, Former Attorney General of India, interviewed by Anuradha Raman (The Hindu)
-The Hindu The former Attorney General about recent landmark judgments of the Supreme Court, the credibility of the court, and the sedition law Former Attorney General of India, Soli Sorabjee, was given the Padma Vibhushan 15 years back for his defence of the freedom of expression and protection of human rights. Now, at 87, Mr. Sorabjee says he is looking forward to making his arguments in a pending case on Aadhaar. Excerpts...
More »Shameful that garbage hill can kill: Tribunal
-PTI New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal today came down heavily on the AAP government and the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) over the Ghazipur landfill collapse in which two persons were killed, saying "nothing can be more humiliating than people being killed under garbage hill". The green panel issued notices to them while directing them to show cause why punitive action should not be taken against the Delhi government and criminal...
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