-The Hindu The murder of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri should come as no surprise to those who have been closely following the ground level politics in western Uttar Pradesh. The murder of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri, on the edge of the national capital, by a violent Hindu mob on Wednesday should come as no surprise to those who have been closely following the ground level politics in western Uttar Pradesh and the...
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Maharashtra’s first climate study centre to come up in Aurangabad -Kunal Purohit
-Hindustan Times Mumbai: Maharashtra Government is finally waking up to the effects of climate change. Reeling under crippling water scarcity, it has decided to set up Maharahstra’s first climate change study centre. The idea of a centre was prompted by the successive weather eccentricities that the state has suffered in consecutive years --- drought, excess rainfall, hailstorms and drought again. The centre will set up in Aurangabad, the heart of the state’s driest and...
More »Maha govt to bring 'Housing for All' policy in urban areas
-PTI Contribution by the beneficiary to be lower compared to Centre's policy Mumbai: To cater to the growing need for housing in the state, Maharashtra Government will soon bring a 'Housing for All' policy aimed for people living in urban areas. An official in the State Housing department said the policy will be an improvised, practical and a better version of the Centre's 'Housing for All by 2022'. Maharashtra is nearly 50% urbanised and...
More »Pulses could rise 10-15% on festival demand, says Assocham study -Tomojit Basu
-The Hindu Business Line New Delhi: The prices of pulses can shoot up by 10-15 per cent in the run up to the festival season, according to an Associated Chambers of Commerce of India (Assocham) study released here on Friday. The trade body estimates that India will import over 10 million tonnes (mt) of pulses since domestic production is likely to be limited to around 17 mt on the back of a...
More »HC slams Maharashtra, stays police’s sedition circular -Swati Deshpande
-The Times of India MUMBAI: "I hope this is not the beginning of things," said justice V M Kanade as a bench of the Bombay high court on Tuesday stayed the implementation of a controversial Marathi circular issued by the BJP-led state government on pre-conditions to be followed by police while registering sedition cases. Justices Kanade and Shalini Phnasalkar Joshi perused the circular and said, "How can these kinds of circulars...
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