-The Telegraph New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal will co-host a "world environment conference" here next weekend to discuss climate change, global warming, dwindling foRests, energy resources, loss of biodiversity and other related issues. Parliamentarians, judges, environmentalists, scientists, lawyers and academicians will be among delegates from across the globe slated to attend the World Conference on Environment-2017, being co-sponsored by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and various Indian government agencies. The conference...
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In Himachal Pradesh, a village is using the law to take back foRest land from the FoRest Department -Shazia Nigar
-Scroll.in The FoRest Rights Act recognises the rights of foRest dwelling communities and entrusts them with the responsibility for conservation. The residents of Gunehar village in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district are attempting to use the FoRest Rights Act to challenge the state FoRest Department’s decision to hand over two hectares of local foRest land to the Wildlife Department to construct an office complex. At the end of December, the Gunehar panchayat...
More »From Plate to Plough: A finger on the pulses -Ashok Gulati
-The Indian Express Government must give a level playing field by removing Restrictions on markets and exports Last year, roughly at this time, the price of tur dal (split pigeon pea) in the retail market was hovering around Rs 180/kg. The prices of other pulses were not far behind. They were all spiralling due to back-to-back droughts during 2014-15 and 2015-16. Production of all pulses had plunged to 16.5 million metric tonnes...
More »Save the pulse farmer, here's how -Ashok Gulati
-The Financial Express The minimum that the govt can do is to remove all Restrictions on a free market for pulses Last year, roughly at this time, the price of tur dal (pigeon pea) in the retail market was hovering around R180/kg. Prices of other pulses were not far behind. They were all spiraling up due to back-to-back droughts during 2014-15 and 2015-16. Production of all pulses had plunged to 16.5 million...
More »Poultry row : India asks US to withdraw $450-million WTO fine demand -Amiti Sen
-The Hindu Business Line New Delhi: India has demanded that the US withdraw its plea at the World Trade Organization (WTO) seeking authorisation to impose a retaliatory fine of $450 million annually on the country as it is now fully compliant with the dispute panel’s orders on removal of Restrictions on poultry imports. “In view of the fact that India has brought itself into conformity with the recommendations of the DSB (Dispute...
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