-IndiaSpend.com Migrant workers in different states have been struggling to find work, wages and rations, say activists and researchers. The Public Distribution System must be universalised, they say, and free rations must be provided for at least six more months. Bengaluru: Sudhir Paswan, 29, is back to square one--in his village in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, counting his losses. It has been more than a week since he returned, after failing to secure...
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CPCB asks for pollution plan for Gurugram, Faridabad -Ritam Halder
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Central Pollution Control Board has asked Haryana State Pollution Control Board for a city-specific action plan for Faridabad and Gurugram. In a letter to the board, CPCB has also directed it to install four PM10 analysers at Vikas Sadan, Gurugram, Sector 6, Panchkula, MD University, Rohtak, and Sector 16A, Faridabad. Based on the 2011-2015 data and WHO report of 2014/2018, 102 cities that failed to meet...
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-The Hindu Plea against nod for felling of trees New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held that Aravallis in Faridabad district will be considered as deemed forest. The NGT was hearing a plea against the Haryana government permitting felling of more than 7,000 trees for a group housing project, to be undertaken by Bharti Land Limited. A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said, “It is difficult to uphold...
More »The new food factories: Inside India's organics trade -Neetu Chandra Sharma
-Livemint.com On 1 January 2019, India joined a group of roughly 50 countries which mandates consumer-friendly labelling for organic products. Will it work? New Delhi: In a bid to maintain good health, Manisha Bhardwaj, a software professional working in Noida, and her banker husband, Sakal Bhardwaj—both turning 40—have decided to bring some changes in their lifestyle and food habits. The couple has not only joined a gym to lose weight but has...
More »Pollution body gets 3k complaints on social media, app in 10 days
-Hindustan Times Most complaints relate to violation of norms at construction and demolition sites, dumping of garbage, open burning of waste. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the country’s apex pollution control body, has received more than 3,000 complaints through its social media accounts, email and mobile app, from citizens relating to violations of green norms that is adding to the deteriorating air quality of the national capital. We have received more than...
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