-Scroll.in Last month, the government ordered all Fishing rings and homestays to be dismantled. It has caused disquiet in the local Fishing community. For decades, 59-year-old Oinam Rajen Singh has made a living by Fishing in Manipur’s Loktak Lake. The freshwater lake in Bishnupur district is known for its phums, or densely packed, floating masses of soil, vegetation and organic matter. The Fishing community, who are mostly Meitei, cut up the phums into...
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Audit lays bare numerous breach of India’s coastal regulations -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph Jail and racetrack on beach bully list New Delhi: An audit has identified dozens of public and private projects that have breached India’s coastal regulations — beach resorts, ports, roads, a racetrack, and even a jail near an Olive Ridley turtle nesting site. The exercise by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged deficiencies in the Union environment ministry’s project approval mechanisms and lapses by state coastal regulatory authorities that...
More »Lakshadweep to continue meat products in school mid-day meal after SC order
-MaktoobMedia.com The Union Territory (UT) administration of Lakshadweep has directed the school authorities to comply with a recent Supreme Court order, lifting the ban on chicken and other meat products from their mid-day meals. The Directorate of Education on Friday issued an order asking the “school principals of all islands and Headmaster Bitra” to comply with the top court order dated 02 May. The apex court directs the administration to continue serving the...
More »Windfall tax on corporations goes as 5% GST on food items kicks in -Prasanna Mohanty
-Cenfa.org In continuation of its pro-corporate and anti-poor tax policy, the Centre imposes tax on the common man battling hunger and inflation while sparing corporates making windfall gains and record profits In keeping with its anti-people and pro-corporate tax policy, the Central government withdrew the windfall tax on oil exports on July 19th – 19 days after it was imposed – with effect from July 20. This comes a day after a...
More »What’s causing mass Fish death in India’s ponds and lakes? -Ananya Vyas
-Mongabay India * Every year, several ponds and lakes across various Indian states become sites of mass Fish deaths. * The primary cause for this phenomenon is water pollution, most often stemming from anthropogenic activities. * A key parameter of water quality is dissolved oxygen which can indicate the capacity of a water body to support aquatic life. In a survey of water bodies across six Indian states, not a single water body...
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