-Hindustan Times The Union environment ministry has relaxed the environmental norms for the expansion of certain iron, manganese, bauxite, and LIMestone mines The Union environment ministry has relaxed the environmental norms for the expansion of certain iron, manganese, bauxite, and LIMestone mines. According to an office memorandum (OM) issued on October 20, expansion of up to 20% capacity for mines of these four minerals with a 5-star rating can be allowed only...
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Rising prices of edible oils: Centre hopes states will impose stock LIMits -Shankhyaneel Sarkar
-Hindustan Times Rising prices of edible oils have dampened the mood ahead of the festive season. The central government on Friday expressed hope that key oilseeds and edible oil-producing states will begin implementing stock LIMits from next week. It will further help in cooling down the prices and bring some relief to consumers amid the festive season, the government said. The central government said that it took measures to reduce edible oil prices...
More »UNEP production gap report: Net-zero targets by countries are empty pledges without plans -Samrat Sengupta
-Down to Earth Governments are planning to produce more than double the production of fossil fuels than what the world requires to LIMit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius The cLIMate crisis has become clearer than ever, but it has not been able to compel major emitters to improve action on the ground so far. Governments across the world are still planning to produce more than double the fossil fuels than...
More »Dr. Mihir Shah, Distinguished Professor & Chair, Water Science & Policy Programme at Shiv Nadar University, interviewed by Mitali Mukherjee (TheWire.in)
-TheWire.in In conversation with the chair of the committee that devised the New Water Policy, which proposes a shift in focus towards the long-neglected demand-side management of water. India’s new National Water Policy (NWP) argues that LIMits are now being reached on solving the country’s water problem from the supply side. The seven-member Mihir Shah Committee proposes a shift in focus towards the long-neglected demand-side management of water. Mitali Mukherjee spoke with Shah...
More »Is our country really as hungry as they say? -Tanay Sukumar and Pragya Srivastava
-Livemint.com India has slid down the Global Hunger Index (GHI) this year, falling behind its South Asian neighbours to rank 101 out of 116 countries. The government has dismissed the report’s ‘unscientific’ methodology. Mint explains the numbers: * What’s the controversy surrounding GHI? The hunger index ranks countries on four indicators: the share of undernourished population, stunting and wasting among children, and child mortality. India’s overall score has improved since 2012, the last year...
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