-The Indian Express Forest clearance has been given to another mining project in Saranda forest, until recently a Naxal stronghold and part of core area of Singhbhum Elephant Reserve in Jharkhand. A month after the Environment Ministry’s Forest Advisory Committee gave the go-ahead for diversion of 500 hectares of forest land to Jindal Steel & Power Ltd for iron ore mining in fresh unbroken forest land, it has given clearance to SAIL...
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Don’t use legal term ‘rape’ in medical reports: manual-Aarti Dhar
-The Hindu Doctors must avoid the word even in court depositions The Health Ministry has advised doctors not to use the word ‘rape’ in medical reports on sexual assault victims, and even in court depositions. “Rape is not a medical diagnosis, it is a legal definition, hence the word should not be used while forwarding opinion,” says the latest Instruction Manual for Forensic Medical Examination Report of Sexual Assault (Victim) brought out by...
More »Hang accused minor, Nirbhaya family says -Himanshi Dhawan
-The Times of India An evening dedicated to her 'fighting spirit' filled with lavish praise and thunderous applause ended in disappointment for Nirbhaya's family. The family invited to accept an award on behalf of Nirbhaya had hoped to appeal to President PranabMukherjee to hang the juvenile accused in the December 16 gang rape case. However, they did not get a chance to do so. The President on Friday gave away the Rani...
More »Global CO2 levels inching towards all-time high--Jacob P Koshy and Neha Sethi
-Live Mint Findings likely to renew row between developed and developing nations over who’s to blame, what needs to be done Global carbon dioxide levels have soared to their highest in 15 years and inched perilously close to the highest ever recorded since such monitoring began in 1959, according to report publicized Wednesday by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The threat of global warming that could unleash a destructive...
More »Around 80% of sewage in Indian cities flows into water systems
-The Times of India Is urban India drowning in its own excreta? Nearly 80% of the sewage generated in India flows untreated into its rivers, lakes and ponds, turning the water sources too polluted to use. The end result: groundwater in almost the entire country has nitrate levels higher than the prescribed levels - a result of sewage leaching into India's groundwater aquifers. These grave figures were revealed at a meeting of...
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