-Livemint.com A Mint analysis shows the Forest Survey of India estimate may be grossly overstating the true extent of forest cover in Delhi, and in India Mumbai: The Delhi high court will hear a petition challenging the felling of 16,000 trees to build houses for government employees in Delhi on Wednesday. The hearing comes in the wake of growing protests over the felling of 16,000 trees. On the face of it, the...
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Flood situation grim in Assam, improves in Jammu & Kashmir
-DD News Flood situation continues to be grim in Assam, Centre assures all possible help; In Jammu & Kashmir, flood situation improves leading to resumption of Amarnath Yatra. The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim. Over 63,000 people are still affected by the floods across five districts, with the MeT department forecasting more rainfall in the state in the coming days. The death toll stood at 32 with no casualty being...
More »Civil society activists oppose amendments in the land acquisition legislation to acquire tribal and forest lands in Jharkhand
-Press statement by Right to Food Campaign dated 2nd July, 2018 Since 2014, people of Jharkhand have faced severe attacks on their mere right to life by the Raghuvar Das led BJP government. The government has been trying to acquire land of Adivasis and Moolvasis against their wishes that will directly affect their livelihoods. On the other hand, there is also a direct attack on the people’s freedom to religion leading...
More »Lok Sabha MPs can ask only 5 questions per day instead of 10 from next session
-PTI The Lok Sabha ‘Questions Cell’ in a bulletin said the members are aware that as per direction 10B of the Lok Sabha speaker, no member can give notices for posing more than ten queries a day New Delhi: Lok Sabha members can ask only up to five questions per day now from the upcoming session of the House instead of ten allowed till now, said an official release. The Lok Sabha ‘Questions...
More »State's Forest Department's status report on 17,000 trees to be cut -Pankaj Jain
-India Today Noida: The Delhi High Court has put a stay till July 4 to not to cut any more trees in the Capital, putting on hold a controversial mega-project in the city to make way for government officers' houses and a commercial complex. India Today has the exclusive statistics of a status report prepared by the Forest Department officials of the Delhi Government on 17,000 trees to be cut for the...
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