-The Telegraph About 706 cases of rape were reported in Delhi in 2012, the highest in the past decade. The statistics have brought into focus how unsafe the national capital has become for women over the past few years. A total of 572 rape cases were reported in 2011 as against 507 in 2010, 469 in 2009 and 466 in 2008. The annual report presented by Delhi police commissioner Neeraj Kumar today also highlighted...
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Fertile farmlands vanish in Cauvery delta as realty deals entice farmers -A Srivathsan
-The Hindu Farmers are opting for the real estate option due to poor agricultural conditions Pushed by unsettling agricultural conditions and pulled by lucrative real estate deals, farmers across the famed and fertile Cauvery delta in Tamil Nadu are selling their lands to real estate developers. In Amma Chatram, Marudhanallur, Tirunageswarm, Mathur, and in a host of other villages in Thanjavur and adjacent districts, farmlands are being converted to residential plots at...
More »New UN environment studies show rising mercury threat to people in developing countries
-The United Nations Communities in developing countries are facing increasing health and environmental risks linked to exposure to mercury, according to new studies by the United Nations environmental agency. Produced by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the studies note how parts of Africa, Asia and South America could see increasing emissions of mercury into the environment, due mainly to the use of the toxic element in small-scale gold mining, and through the...
More »22 Red districts get green nod to divert forest land for infra -Anubhuti Vishnoi
-The Indian Express Twenty-two Naxal-affected districts will now be able to build critical public infrastructure even in forestland, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has decided. Following demands raised by the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Planning Commission, the MoEF has decided to relax forest conservation rules to allow diversion of forestland for creation of essential infrastructure in 22 districts affected by Left Wing Extremism. Departments will be able to build...
More »Consumer forum stays Water privatisation in Khandwa-Soma Basu
-Down to Earth Town's municipal body asked to first address objections filed by residents The decision of the municipal authorities of Khandwa, a medium-sized town in Madhya Pradesh, to hand over Water supply services to a private company, has been stalled. The Consumer Forum of Khandwa stayed the notification for Water supply privatisation on December 31 and asked the city’s civic body to address all the objections raised by residents against the...
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