-ANI/ ThePrint.in Ranchi (Jharkhand): An audit of the District Mineral Foundation Trust fund, collected under the provision of the Mines Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, indicates gross misuse of the DMFT fund. The audit was conducted by the Jharkhand’s Principal Auditor General (PAG) in six districts, Bokaro, Chatra, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Lohardaga and Ranchi. In these districts, a sum of about Rs 3,000 crore was collected as DMFT funds between 2015 and 2021....
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FCRA registration of human rights NGO cancelled -Vijaita Singh
-The Hindu CHRI is an international NGO that works for human rights in Commonwealth countries The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has cancelled the FCRA registration of Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), an international NGO that works for human rights in Commonwealth countries. FCRA registration is mandatory for any NGO or association to receive foreign funds. The NGO’s Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) registration was suspended for 180 days on June 7, 2021 due...
More »UGC Draft Framework Would be Disastrous for Research, say Academics -Ravi Kaushal
-Newsclick.in Academics say the new draft framework of UGC does away with the necessity of master’s in arts and sciences and dilutes the undergraduate programme. After much speculations, University Grants Commission (UGC), the regulatory authority for central universities in the country, released its draft curriculum framework for four-year undergraduate programmes and the stakeholders can submit their comments till April 4, 2022. The final framework will be put in place to be taught...
More »Illegal mining on Pathrala riverbed threat to ecology -Shiv Kumar Sharma
-The Tribune SDO fears damage to bundhs & stone studs may flood residential areas, agri land Yamunanagar: Despite efforts of the district authorities to stop illegal mining, the activity is going on unabated in the Pathrala rivulet in Jaitpur and Nagli villages, close to bundhs and stone studs built by the Irrigation Department to protect residential areas and agricultural land. On the complaint of Vinod Kumar, Sub Divisional Officer (SDO), Water Services Division,...
More »3 Months Before Polls, Uttarakhand’s BJP Govt Made Mining Easier In State Ravaged By Landslides, Deforestation -Prudhviraj Rupavath
-Article-14.com Even as landslides increased 2900% over five years in a fragile Himalayan state ravaged by deforestation and construction, the government of chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami lifted environmental safeguards and made mining easier, two months before state elections. The High Court has demanded the government explain the changes, rushed through in 15 days in a state where mining companies are major funders of political parties. New Delhi: Two months before elections...
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