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Stop destruction of Himalayas, potential desertification of Gangetic plain, compensate Himalayan states for climate control, carbon capture etc.: Former Civil Servants
Can the country afford the destruction of the Himalayas and do our Himalayan states need help? North India and its Gangetic plain would not survive without the forests, the glaciers and rivers that originate from Himachal, Kashmir and Uttarakhand, and would soon become a desert: these rivers sustain a population of almost 400 million people. It is time that the 16th Finance Commission, follows what was begun in the 12th Finance Commission, and disburses a Green Bonus commensurate to steps taken for ecology and sustainability
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Father D’Britto, the pioneer of the Harit Vasai movement, passes away at 81
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Set aside SIA of ‘unsustainable development projects in Nicobar’: Over 100 former civil servants to President Murmu, GOI
The Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG) consisting of former civil servants have in separate communications to President, Draupadi Murmi, the MHA, NCST and the Director, social Welfare, Andaman and Nicobar Islands urged a credible Social Impact Assessment (SIA) that factors in the impact of such unbridled ‘development’ on the Tribal Reserve in Greater Nicobar and its vulnerable tribal groups
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In North Gujarat’s Granite-Rich Idar, Locals Fearful About Aravalli Mountains’ Future
Locals are worried that if the BJP wins the elections, the Idar mountains are bound to be blasted again for mining.
Development project threatens the livelihood of port village in Karnataka
A fact-finding report reveals that the construction of a port in Kasarkod poses dire threats to the livelihoods of local residents and the ecosystem.
March to border, relay fast on climate change and demands for Ladhakh to continue as climate activist Sonam Wangchuk ends hunger strike after 21...
Ladakh, India’s highest plateau at 9,800 feet is an ecologically fragile region and has seen protests for months against industrial development, demands for statehood and inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution; when talks with the union home ministry failed, the hunger strike was launched
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Gender and Sexuality
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Pregnant woman deported despite parents on 2002 SIR rolls, another homemaker commits suicide
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