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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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A path towards combined protection of the environment and workers’ livelihoods
Workers need compensation and reparation for the unemployment caused by environment regulations
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Bengal: ‘Sagar Mela Project, Blue Revolution Leading to Victimisation of Fisherfolk’
At an all- India convention in Sunderbans, the fishing community said privatisation of ports, entry of foreign trawlers and big capital had hit their livelihood badly.
Opposition to the Vizhinjam Port Project must be seen in the wider context of protecting coastal ecology and communities
A proper evaluation of the mammoth project is also necessary given the increase in cyclones and other climate change related disasters that have been increasingly striking the region
Protest in ‘Struggle To Save Aarey ‘ in Mumbai
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SC forbids Mumbai Metro from cutting trees in Aarey colony
Matter to be heard on August 30 as counsel for the Maharashtra government sought time to collate documents
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