(FE) Four railway stations here, which have been generating waste in huge quantity, today faced the wrath of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) which imposed major fines on them for not complying with the solid waste management rules. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar imposed penalty of Rs one lakh each on Anand Vihar railway station, Vivek Vihar railway station, Shahdara railway Station and Shakur Basti railway station for failure to properly manage waste and treat sewage. The green panel directed them to submit 25 per cent of the fine amount with the Central Pollution Control Board…
Author: Amit Bhanot
Press Conference by Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad at BJP Central Office, New Delhi
Amit Bhanot, Managing Editor, Governance Democracy & Politics Magazine, October Issue How did India and China, collectively home to more than 35 percent of the world’s people, go from conflict to camaraderie in a matter of 7 days? By August completion, two months into the worst border standoff between India and China in decades, there were whispers of war. But this week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping joined Russia, South Africa and Brazil in declaring war on Pakistan-based terror groups. What just happened and more importantly can it last? At this juncture, indications are that…
(PTI) The National Green Tribunal has directed the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh and the Uttarakhand governments to file affidavits stating what steps they have taken to comply with its directions to clean the Ganga in the stretch between Gomukh and Unnao. The green panel, in a detailed judgement, had passed a slew of directions to rejuvenate Ganga, declaring as ‘No Development Zone’ an area of 100 metres from the edge of the river between Haridwar and Unnao and prohibiting dumping of waste within 500 metres from the river. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also asked all…
(PTI) Traders body CAIT today asked the government to compensate the losses of firecracker sellers here who have been forced to discontinue sale following the Supreme Court’s order. Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said that about Rs 500 crore worth of stocks are held with traders here. “Firecracker traders in Delhi have been put to huge losses with no fault of theirs,” it said in a statement. Traders were issued licences by the competent authority to sell firecrackers and accordingly they procured stocks, but due to the court’s order sellers are facing losses, it added.The Supreme Court this week refused…
(PTI) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has refused to share details of a decision to put the logo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet project ‘clean India mission’ on the new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 currency notes, citing security concerns among other reasons. Replying to an RTI query, the central bank also did not give a copy of the guidelines on printing of advertisement — including promotion of central government-run initiatives — on the notes. “The information on form, material, design and security features of bank notes, other than available in public domain, is exempt from disclosure in…
(PTI) Gearing up for the upcoming local body polls in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP said today that it would seek votes on the basis of the work done by its government in the past six months. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a meeting with party ministers and legislators at his official 5 Kalildas Marg residence and gave them directions regarding the upcoming polls, the notification for which is likely to be issued later this month. “We will be seeking votes on the basis of our government’s work in the past six months. The chief minister has directed us to reach out…
(PTI) Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has sought to put the Kerala government on the mat, alleging that the state is not willing to reduce taxes on petroleum products to help lighten the burden on people.Addressing a meeting after a public reception for the party’s ‘Jan Raksha Yatra’ (People’s Protection March) here last night, he said, “Frequent increase in prices of petroleum products is causing inconvenience to people. The central government decided to cut down its taxes and advised the states to do the same. But the Kerala government stuck to its stand that there was no question of reducing the…
Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the two-day ‘International Conference on Yoga for Wellness’ tomorrow at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik will preside over the inaugural function. The conference is being organized by Ministry of AYUSH as a part of commemorating the celebration of 21st June as International Day of Yoga declared by the United Nations. Secretary (AYUSH), Shri C.K. Mishra, Special Secretary, Shri Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha and Yoga Gurus of International repute will also be present. About 500 delegates including 69 from 44 overseas…
(PTI) The Gujarat High Court today commuted the death sentence of 11 convicts to rigorous life imprisonment, while upholding the life sentence of another 20 in the 2002 Godhra train burning case. The high court observed that the state government and railways had failed to maintain law and order, and directed them to pay compensation to the kin of victims.Coach S-6 of the Sabarmati Express was torched on February 27, 2002 near the Godhra station, resulting in the death of 59 people, most of them ‘karsevaks’ returning from Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh.The incident triggered communal riots across Gujarat, in which around…