Around 1,000 farmers from Gujarat, whose lands are to be acquired for the ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, have filed affidavits in the Gujarat High Court, opposing the land acquisition process started by the State government. Read more
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Under the ongoing Atal Vikas Yatra, Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh on Wednesday visited village Silphili in Surajpur district, where he dedicated the Pilkha Milk Processing Unit.
Asserting that because of this Milk Processing Unit, the Surajpur district is gradually progressing towards white revolution. Read more
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“The OCL factories are hoping to access the area worth of approximately Rs. 2,200 crore. This means that it will easily cover land over five panchayats, making this a question of the livelihood of over 50,000 people.” Read more
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed Haryana government to submit its stand on a 2017 Union environment ministry report that stated that a housing project of Bharti Land Ltd. in Aravallis, Faridabad district, was proposed on ‘deemed’ forest land. The deadline for the report has been set to September 30. The Tribunal also directed the ministry to submit its final report on the issue during the next hearing on November 12. Read more
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Shillong: Illegal coal mining and transportation is still on in spite of the ban by the National Green Tribunal, a group has alleged in a petition to Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K. Sangma.
The Wildlife and Environment Protection Group from West Jaiñtia Hills, in the petition, alleged that in spite of the serious effort by the NGT to preserve the environment, there are brisk coal-mining activities and environmental destruction at various places all over the state. Read more
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