Corruption has taken a new leaf in Uttarakhand. It is now state-sponsored corruption, if the manner in which land has been acquired in the past in the garb of industrializing this small hill state and given to private builders for peanuts, who have then sold it at sky-high prices. But no one has battered an eye-lid.
Still smarting from the severe drubbing the party got in the Lok Sabha poll and unable to blame the rain for the electoral reverses, state Congress leaders having been playing the blame game for over a month, unsure about where the buck stops.
Ever since the world realized the true extent of global warming, environment protection has gained immense importance. It is an issue of concern for…
In every other area of governance Mr. Modi has shown that he possesses the vision, integrity, leadership qualities, decision making ability, courage, connect with the people and self belief which alone can deliver a better (in every sense) life to all Indians.
It is now time for him to demonstrate these same qualities in the cause of preserving the country’s natural wealth, ecology and environment.Mr Modi And The Environment – A Green Vision Or A Grey Area?
On June 16, it will be a year since Uttarakhand experienced its worst natural disaster. It was also a year of loss, of grief,…
It is quite evident that the Larji project has not been following the prescribed safety and environmental protocols that its licence imposes on it, and that the practices it does follow are harmful and damaging to the environment and the residents of that area.
The death of twenty four students owing to a sudden surge in the Beas at Thalout by the release of waters from the Larji Dam yesterday is another instance of how the hydel projects in Himachal just don’t give a damn about safety-whether it is of the environment or of human beings.
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