Lobby & Advocacy
Lobbying & Advocacy with Parliamentarians from 02nd to 03rd January 2019.
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Shripad says it’s ‘possible’ that mining bill will come up before Parliament
Will one month long Parliament session introduce and pass the bill to amend MMDR Act to continue mining with the same old mining lease holders of Goa?Union minsiter Shripad Naik says the file has reached the office of Prime Minister and would come up before the cabinet.But regarding the passing of the bill, he says it is possible. Read more
Courtesy: Navhind times
Odisha drags feet on DMF funds use, ranks 7th on project implementation
Odisha despite boasting of the highest fund accruals under the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) has turned to be a laggard state in implementing the projects.
Figures sourced from the Union mines ministry place Odisha at the top of the heap in DMF collection with the state mopping up Rs 53.64 billion (as on March 30, 2018). But in terms of implementation of projects under DMF, Odisha ranks seventh, with a utilisation rate of 15 per cent. Of the total funds accruing to DMF in Odisha, Rs 39.22 billion has been sanctioned. However, only Rs 8.16 billion of the overall proceeds has been utilized. Read more
Courtesy: Business standard
11 people get life sentence for burning Dalit man alive in Gujarat
A court in Gir-Somnath district of Gujarat on Thursday sentenced 11 people to life imprisonment till death for burning a Dalit man alive six years ago.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 54,500 on each of the accused, who were found guilty of killing Lalji Sarvaiya, a Dalit youth of Ankolali village in Una taluka in September 2012. Read more
Courtesy: Hindustan times
Sterlite Copper row: Activists question neutrality of NGT panel that found closure of plant illegal
Environmental activists on Wednesday expressed disappointment with a National Green Tribunal-appointed committee’s conclusion that the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to shut down the Sterlite Copper smelter in Thoothukudi district on May 28 is illegal, improper and “in violation of natural justice”. Read more
Courtesy: Scroll.in