Calls for in-city replantation intensify as tree-cutting proposals for major Mumbai projects come up for sanction at BMC’s Tree Authority meeting | Mumbai News

Corporators questioned the practice of compensatory plantation being carried out outside Mumbai’s municipal limits, arguing that such measures dilute the objective of maintaining the city’s green cover Mumbai: At the BMC’s Tree Authority meeting on Friday, when multiple tree-cutting and transplantation proposals came up for approval, corporators across party lines questioned the practice of compensatory…

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Minister orders criminal charges against those dumping waste into rural waterbodies | Bengaluru News

Heaps of hazardous medical waste, including syringes, vials, gloves, PPE kits and expired drugs, litter the canal leading to Yantaganahalli Lake in Nelamangala, Bengaluru Rural district, prompting quick official action. Bengaluru: Sending a strong message against environmental violations in rural areas, the Karnataka govt on Friday directed officials to initiate criminal proceedings against those polluting…

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‘We will wage it together until we win’: Rahul Gandhi thanks Stalin for his birthday greetings | Chennai News

M K Stalin and Rahul Gandhi CHENNAI: Former chief minister M K Stalin on Friday extended birthday greetings to Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Rahul Gandhi. Thanking him, Gandhi expressed his resolve to continue their joint fight for federalism, the Constitution, and the idea of India. The exchange comes against the backdrop of the…

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Extensive security grid in place to ensure transparent NEET re-exam | Guwahati News

Guwahati: Assam has deployed a multi-layer security framework and imposed restrictions around NEET-UG examination centres ahead of the re-exam scheduled for June 21, in an effort to ensure a fair, transparent and incident-free conduct of the medical entrance test across the state.The Guwahati police commissionerate has imposed prohibitory restrictions around all 15 examination venues in…

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Northeast India: Sitharaman says external aid projects should help Northeast products reach global markets

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said externally aided projects (EAPs) should not be seen merely as financing tools but as instruments to help local products from the Northeast access global markets, strengthen livelihoods and turn the region’s geographical challenges into economic opportunities.Chairing a conference on “Leveraging externally aided projects in the northeastern states”,…

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