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US pharma strikes back
@ljishnu Issue Date: Jun 30, 2013
That outsourcing to India has taken away precious US jobs is a familiar whine. It usually comes from American politicians playing to their galleries whenever it is expedient. Over the past decade and more the ranting and raving about Americans losing jobs to Indians have risen in register whenever the number of H-1B visas that are doled out to techies is under negotiation.
Stink in the leather belt
Issue Date: Jun 30, 2013
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NGT reverses closure order for Sterlite’s Tuticorin plant
Issue Date: Jun 7, 2013
Who dropped MESA?
Issue Date: Jun 15, 2013
On May 7, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition demanding that tribal-dominated Sundargarh district of Odisha be kept out of the purview of the Orissa Municipal Act of 1950. The petition, filed by Sundargarh Zilla Adivasi Advocate Association (SZAAA), contended that the Act was not applicable to Sundargarh as the district was listed under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution.
Mining Bill gives people their due
Issue Date: Jun 15, 2013
IT IS one of those rare instances where the government upholds people’s rights without giving in to pressure from industry. The Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation (MMDR) Bill, which was sent to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel for an overhaul, retains the provisions that ensure mining companies share their profits with the affected community.
Gods must be dazed
Issue Date: Jun 15, 2013
Chaos in the iron age
Issue Date: May 31, 2013
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Green tribunal orders removal of debris from Delhi Ridge
Issue Date: May 17, 2013
Pulling up authorities for failing to maintain the Ridge reserve forest area in Delhi, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and Delhi government's Public works department (PWD) to clear all the debris dumped there.
My god v your resource
Posted on: 16 May, 2013
Recent Supreme Court order in Vedanta case holds hope for tribal community life
Environment ministry revokes stop work notice on Dhari Devi temple relocation
Issue Date: May 16, 2013
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) today revoked its ‘stop-work order’ to relocate a temple dedicated to deity Dhari Devi on the banks of the river Alaknanda in Uttarakhand. The ministry issued this revocation after the Supreme Court of India castigated it for issuing this notice, saying that the final order on this relocation case has been reserved by the court.
