Lakha Sidhana (L), who is wanted in connection with the violence in Delhi on Republic Day, during farmers protest against the new farm laws, in Bathinda on Tuesday.
NEW DELHI: Further intensifying their agitation, the farmers on Tuesday observed ‘Pagdi Sambhal Divas’ at the Delhi borders in protest against the three central farm laws. The event, organised by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), was inspired by the ‘Pagdi Sambhal Lehar’ of 1906.
Here are the key developments of the day:
1. Donning traditional turbans and singing songs of the peasant movement, protesting farmers marked day-long ‘Pagdi Sambhal Divas’. “At that time also, the government had passed three anti-farmer laws against which the peasant movement started and it was successful. The unity of the farmers proves that this movement will also be successful,” an SKM statement said, referring to ‘Pagdi Sambhal Lehar of 1906. Once turban used to be pride of the farmer, but the government has forced farmers
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday trashed Supreme Court-appointed high powered committee chairman Ravi Chopra’s attempts to link the recent flash floods in Uttarakhand to the widening of roads for the Char Dham project in an eco-fragile zone and told the court that it was a “unilateral” expression of “baseless and unwarranted” views.
In its December 31 report to the SC, 16 members of the HPC had approved the Char Dham project and widening of roads up to 10 metres. However, chairman Chopra and two others opposed widening of roads beyond a width of 5.5 metres. In its January 15 affidavit, the Centre had termed Chopra’s views as “personal” and “bereft of a holistic approach” which required keeping in mind the requirement of the armed forces to move troops fast, especially in view of the standoff on the India-China border.
Young climate activists in India are shaken – but proud they have rattled the powerful
Distinct from older movements, their activism is decentralised, collaborative, fluid. But the downside is the lack of safety nets, visible in recent arrests. A young woman at a protest over Amazon wildfires in 2019. | Indranil Mukherjee/AFP
On February 14, as the Delhi Police arrested 22-year-old Disha Ravi for her alleged involvement in preparing a Google document that Greta Thunberg tweeted in support of farmer protests in India, many young climate activists like her felt alarmed, but then came to see it as a validation of their work. In a short time, they say they have achieved enough to rattle the Indian State.
SC makes queries to govt on felling of trees of a certain species, age
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CJI says certain species of trees could be identified and graded on the basis of their abilities to provide oxygen and to bind the soil
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CJI says certain species of trees could be identified and graded on the basis of their abilities to provide oxygen and to bind the soil
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad A. Bobde on Thursday asked the government whether measures could be taken to prevent the felling of trees of a certain species and age, after considering their contributions to ecology, even for infrastructure projects.