Sunday, November 1, 2020

Green piece: States need to fight bad air menace together

State governments are not treating air pollution as India’s top enemy. We haven’t heard from West Bengal, or Bihar and Delhi can’t find common ground with Punjab and Haryana. As a consequence, India’s economy will suffer even more.

source https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/green-piece-states-need-to-fight-bad-air-menace-together/story-3LDW5Di1bouSxKYdPCUPkN.html

Lockdown govt's self-goal: Subhash Chandra Garg

A premature hard lockdown imposed across the country to curb the Covid-19 pandemic was responsible for India’s economic plunge, according to former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg.

source https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lockdown-govt-s-self-goal-subhash-chandra-garg/story-XFMSocw5k2MRbPYZzix0PK.html

Haryana planning law on interfaith marriages

Haryana is exploring the need for a law against interfaith relationships involving Hindu women and Muslim men in the wake of a stalker shooting dead a 21-year-old woman outside her college in Faridabad last week, the state’s home minister said on Sunday.

source https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/haryana-planning-law-on-interfaith-marriages/story-hmuMeFG8vlZRZkTzYLBdkL.html

J&K govt move: Land deals under Roshni Act void

The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to annul all land dealings under the Roshni Act, three weeks after the Jammu and Kashmir high court declared it unconstitutional and unsustainable.

source https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/j-k-govt-move-land-deals-under-roshni-act-void/story-Xt0aFrQzVHxU1dSNTMDajO.html

India rejects Pak's province status for Gilgit-Baltistan

India on Sunday rejected the Pakistan government’s decision to give “provisional provincial status” to Gilgit-Baltistan, saying Islamabad has no locus standi on Indian territory under its illegal and forcible occupation.

source https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-rejects-pak-s-province-status-for-gilgit-baltistan/story-L5VG1Vf2NcY0wcZBJPXX5J.html