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 "Centre notifies docile standing panel of National Board for Wildlife")
National Board for Wildlife to be toothless
Newly constituted panel to have only two non-govt members, against the mandatory 10
India stuck low on UN development index
Shows insignificant improvement and is way behind other emerging nations
 "India stuck low on UN development index")
Essar Power, Hindalco cite 'secret' IB report to cry conspiracy
Coal joint venture claims it is being targeted at the behest of 'foreign masters' of the Western world
 "Essar Power, Hindalco cite 'secret' IB report to cry conspiracy")
Why the monsoon numbers hide reality
Because the ecology of various regions differs, it is silly to club them all under one countrywide average number
 "Why the monsoon numbers hide reality")
More than half of India's forest cover increase is only an accounting error
Country's forest cover has increased by only about 2,000 sq km over 2010-2012 (a 0.29% increase) and not by 5,871 sq km, as the recently released "Indian State of Forest Report 2013" claims
 "More than half of India's forest cover increase is only an accounting error")
Is the Ganga beyond makeover?
The Ganga is dirtied by its cities. To clean the river, these cities need to be depolluted
 "Is the Ganga beyond makeover?")
Montreal Protocol: Refrigeration sector may face the heat
Environment ministry says the segment could take a Rs 90,000-crore hit if decisions at the meeting go against the Cabinet's red lines
 "Montreal Protocol: Refrigeration sector may face the heat")
Modi backs UIDAI, seeks accelerated DBT rollout
Asks officials to revive the National Identification Authority of India Bill
 "Modi backs UIDAI, seeks accelerated DBT rollout")
Centre forms panel to end UIDAI, NPR turf war
A notification on the committee, its terms of reference and a deadline are awaited
Three ministries at loggerheads on Aadhaar implementation
The confusion over Aadhaar's future has deepened and, to be resolved, will require ministerial intervention through the next week
 "Three ministries at loggerheads on Aadhaar implementation")
Paris pact hinges on successful $100 bn Green Climate Fund: Javedakar to French minister
Tells the Green Funds should be used to buy out IPRs of clean technologies to distribute to poor countries
 "Paris pact hinges on successful $100 bn Green Climate Fund: Javedakar to French minister")
UN to draft treaty on human rights violation by multinationals
India was among the 20 countries that supported the resolution. 14 developed countries voted against it
Javadekar bats for poverty eradication as highest goal
Stays consistent with previous diplomatic redlines on environment negotiations
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India has been speaking from equity perspective, we see it differently: Samit Aich
Q&A with Executive Director, Greenpeace India
 "India has been speaking from equity perspective, we see it differently: Samit Aich")
NGOs feel sting of foreign-funding law
Say clauses like 'public interest' and 'national security' are used for targeting; govt faces big task in 2016 to renew NGO clearances
 "NGOs feel sting of foreign-funding law")
The world of Green NGOs is as complex as the corporate one
Foreign direct investment in the NGO sector is, in fact, no different from the cross-holdings and the FDI web of the corporate world
 "The world of Green NGOs is as complex as the corporate one")
 "NGOs: They are everywhere but govt doesn't know them")
HomeMin likely to take over Aadhaar biometric data
Rajnath Singh has approved steps for the citizenship register plan; now, a series of Cabinet approvals will be needed
 "HomeMin likely to take over Aadhaar biometric data")
