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Forest fund Bill failed as it didn't respect tribals: Jairam
Claims Bill did not respect rights of people under the Forest Rights Act and gave unbridled control over thousands of crores to forest bureaucracy
 "Forest fund Bill failed as it didn't respect tribals: Jairam")
Duty-free shops outside food safety ambit: FSSAI
Regulator overrules internal view on ensuring protection against bio-terrorism and food safety
 "Duty-free shops outside food safety ambit: FSSAI")
Supreme Court to hear Ganga dams issue today
Earlier, the environment ministry had taken the view that no new dams should be built on tributaries of Ganga in the hill state
 "Supreme Court to hear Ganga dams issue today")
Just how bad are the bad loans?
Only a fraction of defaulting loans is reported to central databases; what is made available for public scrutiny would be even less
 "Just how bad are the bad loans?")
Why it's a wild summer in Uttarakhand
A below-average rain in winter, coupled with changes in the very nature of the forest of the region, is taking a toll on the state
 "Why it's a wild summer in Uttarakhand")
Why Lamka will not bury its dead
Church bells don't toll in Churachandpur any more. The district in Manipur is in mourning for over 230 days. Nitin Sethi tells the story of nine dead, three Bills & a state singed by clashes
 "Why Lamka will not bury its dead")
Food safety law has to be replaced: Ashish Bahugana
Interview with Chairman, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
 "Food safety law has to be replaced: Ashish Bahugana")
FSSAI expansion plans shelved by government
Food safety authority considers moving away from enforcement in states
 "FSSAI expansion plans shelved by government")
India among 170-plus countries to sign Paris climate deal
The move marks a major step for beginning work on cutting down greenhouse gas emissions to combat global warming
 "India among 170-plus countries to sign Paris climate deal")
MNREGA labour budget cut by 220 million person-days
2,170 million person-days planned for FY17, compared with 2,391 million person-days last year
 "MNREGA labour budget cut by 220 million person-days")
Project in Odisha is over, says Posco
Says current extension of environmental clearance too short for completion and it wishes to end the entire idea
 "Project in Odisha is over, says Posco")
Banks knock on courts' doors to recover Rs 1.86 lakh crore
Cases across the country against defaulters who owe over Rs 1 crore each, reveal CIBIL data
 "Banks knock on courts' doors to recover Rs 1.86 lakh crore")
Last-mile connectivity a bane for Jan Dhan scheme
Only 47 per cent of the people with PMJDY accounts have received their RuPay debit cards, while these have been issued to 85 per cent of the beneficiaries
Rio Tinto's diamond mine in MP up for green clearance
Despite dense forests, protected parks & villagers' refusals, project could get nod today
 "Rio Tinto's diamond mine in MP up for green clearance")
Government reacts in fits and starts to Paris agreement
Three months after India committed to an ambitious set of targets under the global climate change Paris agreement, the government is working in fits and starts to put the architecture, policy and regu
US dictates the limits of Paris climate change deal
Indian negotiating team was constrained by lack of political clarity
 "US dictates the limits of Paris climate change deal")
India defends most red lines in Paris pact
Manages to create differentiation between developed and developing world in almost all elements
 "India defends most red lines in Paris pact")
How the pact was won with a 'typo' tweak
The US had threatened to walk out if 'shall' was not replaced with 'should'
 "How the pact was won with a 'typo' tweak")
Target zero: Skeleton of the agreement
A new frame for collective global climate action
