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Centre Reconstitutes Haryana’s Environmental Clearance Authorities Why in the News? The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has reconstituted Haryana’s SEIAA and SEAC to clear regulatory backlogs, decentralise environmental clearances for Category ‘B’ projects, and strengthen scrutiny amid rapid urbanisation in NCR districts. This move aims to address the need for retrospective environmental …
Read MoreSupreme Court Probes Farmers’ Evasion of Satellite Monitoring Why in News (40 words): The Supreme Court of India has decided to examine whether farmers are timing stubble burning to evade satellite surveillance. The Court issued notices to Punjab and Haryana governments to submit updated reports on stubble-burning incidents worsening air quality in Delhi-NCR. Supreme Court’s …
Read MoreNGT Flags Illegal Tree Felling Religious Land Haryana Why in the News? The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has found that trees were illegally felled on 40.34 hectares of forest land given to Radha Soami Satsang Beas in Haryana’s Panchkula, violating conditions that prohibited deforestation and construction. This incident highlights the challenges of balancing development with …
Read MoreHaryana’s New Definition of Forest Sparks Controversy Why in the News ? The Haryana government has notified a new definition of ‘forest’, excluding areas like agro-forestry plantations, orchards, and linear plantations. Environmentalists and retired IFS officers have criticised it for diluting forest protection under FCA, 1980 and leaving Aravallis vulnerable to encroachment and mining. Key …
Read MoreWhy in the news? Citizenship certificates under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) were issued to individuals in West Bengal, Uttarakhand, and Haryana, as per the Union Home Ministry’s statement. The process, initiated under the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024, marks the implementation of the CAA, benefiting specific migrant communities. Source:Jist About Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 …
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