Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) Mausam Benazir Noor, the current Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member and former two-time Congress Lok Sabha member from Maldaha (Uttar) constituency in minority-dominated Malda district of West Bengal, on Saturday, had joined India’s oldest national party again. She returned to the grand old party at the All India Congress Committee’s (AICC) headquarters in New Delhi in the presence of Congress General Secretary (Communications) Jairam Ramesh, the party’s central coordina…
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New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday announced a nationwide agitation against the G-RAMG Act from January 8, alleging that it “silently kills” the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) and undermines the legal right to work guaranteed to rural citizens. The announcement was made during a press briefing at the Congress office in New Delhi by party general secretary K. C. Venugopal and senior leader Jairam Ramesh.Addressing the media, Venugopal said the Co…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) A day after the Supreme Court’s order on the Aravallis, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said the court must also stop retrospective environmental approvals, reject redrawing of Sarisa tiger reserve’s boundaries and restore NGT’s teeth to function without “fear or favour”.The former Union Environment Minister also appreciated that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government accepted the apex court’s observations and decision for a relook at the Araval…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court order on the Aravalli issue and reiterated that the NDA government was committed to saving the hill range.Hours after the three-judge bench of the apex court decided to stay its own order regarding the 100-metre height definition of the Aravallis, the Union Minister took to his X handle and said that the government was committed to the protection and restoration of the Aravalli range.”I welco…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court’s crucial suo motu hearing on issues relating to the definition of the Aravalli Hills, scheduled for Monday, is expected to address concerns over the protection of the ecologically fragile range in light of the government’s commitments.As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, and Justices J.K. Maheshwari and A.G. Masih will hear the suo motu writ petition titled “I…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court’s crucial suo motu hearing on issues relating to the definition of the Aravalli Hills on Monday is likely to address concerns over the protection of the ecologically fragile range in the light of the government’s commitment.As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, and Justices J.K. Maheshwari and A.G. Masih will hear the suo motu writ petition titled “In Re: Defini…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Minister Jairam Ramesh has written to Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav, raising serious concerns over the recent redefinition of the Aravalli Hills, which restricts their classification to landforms with an elevation of 100 metres or more.Sharing the letter on the social media platform X on Sunday, Ramesh said, “Here is my most recent letter to the Union Minister of Environment, Forests, & …
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) In a fresh attempt to keep the Aravalli definition issue alive, the Congress on Thursday accused Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav of “suppressing” an internal assessment by the Forest Survey of India (FSI), warning the government on the issue. Jairam Ramesh, MP and General Secretary in charge of Communications of Congress, escalated a war of words with Yadav on X by responding to the Minister’s denial of the existence of an FSI report.Ramesh challenged the Mini…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The political debate over the newly enacted Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act has intensified. Akhilesh Mishra, CEO of BlueKraft Digital Foundation, has issued a detailed rebuttal to Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh, who reposted Sonia Gandhi’s article accusing the Centre of “bulldozing” MGNREGA to replace it with the new Act. Responding to Ramesh’s remarks, Mishra said the Congress criticism is driven by no…