Forums, including Citizens for Democracy (CFD) and Samaj Parivartan Samudaya, are launching a campaign against the Centre in Dharwad. They aim to defeat the BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. CFD chairman SR Hiremath criticized the recently passed 'The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023' for violating the Supreme Court judgment and the independence of the Election Commission. Hiremath also praised the Rail Land Development Authority for canceling a tender to lease railway land in Hubballi to private developers.
Progressive organisations to launch joint nation-wide campaign against the BJP before the Lok Sabha polls thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Dharwad: July 21 is observed as farmer martyrs’ day to remember the martyrs who lost their lives in the farmers’ agitation in 1980 in Nargund and Nava.
Who Will Guard the Guardians? State Accountability in India s Environmental Governance
Effective public accountability is a prerequisite for protecting India s environment and the environmental human rights of all Indians. However, the question of what factors promote the accountability of public institutions remains under-researched in India. The recent and ongoing attempts by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to undermine environmental regulations beg a fundamental question that has yet to be debated adequately: Who will guard the guardians? In this essay, we discuss the importance of divided administrative jurisdictions for fostering relations of accountability in public institutions. Specifically, we highlight the divided jurisdiction that the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 creates in the regulation of mining and other non-forestry activities in forest areas and its implications for bolsterin