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Young climate activists in India are shaken – but proud they have rattled the powerful
Distinct from older movements, their activism is decentralised, collaborative, fluid. But the downside is the lack of safety nets, visible in recent arrests. A young woman at a protest over Amazon wildfires in 2019. | Indranil Mukherjee/AFP
On February 14, as the Delhi Police arrested 22-year-old Disha Ravi for her alleged involvement in preparing a Google document that Greta Thunberg tweeted in support of farmer protests in India, many young climate activists like her felt alarmed, but then came to see it as a validation of their work. In a short time, they say they have achieved enough to rattle the Indian State.
Hefty fine fixed for release of seized vehicles
Mohinder Verma
JAMMU, Feb 11: Expressing serious concern over failure of the Geology and Mining Department and Police to check illegal mining and transportation of minor minerals from River Tawi without proper permission and challan, a Division Bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey has issued directions for mentioning the names of the involved officials of any of the department in the FIRs so that investigation may also be conducted with regard to their role.
Moreover, the Division Bench, while modifying its earlier order, has authorized the Magistrates to release the vehicles seized on the ground of illegal and unauthorized mining and fixed Rs 50,000 as fine for first time violation, Rs 1 lakh for second time violation and confiscation of vehicle till completion of investigation pursuant to the FIR or the proceedings on the complaint.
In Jammu, volunteers are cleaning up River Tawi with little government help
Over the years, its water quality has deteriorated due to the dumping of waste and discharge of sewage into it. Jan 12, 2021 · 07:30 pm Children and young people gather at Gujjar Nagar in Jammu to clean up the riverbank. | Tapasya Tofuss / The Third Pole
“You can see how polluted it is here,” said 11-year-old Zakir, pointing at piles of litter along a stretch of the Tawi river in the city of Jammu. “I want this area to be clean and trees to be planted.” He grappled with a twisted mess of plastic waste and put it into a bag.
River Tawi Front Project
Those of us who might have got a chance to ”see” Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad, Gujarat a few years back ,must be well acquainted with its pitiable condition then, where not only it had virtually no water flowing except during monsoon period but stink and heaps of garbage were all to be seen in it around it and near it. However, to develop a waterfront along its banks, though conceived in late 60s and later undergoing many hiccups, finally work on it began only in 2005 and by 2012 all complete, it was thrown open to public and to utter surprise of those who had seen what Sabarmati River looked like before, perhaps, could not have believed the wonderful transformation. Sabarmati Riverfront has become synonymous with what innovation andhuman determination together can achieve. We are privy to how this riverfront is increasingly featured in many Bollywood films, how events of international importance are held in the Riverfront where a few magnificent buildi