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As PM Modi is set to appear on @DiscoveryIN tonight to “create environmental awareness”, in May 2019 his govt exempted 13 railway projects from forest clearances, risking at least 5 national parks & sanctuaries. Follow this thread:
In May 2019, the environment ministry issued a circular to all state govts that the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, would not apply for doubling of track & gauge-conversion projects, if the land was owned by the Railways and was under non-forest use prior to 1980
This means railway line doubling & gauge conversion projects will not need fresh forest clearances, even though 4 of 13 projects thus exempted will fragment either a national park, a tiger reserve, a tiger corridor or a wildlife sanctuary across UP, MP & K’taka
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Over 4yrs to May'18, Modi’s govt cleared 519 infra/industrial projects in India’s protected areas & their “eco-sensitive zones” at nearly twice the rate than previous UPA govt. Many projects were cleared violating India’s environmental laws, we reported:
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India had 192 police personnel per 100,000 population, lower than the UN recommended 222 policemen per 100,000 population, according to the 2017 report by Bureau of Police Research and Development, a consultancy under home ministry. Follow the thread for insights:
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Central Statistics Organisation released the 25th Issue of the Energy Statistics in India in March 2018. Follow this thread for highlights:
In March 2017, thermal power plants accounted for 71% of India's installed capacity. Hydro accounted for 11.81%, nuclear energy 1.8% (1/8)
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