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A day after former environment minister & Congress leader @Jairam_Ramesh wrote to incumbent environment minister @PrakashJavdekar criticising the #EIA2020draft law, the latter responds. Imp point to note: Minister Javadekar says August 11, 2020 is the deadline for consultation.
Why is the August 11,2020 date important? Here's the context: the Karnataka HC asked the Union environment ministry to further extend date for public consultation if it has to be done meaningfully. Clearly, the letter by Javadekar shows Modi Govt's stand: m.huffingtonpost.in/entry/eia-2020…
Now, responding to environment minister @PrakashJavdekar 's reply that his suggestions are "unfounded & based on misinterpretation", ex environment minister @Jairam_Ramesh writes a rebuttal with detailed comments quoting specific provisions of #DraftEIA2020 letter wars continue!
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SCOOP: It may be public knowledge that the environment ministry bungled up public consultation for #EIAdraft2020 But when it was questioned about this, the ministry brazenly misled the Karnataka High Court. See highlights in thread, details in the story: bit.ly/3jNJ0eD
Here's the chronology: On 16 July, the Karnataka HC directed the MoEF&CC to ensure “wide publicity” for the #EIAdraft2020 more than two weeks after the Delhi HC directed the ministry to translate the law into India’s 22 local languages. Details here bit.ly/30tHiGj
The translations of the draft notification should be published on the websites of the environment ministries of the Central and state governments as well as the State Pollution Control Boards for wide public consultation, the Delhi HC judgment had said. bit.ly/2YWo4K5
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Weeks after its 1k+ emails demanding withdrawal of draft #EIA2020 flooded the MoEF&CC's inboxes-& top Modi Govt officials scrutinised their text-@LetIndBreathe website was abruptly blocked by a govt controlled firm, interviews & documents reveal bit.ly/32pXfQB
.@LetIndBreathe recently claimed that #InternetCensorship is in place in India. This report reveals why such fears are expressed. The collective & its legal counsel @internetfreedom mentioned that websites of 2 more campaign organisations are blocked. bit.ly/32pXfQB
An official of the National Internet Exchange of India, a govt controlled firm that routes internet traffic within India, told me the firm has blocked LetIndia, but he didn't know about others. He didn't explain the reason for blocking. bit.ly/32pXfQB
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EXCLUSIVE: The controversial new draft of India's main law for giving environment clearances—which the Modi Govt tried to push during #lockdown without proper public consultation—was designed to be a diluted version. This is how 2 ministers ensured that. bit.ly/31Ebb99
Briefly put: the specific terms of reference and objectives approved by the ministers for an expert committee working on drafting the new law for environment clearances resulted in some controversial provisions added to its draft, official documents show. bit.ly/31Ebb99
The story begins in April 2018 when Dr Harshvardhan, then environment minister, asked his officials to draft a 'structured ToR' or Terms of Reference for the Dr Satish Wate committee, which was looking at all technical aspects of implementation of EIA 2006 bit.ly/31Ebb99
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