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Kerala's prolonged handling of Western Ghats ESA notifications, since 2014, has overlooked residents' concerns, creating anxiety. Karnataka's approach of excluding inhabited areas offers a potential resolution.
New notifications propose declaring Western Ghats areas ecologically sensitive, raising concerns for generational farmers whose livelihoods and homes are intertwined with the land, amidst ecological protection efforts.
A bill to rename Kerala 'Keralam' will be introduced in Lok Sabha on August 10, following a Union Cabinet approval and a Kerala Assembly resolution seeking the change as per Article 3 of the Constitution.
The Court noted a decade-long delay in setting up an AIIMS in Kerala, despite a previous Union policy indicating every state should have one.
The gas shortage is causing significant financial hardship for owners and workers, and a prolonged shutdown could lead to a migrant worker shortage when businesses reopen.
A gas-based crematorium in East Eleri, Kasaragod, is facing an immediate shortage of LPG cylinders, forcing it to seek intervention from the Indian Oil Corporation to restore supplies for cremating bodies from multiple panchayats.
The government has appended a conceptual note outlining the proposed framework.
The changes aim to make compliance easier, improve cash flows, and reduce procedural hurdles.
In a statement issued, Vijayan said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had chosen to ignore the fact that Kerala is an integral part of the country.
The survey noted that the RTI Act, enacted in 2005, was not designed to satisfy casual curiosity or to allow external micro-management of the government. Instead, it emphasised that the law has a far more significant objective, clearly laid out in its framework.
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