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Prove that Forest Rights Act is responsible for ‘negative’ change to forest cover, Tribal Affairs Ministry tells Environment Ministry
Tribal Affairs Ministry seeks evidence from Environment Ministry to support claim of FRA impact on forest cover.
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Nizam's Heir Gets Relief in Civil Court
The judge, considering the succession-based legitimacy of his claim and the unchallenged prior recognition, granted a ...
Yale scholarship discriminating based on race, civil rights complaint alleges
The Equal Protection Project is challenging Yale and AAAP over REACH minority program that limits eligibility based on race, ...
Centre on the defensive over Congress’s accusations of ‘subverting’ Forest Act
Union Environment Ministry refutes accusations of subverting Forest Rights Act implementation, emphasizes commitment to ...
On This Day: Civil Rights Act of 1964 becomes law
On July 2, 1964, the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law with the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Expired cheques in the UAE: What the law says about your rights and legal options
Understand your legal options and rights concerning expired cheques in the UAE. Learn how to act if your cheque remains ...
Tribe asked to allow search for civil rights activist at Wounded Knee
The Oglala Sioux Tribal Council will be asked to approve a search for the remains of a Black civil rights activist who disappeared during the 1973 Wounded Knee standoff.
Why Indian-origin Zohran Mamdani also identified as African-American in his Columbia University college application - where he did not get through
The complexities of racial identity and categorization are laid bare in the case of Zohran Mamdani, an Indian-born candidate ...
Chhattisgarh forest dept withdraws community forest rights order after backlash
The directive, issued on May 15, barred government departments, NGOs, private entities from undertaking any work related to ...
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South Dakota tribe asked to allow search for civil rights activist at Wounded Knee
The Oglala Sioux Tribal Council will be asked to approve a search for the remains of a Black civil rights activist who ...
How basic structure doctrine protects constitutional rights
The Emergency was more than a political crisis, as the Constitution’s basic structure was once again under siege.
Environment Ministry rejects 'misleading claims' on subversion of forest rights
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change on Thursday dismissed allegations of weakening environmental protections, calling them as misleading and based on a "gross ...