Identity via Mother: States’ reply sought
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought responses from all States and Union Territories on a petition seeking that a child be identified by the name of his/her mother in all official documents and affidavits. “This is towards women rights. This is a good subject and good for the day. “In our male-dominated culture, a child is always identified by the name of his father in all his documents. A father’s name is only on hearsay basis but the identity of a mother is always certain. But there is no law to identify the child with the name of his mother in India,” a bench headed by Justice H l Dattu said while taking up the matter.
Army Chief reviews op preparedness
New Delhi: Army chief General Bikram Singh took stock of operational preparedness of troops to counter any threat from China during his two-day visit to Eastern Command ending Wednesday. He also reviewed the progress of raising process of Mountain Strike Corps, officials said here. Incidentally, this was also Bikram Singh’s farewell visit to the command as he is retiring on July 31. He was the Eastern Command chief before assuming charge as the Army chief so it was special visit for him, they said.
378 pending projects awaits MoEF nod
New Delhi: As many as 378 projects are pending before Environment and Forest Ministry for grant of clearances, Government informed the lok Sabha on Wednesday. Envrironment and Forests Minister Prakash Javadekar said 298 projects were pending for environment clearance and 80 for forest clearance as of June 30 and his ministry was working to expedite the process of granting approvals.
‘Govt taking steps to prevent poaching’
New Delhi: The illegal trade in South East Asia has reached to the tune of $60 billion, putting major stress on the country, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar informed the lok Sabha on Wednesday. He admitted that the killing of wild animals for illegal trade is a “serious issue” and Government was taking a number of steps to prevent poaching and illegal trade.