Change in Composition of forest bench soon
New Delhi: The composition of the Special Bench of the Supreme Court dealing with forest and environment matters is all set to change. Sources suggest that Chief Justice of India will head the Bench which will hold its next sitting on October 31. The Bench is currently headed by Justice JS Khehar. The last time CJI headed the Forest Bench was during the tenure of Justice SH Kapadia. The Forest bench is seized of issues arising out of illegal mining, forest land encroachment and environmental clearances.
‘Capacity building can address climate change’
New Delhi: Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar has on Monday said adaptation, capacity building, and strengthening rural communities would be the top priority for the Government to address the challenges posed by climate change. The Government would shortly be finalising a comprehensive Action Plan on the Climate Change Adaptation Fund introduced in the Union Budget this year. The Minister said this while delivering the inaugural address at the National Workshop on Scaling up Good Practices for Climate Change Adaptation.
PM hails student for collecting relief fund New Delhi:
A Kuwait-based Indian student, who collected over Rs 2 lakh for flood victims of Jammu & Kashmir, on Monday received appreciation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi through a personal letter to her. 16-year-old Duvvuri Rohini Pratyusha, a Class XII student of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Kuwait, collected Rs 2.15 lakh by reaching out to Indian families after school hours.