Shivnarayan Rajpurohit

2 months ago | newslaundry.com | Shivnarayan Rajpurohit |Nirupama Subramanian

An application last week was filed with the National Green Tribunal for an immediate stay on construction activities at the controversial 1,600 MW thermal power plant in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur district. Mirzapur Thermal Energy (UP) Private Ltd is a subsidiary of the Adani Group. It’s alleged to have built a boundary wall and levelled the ground without getting mandatory environmental clearance first.

Jan 18, 2025 | newslaundry.com | Shivnarayan Rajpurohit

In India, we hold traditions dear. Politicians know that well. That’s why, perhaps, ahead of the assembly polls in Delhi, some of them have kept up with the time-honoured custom of jumping ship, pouring scorn on their old allies and singing praises for their new hosts. In the past year, the Congress has seen multiple prominent faces abandoning ship for the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Jan 17, 2025 | newslaundry.com | Shivnarayan Rajpurohit

Absenteeism, fewer meetings, inaction against non-compliance  In 2021, union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav argued that CAQM was the “most important step” of the central government against air pollution in the Delhi NCR. The commission, with 12 permanent members, headed by former bureaucrat Rajesh Verma, has from time to time issued directions and advisories to state governments and their departments for mitigation measures against air pollution.

Jan 16, 2025 | newslaundry.com | Shivnarayan Rajpurohit

In December, the Aam Aadmi Party announced the Pujari-Granthi Samman Yojana. Under the scheme, the party promised to give Rs 18,000 to temple priests and granthis from gurdwaras if it was voted to power for a fourth time. This is a first-of-its-kind scheme in the country. At an event at the AAP’s headquarters in Delhi on January 8, party chief Arvind Kejriwal and other senior leaders sought blessings of mahants and shankracharyas. Kejriwal began his speech with a ‘Jai Shree Ram’ slogan.

Jan 16, 2025 | newslaundry.com | Sumedha Mittal |Shivnarayan Rajpurohit

Saxena has the distinction of being the first person with a corporate background to be selected for a gubernatorial post. Sahasrabuddhe’s interview with the LG of Delhi landed on YouTube on January 13, three weeks before Delhi’s assembly elections, which are scheduled to be held on February 5.