Lands In Limbo
As the High Court has come up with a fresh direction in Banihal land acquisition case, it seems that judiciary...
Mining Mafia in J&K: Need to Streamline Riverbed Mining
The lack of CCTV based surveillance and the bypassing of technological checks are done to give a leeway for dubious...
Is Government e-Market System Draining State Exchequer?
But after purchases started being made through the GeM portal this Department has been made dysfunctional. The Government is planning...
Jago Grahak Jago: Make State Consumer Commission Operational
To make the Consumer Protection Act 2019 operational, State Commission should be constituted not only on papers but President and...
Inside Kashmir’s Panchayati Raj
"It is expedient to establish in Jammu and Kashmir State the village panchayats to assist in the administrative, civil and...
Emperor’s New Clothes: Public Information Officers or Post Offices?
This ‘loophole’ in the Act is being increasingly used by government departments to deny information to RTI applicants by passing...
Wise Link: Forest Rights Act & Biodiversity Act
It is very important to link up all the Forest Rights Act & Biodiversity Act to ensure sustainable environmental conservation...
How ‘Har Gaon Hariyali’ Will Increase Our Carbon Stock
The details of saplings purchased and planted should be made public on official websites. At village level as well, the...
The Queen on Deathbed: How Kashmir Is Losing Its Prime Wetland
Hokersar wetland is constantly encroached. District Administration Budgam hasn’t acted on NGT’s advise to utilize funds under Rural Waste Management...
Use Solar Energy in J&K to Tap Groundwater
In the case of JK , there won’t be any of such challenges as we have huge sources of ground...