After multiple failed attempts, Delhi finally gets the first scientific blueprint to protect its forests and weed out non-native invasive plant species. Ecological restoration of the polluted capital is an urgent need. De-weeding Delhi of keekar is an old fantasy. But don’t rush to introduce untested organisms without robust research.
EC needs to reveal number of deleted voters in Bengal soon. Institution’s trust at stake
The anti-SIR protest in Bengal, during which judicial officers were taken hostage, is a sad commentary on how a routine electoral procedure has been politicised. The Election Commission needs to come clean on the total number of deleted voters at the earliest. People’s trust in the institution is at stake.
AAP’s reason for dropping Raghav Chadha is illogical. Can it keep its house together?
AAP’s claim that it dropped Raghav Chadha as Rajya Sabha deputy leader for being “soft” on Modi rings hollow. His replacement, Ashok Mittal—and other AAP MPs from the world of business—are hardly mascots of dissent. AAP’s leaders are out of jail. But can it keep its house together?