Arvind Kejriwal said the entire country wants Bharat Ratna to be conferred on Bahuguna, who 'not only protected the environment but also worked for many other social causes'.
Bahuguna was admitted to AIIMS Rishikesh on 8 May after he tested positive for Covid. The environmentalist was best known as the leader of the Chipko Movement.
Bengalis are hurt over a statement by the Delhi police calling Bangla a ‘Bangladeshi language’ and the lines Azad sang have unwittingly become protest music in Kolkata now.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
Some of the fasts and protests by activists had positive results too. We must remember Prof G D Agrawal whose fast to stop dam projects in the Gangotri region led to PM Manmohan Singh setting up an EGOM headed by Shri Pranab Mukherjee. This EGOM then decided to withdraw all planned projects in the upper Gangotri region , for which the nation should be ever grateful.
Some of the fasts and protests by activists had positive results too. We must remember Prof G D Agrawal whose fast to stop dam projects in the Gangotri region led to PM Manmohan Singh setting up an EGOM headed by Shri Pranab Mukherjee. This EGOM then decided to withdraw all planned projects in the upper Gangotri region , for which the nation should be ever grateful.