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NGT restores 2012 KSPCB order to close Graphite India

Residents have accused the 50-year-old plant of violations A decade-long legal struggle by Whitefield residents against Graphite India Limited has taken a significant step forward after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) restored a 2012 pollution control board order to close the 50-year-old plant for violations. While NGT’s Principal Bench in …

Have the State Finance Commissions fulfilled their constitutional mandates?

The State Finance Commission, although a technical and quasijudicial constitutional entity like the Union Finance Commission, has to help local governments plan for economic development and deliver social justice and public services at the local level. This article evaluates the history of the performance of SFCs in general and shows …

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