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Time to protect the environ & not give mere speeches on it

Time to protect the environ & not give mere speeches on it

Recently, a peacock was hit by a speeding truck near the Flames Bar and Restaurant in Chandor. Such has been the fate of the national bird in Cavorim-Chandor. The Village Panchayat needs to put up a signboard to make sure vehicles go slow to protect the birds from getting hit. The peacock is well protected by environmental laws and we need to do enough to save this bird. Today, June 5, is World Environment Day and we must not forget that the peacock is an important part of the eco chain cycle. Peacock is just one part of the story, we need to show more concern for the environment we live in and that includes the trees, the hills, forests, etc. Let us take a pledge, and not give mere speeches like the government, to save the environment by protecting our green cover for which the people are fighting. If we don’t save what’s left, then global climate change will engulf us all.  

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Steps needed to ensure strict implementation of RTI Act

AIRES RODRIGUES, Ribandar
Published Jun 6, 2021, 12:00 AM IST
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The Right to Information Act which came into force on October 12, 2005, was enacted to ensure transparency and accountability in governance. But the manner in which the government has been subtly subverting the RTI Act is a matter of concern.The judiciary needs to step in to ensure that the government complies with the mandate of the RTI Act. But with the courts also averse to parting with information and with its functioning largely under a veil of secrecy, we are…

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