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Letter from Maharashtra Krishna Khari Vikas Mahamandal, Pune on Lavasa dated 20/06/2002.

The National Conservation Strategy and the Policy Statement on Environment and Development are in response to the need for laying down the guidelines that will help to weave environmental considerations into the fabric of our national life and of
our development process. It is an expression of our commitment for reorienting policies and action in unison with the environmental perspective.

The precarious conservation status of the tiger has aroused global concern in recent years. Tigers are under threat from many factors include depletion of prey, direct killing and pressure on their habitat due to fragmentation and degradation of habitat quality.

The respondent No.7, who is admittedly a leader of national stature, a reputed Member of Parliament for years and a former Prime Minister of the country is accused of usurping about 600 acres of land in Village Bhondsi of the State of Haryana by manipulations and resort to exercise of his political influence.

The problem of mining-induced displacement and resettlement (MIDR) poses major risks to societal sustainability. Unfortunately, no global survey has assessed the scale of MIDR.
Available evidence suggests that the problem is significant. Mining displaced 2.55 million people in India between 1950 and 1990. The likelihood that MIDR will be a significant issue

The Anamalai, a hill range in southern India named after the Asian elephant Elephas maximus, contains the second largest population of this endangered flagship species in India. Within this region lies the Valparai plateau, a 200 km

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