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Govt launches index to rank states, UTs on good governance parameters

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Govt launches index to rank states, UTs on good governance parameters The Good Governance Index will provide quantifiable data to compare the state of governance in all states and Union territories Current Affairs :A decent administration file (GGI) was propelled on Wednesday by the focal government to evaluate the condition of administration in the nation, as per an announcement gave by the Personnel Ministry. The targets of GGI are to give quantifiable information to think about the condition of administration in all states and Union domains, empower them to define and execute reasonable systems for improving administration and move to result situated methodologies and organization, the announcement said. Different standards have been remembered while choosing the pointers, for example it ought to be straightforward and figure, resident driven and result driven, prompting improved outcomes and appropriate to all states and UTs, among others, it said. “The great admin...

Bombay HC junks pleas seeking forest tag for Aarey, stop tree felling

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Bombay HC junks pleas seeking forest tag for Aarey, stop tree felling The HC said it was also dismissing the petitions filed by Bathena and Jadhav against the approval for cutting trees Current Affairs  :- In a mishap to ecological activists, the Bombay High Court on Friday would not announce Aarey province a woods and furthermore declined to subdue the BMC tree authority’s choice permitting felling of more than 2,600 trees in the rural green zone to clear route for a metro carshed. A division seat of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Bharati Dangre rejected four petitions recorded by NGOs and ecological activists on issues identified with Aarey state in Goregaon, a significant green lung of the city. One of the requests recorded by the city-based NGO Vanshakti looked for that Aarey be proclaimed a woodland and environmentally touchy zone, while another appeal by green lobbyist Zoru Bathena argued the zone be given the status of a floodplain. Two separat...