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All kinds of Mining on non-forest land adjoining forest even before forest clearance is given   https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mining-on-non-forest-land-before-final-nod-approved-101675882793031.html   The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) decided in October 2021 to approve coal mining on non-forest land adjoining a forest. Now this seems to be extended to all kinds of mining..In 2014, a three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by justice RL Lodha said mining companies that invested money in blocks without getting all clearances took the decision at their own risk. Any investment made in anticipation of clearances cannot be justified and such coal blocks cannot be protected if the companies fail to get clearances within the time frame fixed under the law, the bench had said. Environmental experts said commencing of mining on non-forest land would result in expectations that the entire mine will be accorded clearance because of the investment involved.

Post of WhatsApp: A tribal Girl is disqualified in police cadre based on her height. Are there any studies from Maharashtra on nutritional status of Tribals? 

Undernutrition among tribal children in Palghar district, Maharashtra, India https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6392283/
Soumitra Ghosh... , to improve tribal women's overall health development state government interventions need to introduce on nutritional health in among tribal and in general population specifically needy sections. Furthermore, it is imperative to create awareness, and health care infrastructure with the delivery system should be designed effectively. To address the tribal women's nutritional health, health services must focus on tribal culture.

The present study confirms that despite several nutrition programmes, the extent of undernutrition has remained extremely high in the children living in predominantly tribal rural areas of Palghar district, Maharashtra. One of the possible reasons for having persistently high level of undernutrition among tribal children is the decline in the budgetary allocation on ICDS in recent years [20]. Our analysis of the state’s budget also reveals that the nutrition expenditure as a percentage of the state budget has drastically declined from 1.68% in 2012–13 to 0.94% in 2018–19 (S1 Fig). Moreover, Singh and Sethi [22] showed that tribal sub plan funds have been underutilised by Maharashtra, particularly in two sectors (rural development and nutrition). As the main underlying cause of undernutrition among the tribal children is the poor socioeconomic conditions of the tribal population, there is a need for a multi-pronged strategy for redressing this problem.

No ‘Cow Hug Day’ on February 14: Animal Welfare Board withdraws appeal https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/no-cow-hug-day-february-14-animal-welfare-board-withdraws-appeal-173110 The Animal Welfare Board of India made an appeal to all “cow lovers” to celebrate February 14 as “Cow Hug Day” to bring “emotional richness”, which received backlash online.  After receiving much ridicule online and in other spaces, the Animal Welfare Board of India has withdrawn its appeal to hug a cow on February 14, Valentine’s Day. In its appeal, it urged “cow lovers” in the country to celebrate the occasion as “Cow Hug Day”. However, in its latest communication on Friday, February 10, the board said, “As directed by the Competent Authority and Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, the appeal issued by the Animal Welfare Board of India for celebration of Cow Hug Day on 14th February, 2023 stands withdrawn.”