Delhi Edition of The Hindu
Undoing injustice By declaring the discriminatory practice of instant triple talaq Court has sent out a clear message that personalas unconstitutional. Three of the five judges on the Constitution Bench have not accepted the argument that instant talaq, is essential to Islam Deserves constitutional protection under Article 25. Main ground-> Struck down-> that this form of talaq is manifestly arbitrary in the sense that the marital tie can be broken capriciously(च चलत ) and whimsically(सनक ) by a Muslim man without any attempt at reconciliation so as to save it. Court did not even have to elaborate on how triple talaq violates gender equality. On the contrary, Justice Nariman says that having held the practice to be arbitrary, there is really no need to go into the element of discrimination.
Continue The present case was initiated suo motu by the court, but opinion against triple talaq could not have gathered critical mass Few women standing up to the community s conservative elements and challenging it It is not open to a court to accept an egalitarian approach over a practice which constitutes an integral part of religion, writes Chief Justice J.S. Khehar in his minority opinion. All India Muslim Personal Law Board, and all those who supported its regressive opinion that even an unworthy practice should not be dislodged(उख ड फ कन ) by judicial verdict, should now accept the verdict in the interests of a modern social order.
Shaping wilderness One of the most significant trends visible in wildlife conservation and management today is the increased use of technology. Camera traps, for instance, have provided new evidence of tiger presence in the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary in Goa and of the Asiatic wildcat in Bandhavgarh, Madhya Pradesh; Radio collars have helped solve the mystery of tiger deaths in Bandipur in Karnataka and Chandrapur district of Maharashtra; and Satellite telemetry promises to provide new insights into the behaviour and movement patterns of the Great Indian Bustard in Gujarat, which includes its journeys across the border to Pakistan. New software and sophisticated(जट ल) surveillance technologies are being operationalised to keep an eye on developments across large landscapes Surveillance technologies-> Observed and monitored without moving an inch.
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Great Indian Bustard
Continue Technology has always allowed us deeper access into and control over our environment; Yet there are some things a ferocious large cat or a free flying bird or a deep-sea mammal that had still seemed out of reach. How wild is a wilderness where everything has been mapped, where everything is known and where all movement is tracked in real time? Aesthetic(स दर यब ध) and ethical(न टतक) issues Cameras etc-> Into the private lives of animals that the human species does not allow in its own case. Dense construction of roads to accommodate Wild and of wilderness, marking as it does a paradigm shift in our relationship to and understanding of wildlife.
Conclusion Are we willing to characterise wilderness areas as glorified theme parks? How do we think of the ubiquitous(द शव य प ) use of high technology to shape wilderness, and to intrude into wild bodies, even as they are used in the name of protecting them?
News Analysis Page-1- No, no, no: SC on instant triple talaq Historic 3:2 majority judgment, delivered on Tuesday by a multi-faith Constitution Bench, set aside instant talaq as a manifestly arbitrary practice not protected by Article 25 (freedom of religion) of Constitution.
Continue Page-1,0,12- Trump offers India a role in Afghanistan New U.S. strategy for South Asia, unveiled by President Donald Trump on Monday night after months of deliberations, has many old elements, but in a departure from the past, it commits troops in Afghanistan for an open-ended period of time. India welcomes Trump s new Afghanistan policy He calls for end to Pakistani involvement in terror
Continue Page-1- N. Bhupathi, a frog with the face of a pig But the newly discovered Nasikabatrachus bhupathi could set the bar a couple of notches lower or higher depending on your aesthetic sensibility Western Ghats, near the Srivilliputhur Grizzled Giant Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu.
Continue Page-5- Submit plan on Bellandur lake: NGT Green tribunal expresses displeasure over Karnataka s steps at rejuvenation, seeks detailed report
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Continue Page-13- Uranium sale talks at advanced stage Australian trade official rejects reports of delays, says coal exports from the country won t slow down Discussions are at a well-advanced stage for Australia s uranium sale to India, to fuel nuclear power plants in the energy-starved developing nation, according to an Australian government body s top official. Our largest exports to India has been coal, and we see that continuing for some time
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