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How the Himalayas Formed
Many of you would know
that the Himalayan Range
is divided into Himadri,
Himachal, and the Shivalik
ranges. Of these, the Himadri range is the highest, followed by the Himachal range, and the Shivaliks.

China) in Ladakh, acts like a sea, with
tides and waves.
Since the Himalayas were formed because of two land masses or tectonic
plates colliding, it formed ripples, the
highest of those (being close to the fault

line), being the Himadri. The ripple effect of
the earthquake that would have occoured
when the masses collided, formed the Himachal (which are not as tall as the Himadri)
and the Shivalik.
The Himalayas are home to many semiologists and Scientists studying Geography, topography, rocks and fossils.

If you analyse, you’d deduce that when India’s
and china’s land mass collided,
the
Himalayas
emerged and the ancient
Tethys Ocean got submerged into the earth’s
crust. Evidence of the
same lies in the sedimentations on mountains observed in the Ladakh region, and the fact that
Pangong Tso (a huge lake
running across India and

Why is Rahul Gandhi After the Land Acquisition Bill?
The re-introduction of the
Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, for amendments
in the Parliament by the
Modi Government, has witnessed a strong bone of
contention. The Right to Fair
Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act is an act that
governs and regulates land
acquisition. The 2013 Land
Acquisition Act aims to provide fair compensation to
those whose lands have
been taken away. The 2013
Act had been replaced by
the Land Acquisition Act,
1984.

The Land Acquisition Bill, 1984, allowed
the Government to acquire private
lands. Under it, the displaced people
were only liable for monetary compensation linked with market value of land in
question, which was still quiet minimal.
However, several amendments have
been practiced over the years. The UPA1 had introduced the Amendment Bill in
2007. The Government had also introduced The Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, in the same year, for people
who have been displaced.
When the Act came into force in 2013, its
purpose was not only to provide compensation to the land owner, but also extend rehabilitation and resettlement
benefit to people who have been affected by it. The Act prohibits the acquisi-

tion of multi-crop irrigated area. It demands 80%
of approval from the land
owners if the private
companies aim to use it
and also intends to provide fair compensation to
people whose land has
been taken away.

The recent ordinance
introduced by the Modi
Government aims to amend
Section 10(A) of the Act to
expand sectors where
assessment & consent will
not be required.

However, the recent ordinance introduced by the Modi
Government aims to amend Section 10(A) of the Act to
expand sectors where assessment and consent will not
be required. These