Ø The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched
investigations into the alleged role of British national Christian Michel, who,
according to Italian documents, received €30 million to help swing the Rs.
3,700-crore VVIP chopper deal in favour of AgustaWestland.
Ø The Gujarat government has refused permission
to the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team to challenge the bail
given to the former Minister, Maya Kodnani, in a post-Godhra riots case. Ms. Kodnani, who
was given bail by the Gujarat High Court, was convicted in the Naroda Patia
riots case — in which 97 people were killed — and awarded a 28-year jail term
by the trial court.
Ø The United States has struck a deal to reduce
Indonesia’s debts in exchange for Jakarta pledging about $12 million for
programmes to protect endangered species and their habitats on Sumatra island.
The agreement, which was inked this week, will provide additional funds for
environmental groups to improve programmes aimed at protecting the Sumatran
low-land rainforests as well as efforts to increase populations of threatened
animals. The forests of Sumatra, a huge island in western Indonesia, are
one of the most bio-diverse places on the planet and are home to critically
endangered Sumatran rhinos and tigers. “The debt-for-nature swap will
benefit critical ecosystems in Sumatra through increasing conservation efforts,”
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| Mayaben Kodnani with Modi |
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