-NDTV.com Rajasthan Triple Suicide: One of the children was a 4-year-old boy and the other was a 27-day old infant. Two of the women were pregnant. Jaipur: A tragic suicide case shocked Rajasthan as three sisters, all married into the same family, died by suicide along with two children. One of the children was a 4-year-old boy and the other was a 27-day old infant. Worse, two of the women were pregnant...
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Same-sex marriage: Centre opposes in Delhi HC plea for live streaming of proceedings
-PTI/ The New Indian Express The Centre, in its affidavit, said the applicants were attempting to create a dramatic impression of the proceedings before the court and to win sympathy. NEW DELHI: A plea by LGBTQ couples seeking live streaming of proceedings in the Delhi High Court on a batch of petitions to recognise same-sex marriage under various Laws has been opposed by the Centre, saying the matter is not of national...
More »Biodiversity Amendments Will Further Isolate India’s Agri, Environment Ministries -Shalini Bhutani
-TheWire.in * The proposed Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill 2021 encourages a conducive environment for investments and to simplify the patent application process. * Farmers in India have historically been against any kind of IP rights – whether patents or plant variety protection over seed and planting materials. * In a confused mix of Laws, the government also grants IP rights to BMCs for farmers’ varieties – formed under the Biological Diversity Act –...
More »FSSAI sides with industry, puts consumers at risk -George Cheriyan
-PolicyCircle.org The role of a food regulator is to encourage the consumption of safe, sanitised, nutritious and wholesome food and to inform consumers about the steps it takes to minimise the risks, set standards and ensure safety. The passage of Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA) in 2006 ushered in an era of food safety in India. The FSSAI is a landmark law because it consolidated all Laws related to food...
More »War, Food, Decolonisation and Why India Needs to Thank its Farmers -Prabhat Patnaik
-Newsclick.in The heroic kisan agitation against the farm Laws has saved the day for India by defeating Imperialist efforts to undo India’s ‘food sovereignty’. Russia and Ukraine together account for 30% of the world’s wheat exports. Many African countries, in particular, are heavily dependent on them for their food supplies, which are now getting disrupted because of the war. And this disruption will continue since the war is also affecting the acreage...
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