-Newsclick.in "Whosoever comes to power; my request is to constitute a technical team and explore and work on all the possible options to address and curb this menace." Udta Punjab, a Bollywood film released in 2016, highlighted the issue of the severe drug problem in Punjab. The movie acted as an eye-opener for many in the state. After five years, as the state is ready for another Assembly poll, the film has...
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In 2021, COVID Deaths Surged in Stunning Fashion in Eastern UP, Investigation Finds -CJP and TheWire.in
-Citizens for Justice and Peace and The Wire Data suggests that areas in eastern Uttar Pradesh, especially PM Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi, had 60% excess deaths during the pandemic relative to 2019. The Wire is grateful to Murad Banaji for his help with preparing this report. Data collected and analysed by Citizens for Justice and Peace, a human rights organisation, and independent experts shows deaths in the Purvanchal region of eastern...
More »Reviving the ‘Kerala Model’ of development -Shashi Tharoor and Vinod Thomas
-The Hindu Its lustre is fading as there are threats from emerging social and environmental risks, but the question is how Kerala has long been recognised to have done many things right. For years the darling of development experts, non-governmental organisations and social activists, the ‘Kerala Model’ seemed to show that impressive levels of human development indicators — in health, education and quality of life, comparable even to some rich countries —...
More »Over 3,500 Deaths By Suicide Amongst Unemployed in 2020, Government Tells Rajya Sabha
-TheWire.in This marks the first time in the recent past when the number of deaths by suicide among unemployed people has crossed the 3,000 mark. New Delhi: In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, February 9, Union minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai, citing data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), said that 3,548 people died by suicide due to unemployment in 2020. The figure, observed in...
More »House panel flays rural development dept’s failure in running MGNREGS -Rituraj Baruah
-Livemint.com The panel highlighted lack of effective coordination with States in terms of timely release of funds for the MGNREGA scheme NEW DELHI: A parliamentary standing committee has rebuked the Department of Rural Development for lack of effective coordination with States in terms of timely release of funds for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) scheme. According to the Department of Rural Development, one of the impediments obstructing the smooth flow...
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