-The Telegraph  It is still not clear why the rules are suddenly taken down New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government has again fumbled with a hot potato in another attempt to regulate social media content. On Wednesday, the ministry of electronics & information technology (MeitY) published draft rules that proposed the formation of an appeals panel that could veto content takedown on social media platforms — which would possibly make India the first...

-Press statement by the National Coalition on the Education Emergency (NCEE) dated June 2, 2022 We strongly urge the Government of Karnataka to: 1. Revoke the recent revisions to the textbooks, which are regressive in nature, and have been done in an arbitrary manner, without adherence to well-defined curriculum framework and processes. 2. Print and supply the textbooks which have been in use for many years, post the last revision.  3. Focus energies on...

-The Hindu The survey was done in 4,355 cities and took 1.14 crore Citizens’ feedback The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry on Tuesday launched the annual sanitation survey of cities with the theme of ‘waste to wealth’. The Swachh Survekshan 2023 under the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0 will be the eighth edition of the national survey of cleanliness in cities. “Designed with the theme of ‘Waste to Wealth’ as its driving philosophy,...

-The Telegraph Court expresses 'hope' that the states and Centre would 'restrain from registering any FIR, continuing any investigation or taking any coercive measures' New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed “until further orders” all pending proceedings under the sedition law across the country, overruling the Centre’s objections by citing the government’s own stated intention to “re-examine and reconsider” the provision. The court also expressed “hope” that the states and the Centre...

-Hindustan Times Although the controversial law was passed in 2019, the rules on how it is to be implemented have not been framed yet, and the government has said this will happen once the pandemic ends. The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be enforced as soon as the Covid-19 pandemic gets over, Union home minister Amit Shah said in West Bengal on Thursday, accusing the ruling Trinamool Congress in the state of...