-TheWire.in Despite the Indian Railways confirming that at least 80 deaths were recorded on Shramik Special trains, the Centre refused to disclose this data in parliament. New Delhi: During the on-going parliament proceedings that began on Monday for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown was announced, 10 Lok Sabha MPs have posed questions related to the deaths of migrant workers. In question 174 (a and b), details were sought regarding the migrant...
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Agri Reforms: Farmers Protest, Modi Says Leaders' Versions Are MISleading. What’s the Truth? -Kabir Agarwal
-TheWire.in Farmers fear that the MSP regime will fall by the wayside and want it to be made a legal right. On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to farmers across the country to ‘beware’ and not get swayed by ‘MISinformation’ that they will not get fair prices for their crops. Over the last few weeks, farmers – largely in the states of Haryana and Punjab – have been protesting three agriculture ordinances...
More »Arsenic-affected habitations in India up 145% in last 5 yrs - Shagun Kapil
-Down to Earth The country had 1,800 arsenic-affected habitations in 2015. This increased to 4,421 as on September 17 The number of arsenic-affected habitations in the country increased by 145 per cent in the last five years, according to data shared with the Parliament September 18, 2020. The country had 1,800 arsenic-affected habitations in 2015. This increased to 4,421 as on September 17, 2020, according to a reply given to Lok Sabha by...
More »Rs 750 for burnt restaurant, Rs 8,500 for store: Delhi Assembly panel flags gaps in riot relief -Sourav Roy Barman
-The Indian Express Over six months after the riots, the Delhi government faces charges of delays, MISmatches and false rejections over its compensation disbursal to victims and their families. New Delhi: After his small restaurant in Gokulpuri was vandalised and looted during the Northeast Delhi riots, Usman Ali sought Rs 3 lakh in damages from the state government. He was paid Rs 750. Days into her pregnancy, on February 25, Gulzeb Parveen’s husband...
More »India should opt for income support so that pandemic does not turn into a financial crisis -Jahangir Aziz
-The Indian Express What is needed is ample income support for households and firms now so that the recovery is not hamstrung by excessively damaged balance sheets Even a cursory reading of Brazil’s recent history will confirm that the adoption of the all-encompassing cap on government spending in late 2016 was critical in rescuing the economy from the crisis of 2014-16. After riding the commodity boom of the 2000s, economic MISmanagement and a...
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