-The Telegraph The Opposition members said the govt’s drum-beating over vaccination was premature as only 38% of the adult population had been fully inoculated so far The Opposition on Thursday tore into the Narendra Modi government during a Lok Sabha debate for the mishandling of the second Covid wave and asked what measures were being taken to tackle a possible third surge that could be fuelled by the omicron variant. “When will all...
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Journalists to hold rally on Dec 2 to fight for access to Parliament
-The Telegraph Reporters are not allowed access to the media galleries inside the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha and the Central Hall Journalists protesting against the Narendra Modi government’s move to restrict the media’s entry into Parliament to cover proceedings, which many believe is a ploy to censor news and prevent information flow to citizens, are planning a march after an open letter and appeals by Opposition leaders had no effect. The...
More »The three farm laws were never a solution -Sudha Narayanan
-The Hindu True agricultural reform rests with local governments, and States need to go back to the basics and expert suggestions The recent announcement by the Prime Minister that the Union Government would seek to repeal the three Farm Laws in the winter session of Parliament has prompted diverse reactions. On November 29, the first day in Parliament, the Farm Laws Repeal Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha without discussion. These...
More »More than 6 lakh Indians gave up citizenship over last 5 years: Govt
-PTI/ IndiaToday.in More than six lakh Indians have given up their citizenship over the last five years, the Lok Sabha was informed by Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday. Over six lakh Indians have given up their citizenship in the last five years, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said that as per the information available with the Ministry...
More »Crop insurance claims over Rs 3,300 crore pending due to payment failure, delay in state subsidy -Shagun Kapil
-Down to Earth Farmers belonging Jharkhand, Karnataka, Telangana, and Maharashtra have the highest amounts pending under insurance claims Over Rs 3,300 crore is pending in payment to farmers across India in crop insurance claims since 2018-19 under the government’s flagship crop insurance scheme, due to ‘payment failure’ and delay in state subsidy. An amount of Rs 3,372.72 crore out of claims worth Rs 66,460 crore in the last three years under the Pradhan...
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