-Newsclick.in Caste and religious divisions within 32% SC population of Punjab – 39 castes over 5 religions -- over the years have precluded them from developing their own distinct and viable state-level leadership. The postponement of Punjab Assembly elections on account of Guru Ravidass Jayanti on February 16, is a clear indication of the reinforcement of the SC’s identity in the state, which has the highest percentage of SC population (31.94%) in...
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Centre yet to notify rules of Citizenship Amendment Act -Vijaita Singh
-The Hindu Home Ministry did not respond if an extension has been sought from House committees The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) did not notify the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 rules till Sunday, the third extended deadline after the Act was passed. January 9 was the last day of an extension it sought from the two parliamentary committees in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha to frame the rules. It was not...
More »New CAG report exposes wide gap between India's groundwater management regulations & implementation -Divyansh Upadhyay
-Down to Earth 77% packaged drinking water units in 18 states operating without no-objection certificates The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) conducted the performance audit of groundwater management and regulation to analyse the extent of groundwater scarcity in the country. The audit report was presented in the Parliament December 21, 2021. The audit was conducted on the basis of five years of data (2013-2018) on groundwater management and regulation in India. The...
More »Rising prices cause concern among BJP election managers -JP Yadav
-The Telegraph We are facing angry women who shout at us saying they don’t have the money to get LPG refills, says MLA Reports of voter discontent stemming from the rising prices of essential goods and services, from food grains and cooking gas to mobile top-ups, have caused concern among BJP election managers in the five poll-bound states. Four of these states — Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur — are ruled directly...
More »Finance Ministry: 99.31% of Money Returned to Circulation after Demonetisation
-MoneyLife.in Responding to a question raised by Rajya Sabha MP (member of parliament) Subramanian Swamy, the finance ministry informed the parliament that Rs10,720 crore worth of old Rs1,000 and Rs500 notes did not return into circulation after demonetisation. According to the finance ministry, when demonetisation was announced on 8 November 2016, Rs15,41,793 crore worth of withdrawn notes were in circulation. The finance ministry revealed in its written reply that, after verification and...
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