-The Hindu The circumstances under which New Delhi had distanced itself from the RCEP negotiations have hardly improved Last week, 15 East Asian countries agreed to take their economic integration several notches higher by forging the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the largest free trade agreement (FTA) ever. In 2019, RCEP members accounted for about 30% of world output and population and 28% of world trade. But more importantly, about 44% of...
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Farmers’ Protests in Punjab — Through the Historical Lens of Social Movements (Part 2) -Harjeshwar Pal Singh
-Punjabtodaytv.com How does the present Kisan movement in Punjab, against new Farm Laws, measure up to previous historical lessons? As far as goal or objectives are concerned, this movement has largely been consistent and limited in its approach. Its main demand has been: repeal the three Farm Acts and guarantee MSP. However, as the centre continues to be obdurate, and everything pointing towards a long-drawn struggle, pressure to widen the scope of...
More »Scientists warn of major earthquake as stress build-up in Uttarakhand’s Dharchula region -Esha Roy
-The Indian Express Scientists say these large concentrations of earthquakes are “release of stress’’ building up in the region and that in the near future, there is likelihood of an earthquake of high magnitude in the region. About 45 km from the new Kailash Mansarovar road, connecting Dharchula in Uttarakhand to Lipu Lekh on the China border, scientists at Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology have unearthed large concentrations of micro and moderate...
More »Documentary on female infanticide and rape seeks allyship, not protection, from men -Ishita Sengupta
-The Indian Express Son Rise is a rare documentary on female subjugation which puts men at the centre stage. When filmmaker and former journalist Vibha Bakshi started working on the documentary Son Rise — a harrowing reportage on female infanticide in Haryana and its adjoining areas — residents there were hesitant to speak. In spite of its genre, the documentary’s fate turned out to be rather cinematic as things suddenly changed for...
More »Rajasthan govt. introduces Bills to negate impact of Centre’s farm laws
-PTI/ The Hindu Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal introduced the Bills on the first day of the Assembly session The Rajasthan government on Saturday introduced three bills in the Assembly to negate the impact of the farm laws enacted by the Centre recently. The move comes after the Punjab Assembly earlier this month adopted a resolution against the farm laws and unanimously passed four bills to counter the Centre’s contentious legislations. Rajasthan’s Parliamentary Affairs...
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