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Demonetisation: A circus, clowns and a silver bullet -James Wilson

-National Herald Five years after the disastrous demonetisation, the Prime Minister and his Finance Minister—even the fawning media— no longer speak of the ‘Demonetisation Dividend’. There has been none Two years back, on November 8, at around 8.30 pm, the Prime Minister of India, with his characteristic love for drama, unleashed on the country what he had then claimed was the one silver bullet which would eliminate the triple evils of black...

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‘Jai Bhim’ director Tha Se Gnanavel: ‘More brutal than lock-up torture is the silence of society’ -Nandini Ramnath

-Scroll.in The Suriya-led legal drama is based on an actual incident of police brutality in Tamil Nadu. Tha Se Gnanavel’s phone has been ringing non-stop ever since his movie Jai Bhim started streaming on Amazon Prime Video on November 2. “I thought people would say this is a good film, but the response has been far more than expected,” Gnanavel told Scroll.in. “The film has now has led to a discussion. In...

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Tripura Police Books 102 People Under UAPA for Social Media Posts Against Communal Violence -Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta

-TheWire.in Opposition leaders have lashed out at the police's 'highhanded' behaviour. New Delhi: The Tripura Police has booked 102 people under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for protesting, or even Merely mentioning, the recent communal violence in the state’s northern districts on different social media platforms. This latest move reflects the trend of Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states attempting to criminalise protests. According to sources in the Tripura Police, cases have been filed...

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Finding a way out of India’s deepening water stress -Thomas Varghese

-The Hindu In any new National Water Policy, the aim should also be to encourage conserving water resources and efficient usage The complexity and scale of the water crisis in India calls for a locus specific response, that can galvanise and integrate the ongoing work of different Ministries and Departments through new configurations. Such an integrated approach must necessarily cut across sectoral boundaries and not stop at the Merger achieved between the...

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Organic farming can lead to good yields, even in an intensively farmed area -Rajinder Chaudhary

-Down to Earth A survey in Haryana last year found that 45 per cent of 218 organic farMers got yields for wheat better than the state official average yield  The relative Merit of organic farming is recognised. Still, it is usually recommended only for areas of low chemical usage and not for intensively farmed areas such as those where the Green Revolution took place in the 1960s like Punjab, Haryana and western...

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