-TheWire.in Data revealed by the Union home ministry in the Rajya Sabha showed that 97.5% of people arrested under UAPA between 2016 and 2020 have been imprisoned for multiple years while waiting for trial. New Delhi: Figures released by the Union home ministry in the Rajya Sabha have backed up the belief that the ‘process is the punishment‘, especially when cases are registered under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). In a...
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Shepherding in Garhwal: a dangerous life -Priti David
-RuralIndiaOnline.com In this region of the Himalayas, shepherds brave the wet and cold weather to graze their sheep and goats. They also protect them from wild animals on the Gangotri range where they live for up to nine months a year “In a year we lose many animals to leopards. They come at night and snatch them away,” says shepherd Gaur Singh Thakur. Even the native Bhutia dog, Sheroo, cannot keep them...
More »In MP’s fertile Narmadapuram, fertiliser overuse is hurting soil quality and wheat production -Rakesh Kumar Malviya
-Mongabay India/ Scroll.in Data from the state’s agriculture department shows that the production of wheat in the region has remained stagnant in the last four years. Rahul Singh Tomar is a farmer at Raisalpur village in the Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh. The village is part of the Narmada valley and is famous for the fertile black soil that yields high-quality wheat. “The soil in our village is different,” Tomar told Mongabay-India. “Crops...
More »Gujarat school children given jobs under MGNREGA, govt cracks down on local officials
-IANS/ National Herald In a shocking incident, four school-going children were issued job cards, and bank accounts were opened in their names, under the MGNREGA in Gujarat's Chhota Udaipur district In a shocking incident, four school-going children were issued job cards, and bank accounts were opened in their names, under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Gujarat's Chhotaudepur district. As the district administration learned about this, the District Development...
More »Traders’ body pitches for withdrawal of 5% GST on unbranded foodgrains
-Livemint.com The CAIT has urged the states to call an emergency meeting of the GST Council immediately to decide on the withdrawal of the tax on these items Bengaluru: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Wednesday wrote to chief ministers and finance ministers of all states demanding the withdrawal of the 5% goods and services tax imposed on unbranded foodgrains and other items that came into effect from Monday. The association...
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