-Press statement by Right to Food Campaign dated 2nd July, 2018 Since 2014, people of Jharkhand have faced severe attacks on their mere right to life by the Raghuvar Das led BJP government. The government has been trying to acquire land of Adivasis and Moolvasis against their wishes that will directly affect their livelihoods. On the other hand, there is also a direct attack on the people’s freedom to religion leading...
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Meet doctors in old Delhi who treat poor free of cost
-PTI NEW DELHI: From running street clinics to giving free-of-cost treatment to poor and homeless, many doctors in old Delhi's Chandni Chowk area are going beyond their line of duty to serve people. A team of three doctors set up a street clinic near the Baptist Church every morning to tend to the poor before going to their work. "I come here for two hours in the morning, tend to those with wounds...
More »Only 12 of 23 Supreme Court judges have disclosed their assets: Official website -Seema Chishti
-The Indian Express According to the website, all the judges, who have declared their assets, own some land. It shows that the top two judges don’t own a car. New Delhi: Of the 23 judges presently in the Supreme Court, from a sanctioned strength of 31, only 12 have disclosed their assets on the official website. According to the Supreme Court website, the 11 judges who are yet to disclose their assets...
More »Kharif sowing on, but no word on MSPs -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu Farmers may be hit as NITI Aayog proposal on shifting burden to States delays decision The monsoon has arrived in northern India and is expected to cover the whole country in the next few days, but farmers are still waiting for the announcement of the minimum support prices (MSP) for major crops. The Modi government had promised that this year the MSPs would be set at least 50% higher than production...
More »India's rural inflation has started pinching
-Financial Express For sustainable growth, Rural India’s squeezing purchasing power needs immediate attention New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) unanimous call for a 25-basis-point rate hike after four years was primarily driven by the strengthening core inflation as well as the rising household inflationary expectations. Since the April Monetary Policy Committee meeting, there have been some significant macro developments, mainly on four counts. First, the global crude oil prices have risen...
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