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Calcutta High Court asks Bengal govt for Deocha details -Tapas Ghosh and Snehamoy Chakraborty

-The Telegraph West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited to file separate affidavits stating particulars of the proposed coal mine project in Birbhum district Calcutta: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday asked both the state government and the West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) to file separate affidavits in two weeks stating details of the proposed Deocha-Pachami-Dewanganj-Harinsingha (DPDH) coal mine project in Birbhum district. A division bench of Chief Justice Prakash Srivastava and Justice...

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The Government's Advice to Exercise 'Normal Prudence' With Aadhaar Is Confusing and Dangerous -Jean Drèze and Ria Singh Sawhney

-TheWire.in The UIDAI has singularly failed to communicate rules to the public in a clear manner. Now, instead of trying to enforce its rules, it is putting the onus on the public to exercise “normal prudence”. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has earned some well-deserved flak for issuing a press release advising members of the public to avoid sharing a photocopy of their Aadhaar card with anyone and then retracting...

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Supreme Court recognises sex work as a ‘profession’ -Krishnadas Rajagopal

-The Hindu The apex court says police should neither interfere nor take criminal action against adult and Consenting sex workers In a significant order recognising sex work as a “profession” whose practitioners are entitled to dignity and equal protection under law, the Supreme Court has directed that police should neither interfere nor take criminal action against adult and Consenting sex workers. “It need not be gainsaid that notwithstanding the profession, every individual in...

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Marital rape debate: Govt’s family health survey spotlights Consent issue

-IndiaToday.in According to the recently released National Family Health Survey 5 (2019-2021) report, 18 per cent of women in India are not able to say no to their husbands if they do not want to engage in sexual intercourse with them. The Delhi High Court pronounced its much-awaited verdict on criminalisation of marital rape on Wednesday. The bench was not able to make up its mind on whether a sexual act performed...

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Andhra govt to introduce cash transfer scheme as alternate to PDS rice supply -Srinivasa Rao Apparasu

-Hindustan Times As per this system, the Andhra government would pay the cash amount to the people in place of their ration quota of rice supplied through fair price shops under the public distribution system. Hyderabad: The YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh has come out with a direct cash transfer scheme for the consumers who do not want to take rice under the public distribution system from fair price...

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