-The Indian Express Each sex worker will receive Rs 5,000 per month along with three kg of wheat and two kg of rice. Mumbai: To cope with the effects of the lockdown, the Maharashtra government has decided to give financial Aid and 5-kg ration to 5,600 sex workers of Mumbai every month till the Covid-19 pandemic is over. But even as Maharashtra became the first state in October to issue a government resolution...
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Hurry! Applications for the 1st round of NFI Fellowships for Independent Journalists are now open till December 15th, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have multiple impacts on our lives. Existing challenges have been exacerbated and new ones have emerged. Across the country, individuals, communities, businesses and governments are responding differently. Covid has claimed many casualties. Good reportage need not be one of them. The pandemic and the consequent economic slowdown have also taken its toll on good journalism. At this moment, we need good journalism to be stronger than...
More »‘Parkinson’s is recognised as disabling’: NPRD seeks NHRC’s intervention in Stan Swamy’s case
-The Indian Express Last week, a special court had directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to file a reply on an application filed by Swamy, who had sought permission to be allowed a straw and sipper in the jail. The NIA has been asked to file a reply to the plea by November 26. Seeking the National Human Rights Commission of India’s (NHRC) intervention, the National Platform for the Rights of the...
More »Promise and pitfalls of new labour deal -Amir Ullah Khan
-Livemint.com * Some labour code changes are already in effect in Rajasthan and Gujarat. They offer a glimpse of what may unfold * It may be more relevant to look at the model put in place by states which went down this path several years ago: Rajasthan and Gujarat. The early indications are not very encouraging HYDERABAD: The new labour laws are meant to make doing business easier in India. Naturally, the industry...
More »CSOs condemn the rising atrocities against dalit women and minor girls in Uttar Pradesh
-Press release by All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AidMAM) and National Dalit Movement for Justice (NDMJ) dated 30th September 2020 In a joint statement, AidMAM and NDMJ have condemned the rising atrocities against dalit women in Uttar Pradesh. Please click here to access the press statement dated 30th September 2020. For more information, please contact: Dr.Debjani Naskar Media Coordinator NDMJ-NCDHR Mobile: 9990093005 Email: debjani@ncdhr.org ...
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