-Newsclick.in Nearly 93% of the Indian garment workers were pushed below the international poverty line of the World Bank in April and May, 2020 Garment workers lost a significant amount of wage during the pandemic in six Asian countries including India. Workers’ wages were at poverty levels even before the pandemic, and were pushed further below the International Poverty Line in their countries by the pandemic, according to a recent report titled...

-OutlookIndia.com The court then proceeded to adjourn the pleas by The Wire, Quint Digital Media Ltd and Pravda Media Foundation till August 20. The Delhi High Court has declined to grant protection from coercive action to digital media portals. It adjourned their challenge to the new IT Rules after being informed that a plea has been moved by the Centre to transfer them to the Supreme Court. The court then proceeded to adjourn...

-Countercurrents.org In the death of Fr Stan Swamy on July 5, 2021, who was an “under trial” detainee languishing in the custody of the authorities, India has lost a courageous campaigner for adivasi rights. The manner in which the 84-year old Jesuit priest was forced to die has shaken the conscience of the nation. What hurts the feelings of any one with a true sense of justice is that the authorities...

-Moneylife.in Amid reports of malfunctioning ventilators procured with support from the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund), there is a new revelation about different prices paid to the government-owned company and other private players.    As per information obtained by Delhi-based right to information (RTI) activist, commodore (Cmde) Lokesh Batra (retd), the Union ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) spent Rs2,332.22 crore for buying 58,850...

-The Hindu Paediatric wards connected to central oxygen pipeline in view of third wave warnings The tribal-dominated Banswara district in southern Rajasthan has taken the lead in creating first-of-its-kind paediatric COVID-19 care facility as part of preparations for a possible third wave of infection. Beautified with colourful drawings and cartoons depicted on the walls, the dedicated wards will cater to children with different stages of coronavirus infection. The district administration identified the buildings...