-Citizen's Report on Year Two of the NDA-II Government 2020-2021: Promises and Reality, Civil Society Initiative, Coordinated by Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, released in July, 2021 “Promises & Reality – Citizens’ Report on the Year Two of the NDA II Government, 2020-21” is a collective work by eminent members and organisations of the Indian civil society. The report covers a wide array of concerns and issues in thematic areas including health,...
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As Higher-Caste Influential Hindus Turn Vegetarian, States, Govts Try To Enforce Vegetarianism -Prannv Dhawan & Sabah Gurmat
-Article-14.com Barring Rajasthan and Punjab, meat-Consumption in India has risen over the decade. But with higher-caste, politically dominant Hindus turning to vegetarianism, at least 23 states now have beef bans, 15 states disallow even eggs in midday meals and Air India has largely turned vegetarian. India's enforced vegetarianism and how it violates the Constitution and rule of law. Ludhiana & Mumbai: A few weeks before India’s Covid-19 second wave, one of the...
More »Alcohol Linked To Over 62,000 New Cancer Cases In India In 2020: Lancet Study
-PTI/ NDTV.com Cancer Cases: Globally, the researchers found that more than 740,000 or four per cent of new cancer cases in 2020 may be attributed to alcohol drinking. New Delhi: Alcohol Consumption was associated with 62,100 or five per cent of newly diagnosed cancer cases last year in India, according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology journal which shows alcohol use is on the rise in the country. Globally, the researchers...
More »How our detergent footprint is polluting aquatic ecosystems -Manas Ranjan Senapati
-Down to Earth Nonylphenol, a hazardous chemical present in detergents, is known to enter water bodies and the food chains Contamination and pollution of water are serious problems today. Many of the chemical substances that are disposed in water bodies are toxic and hazardous. Disease-causing microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses are solely responsible for waterborne diseases in both humans and animals. Water pollution caused by detergents is now a big concern in...
More »Is it a Case of 'Meat-versus-Planet'? Lessons for the Global South -Aravindhan Nagarajan
-TheIndiaForum.in Claims that the livestock sector is a high emitter of greenhouse gases have led to calls for moving towards plant-based diets. These prescriptions rest on flawed assumptions; they also ignore the nutritional needs of the working poor in the Global South. The livestock sector has widely been reported to be a high emitter of Green House Gases (GHGs). International media outlets have — wrongly — claimed that ‘cows emit more than...
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