-Statement on the COVID-19 pandemic by Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) and All India People’s Science Network(AIPSN), March 2020 A charter of demands by the Jan Swasthya Abhiyan and All India People’s Science Network. From January 30, when the first case of Covid-19 was reported, till today, March 15, the number of confirmed cases in India has risen to 110, and there have been two deaths. The Government of India has reacted swiftly...
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Hindu pilgrims from Pakistan refuse to go back from Uttarakhand, seek Indian citizenship under CAA -Vineet Upadhyay
-The New Indian Express Around 56 pilgrims alleged that they have faced atrocities in the neighbouring country and have pleaded to the Indian government to provide them shelter. DEHRADUN: A group of 56 Hindu pilgrims from Pakistan,who arrived from the neighbouring country last week, does not want to go back. Members of the group told that they will request the government of India to extend their visa limit of one month and...
More »Only 420 FIRs for 920 sewer deaths in three decades, says activist -Shiv Sahay Singh
-The Hindu 'FIR has to be mandatorily filed' Kolkata: Almost 420 first information reports ( FIRs) have been lodged in connection with around 920 deaths inside sewers in the country between 1993 and January 31, 2020, as per the data tabled in the Lok Sabha by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The numbers, given in response to a question by Chandra Prakash Joshi, also show a huge disparity in the...
More »Centre notifies new POCSO rules making law for sexual offences against children more stringent
-The Hindu/ PTI Some of the significant additions in the new rules include provision of mandatory police verification of staff in schools and care homes, procedures to report sexual abuse material (pornography), imparting age-appropriate child rights education among others. The Union government has notified the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Rules, 2020 which enables implementation of recent amendments to the Act under which provisions of punishment for child abuse has been...
More »Bleak prospects -Mahesh Vyas
-Business Standard/ Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) It is logical to believe that employment conditions in India have deteriorated quite substantially during 2019-20. Economic growth has slowed down and investments show no sign of picking up. Outlook for the economy in 2020-21, and therefore also for employment, is also getting increasingly difficult by the day. With capacity utilisation remaining very low at around 70 per cent, the prospects of an...
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