-The Telegraph SC asks Centre and states to reach out to farmers and migrants who form the country’s backbone The Supreme Court on Thursday said no person should die of hunger “but that is happening, citizens are dying of hunger,” asking the Centre and the states to reach out to farmers and migrants who form the country’s backbone. “In a welfare society, in our country, two persons are most important — farmers and...
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A new legislation that mirrors the old -Dinesh S Thakur and Prashant Reddy T
-The Hindu The New Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill is antiquated and needs to be revised The Union Health Ministry recently published a new draft Bill to replace the antiquated Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. While we salute the Ministry for recognising the need for a new legislation, there is much to disagree with the new Bill. To begin with, although the Ministry has described it as being consistent with the...
More »UAPA Case Data Suggests That Process Is Indeed the Punishment
-TheWire.in Data revealed by the Union home ministry in the Rajya Sabha showed that 97.5% of people arrested under UAPA between 2016 and 2020 have been imprisoned for multiple years while waiting for trial. New Delhi: Figures released by the Union home ministry in the Rajya Sabha have backed up the belief that the ‘process is the punishment‘, especially when cases are registered under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). In a...
More »Nobody approved India's 'Precautionary' doses -Banjot Kaur
-TheWire.in * Neither the CDSCO nor the national advisory group on immunisation was taken into confidence before Prime Minister Modi announced the rollout of booster doses. * In reply to a series of RTI applications by The Wire Science, the PMO and the health ministry refused to divulge details of the government’s decision-making. * One reply indicated that the government had misled the Supreme Court about the availability of the minutes of an...
More »Rice price may go up by Rs 5/kg due to 5% GST
-The New Indian Express Based on the recommendation of the GST Council, the Centre has issued notifications bringing essential commodities including rice and maize under 5% GST slab from July 18. MADURAI: The decision of the Union Government to levy 5% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on packaged food may increase the price of rice by a minimum of Rs 3 to Rs 5 per kg from Monday, Tamil Nadu rice mills...
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