-The Financial Express The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill will be taken up by Parliament in the ongoing monsoon session. The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill will be taken up by Parliament in the ongoing monsoon session. The Bill has had several iterations over the past 15 years, even as more than 60 nations have given the requisite legislative backing to the activities involving DNA technology—largely policing/ investigative...
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Yogi Government spent Rs 160 crore on TV ads in one year, Network18 hit the jackpot -Ayush Tiwari& Basant Kumar
-Newslaundry.com The figures, disclosed under the RTI Act, show that Network18 was the biggest beneficiary of the UP Government’s deep pockets in 2020-21. The Uttar Pradesh Government spent a staggering Rs 160.31 crore on advertisements on TV news channels between April 2020 and March 2021, reveals a right to information reply by the state Government. The RTI divided the state’s ad expenditure into “national TV news channels” and “regional TV news channels”. The...
More »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
-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,...
More »UP Population Bill Violates Basic Rights of Women, Says Memorandum Submitted to President
-Newsclick.in It also requests the President to declare the proposed Bill unconstitutional as it violates the right to equality guaranteed to all citizens of the country under Article 14 of the Constitution of India. A group of women, women’s organisation, academics, health and legal rights activities, health networks have submitted a memorandum to the President of India opposing the proposed Draft Uttar Pradesh (UP) Population Control, Stabilisation and Welfare Bill, 2021. The...
More »Much of India’s population expected to be vaccinated by 2022-23, says ADB -Vikas Dhoot
-The Hindu The Indian Government has assured COVID-19 vaccines will be provided for all by December 2021. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has downgraded its India growth forecast for this year to 10% on Tuesday, from 11% projected in April, citing the second wave restrictions across States and expects most of India’s population to be vaccinated by 2022-23. The Indian Government has assured COVID-19 vaccines will be provided for all by December 2021,...
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