-The Telegraph Those who have crossed the maximum advised gap between two doses of Covid vaccines are counted in the list of overdue doses, said another health department official There are more than 19 lakh people in Bengal who have not taken their second doses despite the due dates to take them getting over. Some of them have claimed that they took two doses at separate centres. But the authorities are not asking for...
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A closer look at the draft Data Protection Bill -Rishab Bailey
-The Hindu Does the JPC adopted bill fail to protect individuals against Government agencies? The story so far: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) constituted to examine India’s proposed data protection law, the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, released its report on Monday. It contains a number of suggestions that could strengthen the final law, among others, a recognition that promotion of the digital economy cannot take precedence over the protection of citizen...
More »Farm laws scrapped: India’s food processing sector may get hit badly -Arnab Dutta
-BusinessToday.in With all FMCG majors betting heavily on these reforms, their sourcing and expansion plans may now be impacted severely. The abrupt change in the government’s stance on the three controversial farm laws may have far-reaching implications for the country’s food processing sector that involves leading fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) majors and a market larger than Rs 2.6 lakh crore. With the farm laws are now set to get revoked, a slew of...
More »Will India’s digital push in agriculture help farmers or help exploit them? -Karishma Mehrotra
-Scroll.in Agritech is touted as a remedy for the perennial problems ailing the Indian farmer. But what about the challenges it might create? Ramanjaneyulu GV seethes with disdain remembering the times agricultural technology start-ups pitched to him over the past eight years. On offer was the full rainbow of services: market solutions and weather predictions for higher agricultural yield, better quality produce, more profits. Everything that, in theory, should be welcome. “My opposition...
More »Explained: Internet access surges during pandemic -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu But remote work, education, and healthcare still not equally available to all, says survey The story so far: Internet connectivity has shot up over the last year, with most new users attributing their new connections to the COVID-19 pandemic and shutdowns. However, a new nationwide survey found that remote work, education, and healthcare are still not equally available to all, even among those with digital access. How was the study designed? LIRNEasia,...
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