-Press release by Freedom from Bondage movement dated 6 September, 2022 New Delhi: As we mark #75thIndependenceDay & #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav, thousands of people who have been evicted from their homes in slums, Jhuggies, settlement colonies and informal sector workers who have been denied their livelihood without any rehabilitation have gathered at Jantar Mantar to raise their voice against the “Bulldozer Raj”.  The government is forcibly snatching the land of poor Dalits and...

-TheWire.in Meena was walking back from gym in her pink shorts when a gang of hoodlums on bikes passed lewd comments at her. She reached home and cried. Her parents listened to her hurt and then asked her to dress “more appropriately”. Rahim scored poorly once again in math and the teacher remarked, “I know this is your best effort, why don’t you take Arts after tenth?” Later, in the staff room,...

-Financial Express Due to the steep rise in raw material prices, many small enterprises have crossed the threshold of small enterprises and graduated to medium, making them ineligible for government subsidies. Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME) is calling for suggestions to put before the central government as they seek to revise the definition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. The criteria for Udyam...

-IndiaToday.in According to sources in the health ministry, surveillance will be increased for people coming in from countries where monkeypox has become prevalent. The Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday ordered the administration to reserve beds for monkeypox in Covid-designated hospitals across the state. Although no monkeypox case has been reported in the state so far. The officials in all hospitals have been asked to adhere to the Centre's guidelines. The decision comes on the day...

-The Telegraph State, which is still reeling under the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, is now staring at a drought-like situation: Hemant Soren Ranchi: The rainfall measurement in Jharkhand — inadequate till now — has become a matter of concern. “The state, which is still reeling under the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, is now staring at a drought-like situation,” a worried chief minister Hemant Soren said while addressing a gathering in Dumka...