-Livemint.com Digitization and militarization may aggravate the underlying structural conditions behind the Great Depression of 2008 and trigger a similarly dire crisis, says study There are warning signs that the global financial system is heading for another disaster. In a new paper, William I. Robinson of the University of California adds to these warning bells by highlighting how the rapid rise of digitalisation and new technologies could potentially hurt the global economy. In a...
More »SEARCH RESULT
Total Matching Records found : 1422
Bihar heatwave claims 17 more lives, toll hits 61
-The Times of India PATNA/ NAWADA/ AURANGABAD: Heatwave in Bihar claimed 17 more lives on Sunday, taking the death toll to 61. Sunday's deaths were also reported from the same three districts of the state - Aurangabad, Gaya and Nawada - that had witnessed 44 fatalities till Saturday midnight. TOI had reported 30 deaths till 11pm on Saturday. Aurangabad reported the highest number of deaths at 30 followed by 20 in Gaya...
More »Updated farm policy by Odisha government in making
-The New Indian Express The draft on Odisha's new farming policy is being worked out through consultation with experts, universities, civil society and farmers’ groups. BHUBANESWAR: With farmers’ issues taking political centre stage and doubling farmers income being the prime agenda, the State Government has initiated steps to bring out an updated and dynamic agricultural policy keeping in tune with the changing conditions of agriculture and agricultural market. A draft policy is being...
More »Hundreds of Dalits stranded in Puri community shelters a month after Cyclone Fani -Satya Sundar Barik
-The Hindu They remain highly vulnerable to disaster, with weak resilience. Puri: Sulochana Das, a 35-year-old woman in the nondescript village of Sainsa Sasana, had little choice when her four-member family rushed to take refuge in a roadside shop as cyclone Fani menacingly hurtled towards the Odisha coast on May 3. A month later, Ms. Das’ family cannot just think of moving out of the 10 sq. ft. one-room shop because the place...
More »Multipurpose Cyclone Shelters and Caste Discrimination -Sudhir Pattnaik
-Economic and Political Weekly Dalits, who tried to seek shelter from the approaching Cyclone Fani in Odisha, faced humiliation and discrimination. While they were prevented from seeking protection during earlier natural disasters too, this time, young Dalits have been vocal about the injustice. Please click here to read more. ...
More »
