-The Hindu Decision was taken after representations from industries which process waste that there was too little waste for them After banning the Import of plastic waste in 2019, the Environment Ministry has permitted PET Bottles, as plastic waste, to be Imported for processing. The decision to rollback the ban was taken last year after representations by several industries in the business of processing waste said there was too little waste available...
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Pratik Sinha, the co-founder of the site Alt News, interviewed by Rohan Datta (The Telegraph)
-The Telegraph An interview with the Alt News co-founder on his new Kolkata office, his fact-checking mission and more Alt News, the popular fact-checking website, has recently opened an office in Kolkata. Pratik Sinha, the co-founder of the site, has shifted to the city to spearhead Alt News’s activities here. My Kolkata spoke to Sinha about his fight against both misinformation and disinformation, which is deliberate deception; his vision for Alt News;...
More »How Will India Fare in the Brewing Global Food and Fertiliser Crisis? -Kaushal Shroff
-TheWire.in According to a research note by SBI, for every one dollar of increase in the pooled gas rate, India’s fertiliser subsidy bill shoots up by Rs 4,000-5,000 crore. There is no such thing as a localised conflict in a globalised world. Sooner rather than later, fallouts from the Russia-Ukraine war will overwhelm the operations of developed and developing economies alike, leading up to the largest, and possibly, the worst food crisis...
More »COVID orphaned 10,600, says NCPCR -Krishnadas Rajagopal
-The Hindu Child Rights Commission tells SC that 1.47 lakh children lost a parent during the pandemic The Supreme Court is worried for children, some as young as six year old, whose parents suddenly died of COVID-19, leaving behind unpaid debts, mortgages, loans and insurance premiums. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has so far identified 1,47,773 children who have lost one parent and another 10,600 who have become orphans...
More »Lankans Flee To India Amid Country's Worst Economic Meltdown: 10 Points - Akhil Kumar
-NDTV.com Three elderly people have died waiting in queues to secure fuel since Saturday, police have said. New Delhi: As Sri Lanka faces its worst-ever economic crisis, with electricity blackouts and shortage of essential goods leading to massive protests, its nationals have started seeking refuge in India. Here's your 10-point cheatsheet to this big story: * The Indian Coast Guard on Tuesday apprehended six Sri Lankan nationals including three children, all residents of Jaffna...
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