-PTI/ TheWire.in "We want to clarify that we have not made up our mind. We are open to the arguments. Whatever questions we are asking from the counsels is just to elicit better response," the bench said at the outset. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Union government and an NGO to suggest additional safeguards which it could impose on implementing agencies of the ambitious Char Dham project if...
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Of the dead at protest, ‘small farmers’ make up big chunk -Vikas Vasudeva
-The Hindu Marginal farmers, Landless too add numbers: study As the farmers’ protest against the Centre’s farm laws at the State borders of Delhi is about to complete a year, a recent socio-economic study by researchers associated with the Punjabi University at Patiala says most of those who lost their lives during the movement are “small and marginal farmers” and “Landless cultivators”. The study titled “Separating Wheat from the Chaff: Farm Laws, Farmers’...
More »Raghava Lawrence promises house for Parvathi, whose life inspired Jai Bhim
-TheNewsMinute.com The film is based on real events, and the character Sengani played by Lijomol Jose, is based on Parvathi. Actor, director and choreographer Raghava Lawrence has announced that he will build a house for Parvathi, whose life events inspired the recent Tamil film Jai Bhim. The film, which has won wide critical acclaim, tells the story of a Landmark legal battle led by Sengani (based on Parvathi) and lawyer Chandru, when...
More »Explained: Where does India stand on methane emissions? -Jacob Koshy
-The Hindu * Why has it stayed away from both the methane pledge and the forest conservation declaration at Glasgow? The story so far: At the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference (the 26th Conference of Parties-COP26) in Glasgow, the United States and the European Union have jointly pledged to cut emissions of the greenhouse gas methane by 2030. They plan to cut down emissions by 30% compared with the 2020 levels. At...
More »No, demonetisation wasn’t a good idea, badly executed – it was a ridiculous idea from the start -Rohit Azad
-Scroll.in The policy, which wreaked havoc on the lives of the poor, mistakenly conflated cash with black money. Was demonetisation a good idea, badly implemented? I have heard this from the supporters of the regime but, to my surprise, even friends who are otherwise critical believe this to be true. The government’s stated aim for denotifying high-value currency notes with a four-hour deadline on November 8, 2016, was to Land a body blow...
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