-CounterCurrents.org Protection of the Ganga river is one of those tasks in which the government can achieve great success with the enthusisastic involvement of people. Then why is it that success has so far proved so elusive? The available data for Varanasi, the most prioritized place for Ganga protection, reveals that in terms of the essential parameters which define acceptable water fit for bathing, the Ganga here remains much more polluted...
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Chhattisgarh farmers frustrated over black marketing of urea -Avdhesh Mallick
-Down to Earth Farmers in the state are not getting urea; if they are, it is at almost double the price Urea prices are skyrocketing in Chhattisgarh due to the government’s decisions these days. So bad is the situation that farmers are being forced to buy urea on the black market and then cultivate paddy at a higher cost and bear the losses. Due to this, farmers from Raipur, Mahasamund, Bilaspur and...
More »Demand for early introduction of Bill on social accountability
-The Hindu Activists participating in jawabdehi dharna in Rajasthan have said their protest will continue until the statute is enacted JAIPUR: Information and livelihood rights activists in Rajasthan have shifted their emphasis from enactment of a transparency and social accountability law to an early introduction of the Bill on the subject, following a budgetary announcement in the State Assembly. The ruling Congress had, in its manifesto for the 2018 Assembly election, promised to...
More »PM Modi dials Russian President Putin, discusses safe evacuation of Indians from Kharkiv
-IndiaToday.in PM Modi spoke to President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and discussed the safe evacuation of Indian nationals from the conflict areas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. They discussed the safe evacuation of Indian nationals from the conflict areas. As per a statement released by the Prime Minister's Office read, "The two leaders reviewed the situation in Ukraine, especially in the city of Kharkiv...
More »Grassroots secularism grows in western Uttar Pradesh -Shaikh Mujibur Rehman
-The Hindu The farmers’ movement has strengthened the bonds between Muslims and Jats in western Uttar Pradesh The revival of grassroots secularism in western Uttar Pradesh, which is lifting the veil of fear for Muslims, is among the most rewarding benefits of the farmer’s movement in north India. The movement strengthened the social and cultural bonds between Jats and Muslims whose communal harmony of many decades took a beating during the violence...
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