-The Indian Express Another demand is that all Dalit activists arrested during the Bharat Bandh should be released immediately and action should be taken against those who opened fire at the protesters. New delhi: In a demonstration expected to be bigger, and more organised, than the Bharat bandh held on April 2, Dalit and Adivasi organisations from across the country plan to take to the streets on May 1 against the Supreme...
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Electricity reached all Indian villages on Saturday -Utpal Bhaskar
-Livemint.com All Indian villages now have access to electricity. The last village to be brought on the national power grid was Leisang village in the Senapati district of Manipur at 5.30pm today New delhi: All Indian villages now have access to electricity. The last village to be brought on the national power grid was Leisang village in the Senapati district of Manipur at 5.30pm on Saturday. With the electricity now reaching all villages...
More »Modi Announces 100% Electrification -- But That Doesn't Mean Everyone Has Power -Noor Mohammad and Anuj Srivas
-TheWire.in While the announcement and achievement are significant, it must be noted that electrification of villages does not translate into electrification of households and is certainly no guarantee for power availability. New delhi: After missing the initial deadline of May 2017, the Narendra Modi government announced on Sunday morning that the electrification of all inhabited villages in India has been completed. While the announcement and achievement are significant, it is still largely symbolic...
More »Large parts of India dotted with fires: Nasa images -Jayashree Nandi
-The Times of India NEW delhi: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) images of the past ten days show large parts of India are dotted with fires, stretching across Uttar Pradesh (UP), Madhya Pradesh (MP), Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and even some southern states. In sweltering summer, these fires are intensifying heat and causing black carbon (a component of soot with high global warming effect) pollution. Some of these dots may be forest fires...
More »3,292 NGOs have 15 days to comply with FCRA rules or have their licences cancelled -Neeraj Chauhan
-The Times of India NEW delhi: The ministry of home affairs has issued notices to 3,292 NGOs/associations including delhi University, JNU, IGNOU, IIT Madras and others asking them to submit their annual returns from 2011-12 to 2016-17 within the next 15 days or face cancellation of licence under FCRA 2010. In an order issued this week, the ministry has asked the associations registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) 2010 to submit...
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