-Down to Earth Cyclones in India, particularly in the Sundarbans, made locals vulnerable to traffickers and drove them into forced labour, the report flagged Climate change-induced extreme weather events put women, children and minorities at risk of modern slavery and human trafficking. The phenomenon is on the rise in India, among other countries, warned the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and Anti-Slavery International in a recent report. Modern slavery — including...
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Why Does Bonded Labour Still Persist in India? -Leaflet.in
-Leaflet.in/ Newsclick.in While we may have entered the 21st century, Bonded labour is still a reality in India. Manav Gupta and Kashish Gupta analyse the laws in India to proBondtect from Bonded labour and comment on the inadequacy of State initiatives to curb this menace. Last month, a man was booked by police in Palghar district’s Mokhada for allegedly putting a tribal villager who had borrowed Rs. 500 from him into Bonded...
More »NDTV Exclusive: BJP Got Rs. 2,555 Crore From Electoral Bonds In 2019-20, 76% Of Total -Arvind Gunasekar
-NDTV.com Altogether electoral Bonds worth ₹ 3,355 crore were sold in 2019-20, of which the BJP income was ₹ 2,555 crore. New Delhi: The BJP has gathered a whopping 76 per cent of the electoral Bonds sold in the financial year 2019-20, shows data accessed by NDTV from the Election Commission. Altogether electoral Bonds worth ₹ 3,355 crore were sold in 2019-20, of which the BJP income was ₹ 2,555 crore. This...
More »A cycle of low growth, higher inflation -Anand Srinivasan
-The Hindu Unless policy action ensures higher demand and growth, India will continue on the path of a K-shaped recovery In recent times, right-leaning economists have been arguing that the Government does not need to do anything with the economy and that it will revive by itself. They call those who disagree with them, doomsday merchants. These economists reason that, like after the Great Depression, the economy rebounded worldwide, and so will...
More »Govt seeks more time to provide details on sale of electoral Bonds -Anita Joshua
-The Telegraph The poll Bonds are sold in 10-day phases, and the 17th tranche was issued earlier this month The government has sought more time to provide details on the sale of electoral Bonds although RTI documents suggest the information is available. “The government seeks more time to furnish the replies,” the finance ministry said in a written reply on Tuesday to questions posed by Trinamul Congress MP Santanu Sen in the Rajya...
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