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'Irregularity' cloud on NREGA app in Jharkhand - Animesh Bisoee

The Telegraph Jharkhand NREGA Watch, a network of organisations and individuals actively working on MGNREGA in the state, have detected irregularities in MGNREGA works with misuse of the national mobile monitoring system (NMMS) app at a block in West Singhbhum district. A two-member team of Jharkhand NREGA Watch comprising convener James Herenz and Balram visited Golasai and Edelbera village under Asantalia panchayat of Sonua block in West Singhbhum on Wednesday as part...

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Obituary: P.V. Satheesh, the Communicator and Idealist who Helped Marginalized Communities Find their Voice

P.V. Satheesh, founder and Executive Director of the Deccan Development Society passed away on 19 March, 2023. Periyapatna Venkatasubbaiah Satheesh – P.V. Satheesh to friends – was born in Mysore in 1945. He studied mass communication and television production at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication and the Film and Television Institute of India. He joined Doordarshan as a senior producer and worked on programming related to rural development and...

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Status of Policing in India Report 2023: Surveillance and the Question of Privacy

The Status of Policing Report in India 2023 (SPIR) was released on 31 March in New Delhi by Common Cause and Lokniti-Centre for the Study of Developing Societies. SPIR 2023 study explores public opinions and experiences regarding digital surveillance in India. Recent developments, such as the Supreme Court's recognition of the right to privacy and discussions surrounding data protection, have intensified debates around privacy and surveillance. The study also considers...

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Monsoon 2023 to be below normal amid El Nino THReat, forecasts Skymet - Economic Times

Private weather forecaster Skymet expects the upcoming June-September monsoon to be 'below normal' to the tune of 94% of the long period average (LPA), raising concerns about food grain production in the country. In January, Skymet had forecast the monsoon 2023 to be sub-par and now retains the same outlook.  "Courtesy Triple-Dip-La Nina, southwest monsoon observed above normal/normal rainfall for the last four consecutive seasons. Now, La Nina has ended. Likelihood...

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Malnourished but diabetic: An Atypical Form of ‘The Rich Man’s Disease’ is Spreading Among Chhattisgarh’s Tribals - Taran Deol

Down to Earth Nirasiya Bai’s THRee sons are used to their mother fainting every other week. Small pieces of shakkar (brown sugar) are now kept handy and placed swiftly under her tongue every time she is on the verge of collapsing. In March alone, THRee such incidents have occurred. The 52-year-old resident of Shivtarai village in Chattisgarh’s Bilaspur district is a diabetes patient. Nearly every other family in the village houses...

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