-Frontline.in An RTI-based public interest petition in the Bombay High Court points out that 20 lakh EVMs that the manufacturers affirm to have delivered are “missing” from the possession of the Election Commission. Issues relating to the “vulnerability” and “unreliability” of electronic voting machines (EVMs) have come up regularly in the context of the 2019 general election. Complaints filed by opposition parties on specific instances of malfunctioning of EVMs as well as...
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Despite EVMs, EC officials can 'make or mar' poll results
-IANS With the verdict of millions of voters in 2019 elections sealed inside EVMs, there are fresh fears of foul play and potential manipulations. mumbai: As the Opposition parties' apprehensions on glitches in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) continue to simmer, a new spectre looms large on the vote-count day of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, May 23. With the verdict of millions of voters in 2019 elections sealed inside EVMs, there are fresh...
More »Will food inflation be a pain for next government? All depends on cloud cover -Aparna Iyer
-Livemint.com Food inflation stood at 1.38% in April after nearly 30 months of disinflation If it rains are below expectations, the steady rise in food prices would flare up, which would be a headache for the new government mumbai: Indians had the good fortune of experiencing benign food prices for the last two years. This streak is now about to end as food inflation is back. It was 1.38% in April after nearly 30...
More »mumbaikars can now drink water straight from tap: BMC -Clara Lewis
-The Times of India mumbai: mumbaikars can now drink water straight from the tap, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC’s) hydraulic engineer Ashok Tawadia said. According to BMC, an average 0.7% of water samples collected daily across mumbai between April 2018 and March 2019 tested positive for Coliform bacteria, a group of microorganisms present in water bodies that indicate water may not be fit for drinking. This is far better than the WHO...
More »SBI sold electoral bonds worth Rs 3,622 crore in March and April: RTI
-PTI NEW DELHI: The State Bank of India has sold electoral bonds worth over Rs 3,622 crore in March and April this year, an RTI response has said. In a response provided to Pune-based Vihar Durve, the SBI said electoral bonds of Rs 1,365.69 crore were sold in March, which shot up by 65.21 per cent in April to Rs 2,256.37 crore. In April, most electoral bonds were sold in mumbai at Rs...
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