-The Hindu CHRI is an international NGO that works for human rights in Commonwealth countries The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has cancelled the FCRA registration of Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), an international NGO that works for human rights in Commonwealth countries. FCRA registration is mandatory for any NGO or association to receive foreign funds. The NGO’s Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) registration was suspended for 180 Days on June 7, 2021 due...

-Hindustan Times Garbage dumping at the Bhalswa landfill site spread over 36 acre started in 1994. It has an accumulated legacy waste weighing 80 lakh tonnes NEW DELHI: A massive fire broke out at the Bhalswa landfill site in north Delhi on TuesDay evening, the fourth such largescale fire in Delhi’s landfill site over the last month. The other three fires were reported from east Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill site. Nearly 10 fire tenders...

-NITI Aayog Working Paper, ISBN: 978-81-953811-7-3 Abstract -  The importance of agriculture in an economy usually declines as it climbs the development ladder. Raising agriculture productivity has been known to be an important precursor. Labour productivity in agriculture can either be increased by higher land productivity or higher land availability per farmer and mechanisation. In India, however, the dramatic increase in land productivity through industrial farming has caused severe environmental damage and...

-The Pioneer Industrial states want to import coal to make up for the shortfall Summer temperatures are soaring and so is the power demand. Some States have already scheduled planned outages. And we are now told that the power companies face shortage of coal. Industrial states want to import coal to make up for the shortfall. That is a costly proposition beyond the reach of smaller states. Is there a coal crisis?...

-The Telegraph Drug helps patients recover from fever in an average of three Days and from cough in four Days A painkiller called indomethacin prescribed for arthritis and spondylitis is an effective treatment for mild or moderate Covid-19, Chennai-based researchers have told India’s apex health research agency, seeking its inclusion in Covid-19 treatment guidelines. The researchers have submitted what they claim are “striking” study results, indicating that patients of mild or moderate Covid-19...