-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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Heavy Rains, Landslide Damage Key Uttarakhand Highways, Hold Up Traffic
-PTI/ TheWire.in The Rishikesh-Gangotri highway (NH-94) has been closed for Traffic from Narendra Nagar to Chamba, while the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway (NH-58) has been closed from Tapovan to Maletha. Dehradun: Heavy overnight rains damaged the Rishikesh-Gangotri and Rishikesh-Badrinath national highways in Uttarakhand leading to suspension of Traffic along the affected stretches for public safety, an official said on Friday. The Rishikesh-Gangotri highway (NH-94) has been closed for Traffic from Narendra Nagar to Chamba, while...
More »Child Trafficking in Odisha continues unabated: 20 teenagers rescued -Hrusikesh Mohanty
-Down to Earth The children, mostly girls, were rescued from a railway station Child Trafficking has seen a spurt in Odisha — especially in tribal-dominated districts of the state — following the resumption of train services amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. At least 20 adolescents, mostly girls (18) aged 15-17, have been rescued by activists from non-profit Childline Foundation of India (CFI), from Berhampur railway station in Ganjam district from July...
More »Modinomics’ Legacy ― Labour Traffic Now Flows From Factories to Farms -MK Venu
-TheWire.in The ‘vikas’ train has begun to chug the wrong way, as it were. A worrisome aspect of the Indian economy is reflected in the share of employment in agriculture dramatically rising from 42.5% of the total employed in 2018-19 to 45.6% in 2019-20. This may signify an unusually large movement of labour from industry or services sectors to agriculture. The total number of persons employed in India varies between 400 million and...
More »Shutdown marks day when J&K lost special status -Peerzada Ashiq
-The Hindu Regional parties express anguish; No violence reported from any part of Valley. On August 5, the day the Central government ended Jammu and Kashmir’s special status in 2019, people observed a shutdown, most markets remained closed and the regional parties expressed their anguish. However, the BJP held celebrations in Jammu and Srinagar. While the authorities decided not to block the Internet facility, extra deployments were made across the Valley. The shutdown resulted...
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