-PTI/ The Hindu In July, the court had asked the Centre to file a ‘detailed and exhaustive’ reply on the petition by Samyak Gangwal seeking to declare the PM CARES Fund a ‘State’ The Delhi High Court on September 16 listed for hearing on January 31 pleas concerning the legal status of the prime minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) under the Constitution and the Right...
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Protest against eviction drives in Delhi-NCR and other cities
-Press release by Freedom from Bondage movement dated 6 September, 2022 New Delhi: As we mark #75thIndependenceDay & #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav, thousands of people who have been evicted from their homes in slums, Jhuggies, settlement colonies and informal sector workers who have been denied their livelihood without any rehabilitation have gathered at Jantar Mantar to raise their voice against the “Bulldozer Raj”. The government is forcibly snatching the land of poor Dalits and...
More »If India Is To Fight Corruption, the Focus Must Be on Dam Projects -Amit Ranjan
-TheWire.in While the dam breach in Madhya Pradesh's Karam river is a recent example of poor construction quality, the politician-contractor-engineer nexus in these projects has long been known. In his eighth Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15, 2022, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi underlined the need to fight against corruption and nepotism. Highlighting the steps his government has taken to check corruption, Modi said: “In the...
More »As PM’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ urges awareness, experts say malnutrition as much a food availability issue -Abantika Ghosh
-ThePrint.in Experts say governance issues and gaps in understanding the root of the problem thwart eradication efforts. Minor improvement in indicators, but India caught in malnutrition cycle. New Delhi: On Sunday, prime minister Narendra Modi spoke about the Indian government’s nutritional programmes and how they have helped in reducing the problem of malnutrition. Yet, 47 years after the government instituted the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) — one of India’s oldest flagships...
More »Export curbs on wheat flour
-The Telegraph Decision to further restrict the export was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by PM Narendra Modi New Delhi: The Modi government on Thursday further restricted the export of wheat flour to curb rising prices as shipments have increased over 200 per cent during the April-July period compared with last year. The government in May had banned the export of wheat. The decision to...
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