-MaktoobMedia.com 79 cases registered against unlawful conversion under the 2020 stringent law in Uttar Pradesh till July this year and charge sheets have been filed in 50 cases, according to a document submitted by the State government in the Allahabad High Court. Of the 79 FIRs, investigation was pending in 22 cases, The Hindu reported, citing the saffron party-led government’s counter-affidavit in response to a bunch of PILs challenging the Uttar Pradesh...
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Easy Guide to Make Patients Aware of Their Rights -Richa Chintan
-Newsclick.in The book is a useful resource for patients, caregivers, activists and medical professionals in ensuring that patients’ rights are established and enforced as human rights. The right to health is not justiciable in India though the Supreme Court has interpreted it to be a part of Article 21 (protection of life and personal liberty). The apex court’s judgements and the legal provisions in Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940, Consumer Protection Act 1986,...
More »UNEP production gap report: Net-zero targets by countries are empty pledges without plans -Samrat Sengupta
-Down to Earth Governments are planning to produce more than double the production of fossil fuels than what the world requires to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius The climate crisis has become clearer than ever, but it has not been able to compel major emitters to improve action on the ground so far. Governments across the world are still planning to produce more than double the fossil fuels than...
More »TN destitute misses demonetisation bus, loses life savings -Sivaguru S
-The New Indian Express One such person, A Chinnakannu, a visually-impaired destitute man from Krishnagiri, recently got a shock on hearing his savings of Rs 65,000 are now worthless. KRISHNAGIRI: It’s been about five years since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, but apparently, there are people who’ve just received the news. One such person, A Chinnakannu, a visually-impaired destitute man from Krishnagiri, recently...
More »"Chalo Delhi": Farmers Renew Protest Call Before Supreme Court Order -Mohammad Ghazali
-NDTV.com Earlier this month, the Supreme Court had said it would examine whether farmers have the right to take to the streets when the issue at the core of their protest - the three new farm laws - is in court. Chandigarh: Farmer groups protesting the new central laws near Delhi have called in for reinforcements ahead of a key Supreme Court hearing this week that may mean the end of their...
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