-ThePrint.in MP-Bundelkhand is silently increasing its economic might, powered by its agricultural sector. Growth in Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand, on the other hand, has stagnated. With the ongoing assembly election in Uttar Pradesh ready to witness the third phase of polling on 20 February, covering the Bundelkhand region, we shift our focus towards the economies of a region that is often ignored in economic discussions. Earlier, we looked into Western and Eastern regions...
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Attacks on RTI Activists Are Rising. We Need Accountability Laws. -Aruna Roy, Mayank Labh and Meera M Panicker
-TheWire.in The recent attack on an RTI activist in Rajasthan's Barmer must be seen within a larger Culture of violence in the country, being perpetrated to settle scores while the state says nothing. The Right to Information (RTI) application has long since drawn violence for its use as a tool to disrupt the corrupt status quo in the country and another such incident has recently taken place in Rajasthan. Amra Ram Godara, a...
More »Over 150 Students, Teachers Join 50-Day Nationwide Campaign Against NEP, Call For Rollback -Abhishek Hari
-TheWire.in The campaign emphasised how the proposed NEP will result in budget cuts, elimination of reservations for the marginalised, fee hikes and a further rise of contractualisation and privatisation in higher education. New Delhi: More than 150 students, teachers and eminent public personalities on December 24 attended a nationwide 50-day campaign against the National Education Policy (NEP) at the Press Club of India (PCI) in the national capital. The PCI conference emphasised how...
More »Recently held Peasant and Indigenous Press Forum reveals that indigenous farmers and farming are facing the danger of extinction
-Recordings of the Peasant and Indigenous Press Forum organised by Growing Culture, held on 16th November, 2021 A Growing Culture co-organized the Peasant and Indigenous Press Forum on 16th November, 2021. It was a unique opportunity for media representatives, to connect with peasant and Indigenous groups in order to highlight the striking realities of our global food systems, and engage in intersectional, holistic story-telling. In this forum, groups shared the latest news...
More »Extrajudicial Killings in UP Being Covered Up, Even NHRC Flouting Norms: Report -Jahnavi Sen
-TheWire.in A new report has studied 17 alleged extrajudicial killings in the state between March 2017 and March 2018, and found that no police officers have been held accountable in any of them. New Delhi: A new report by civil society organisations has highlighted how a Culture of impunity is allegedly being pushed at all levels after ‘extrajudicial killings’ in Uttar Pradesh, with the police regularly being let off the hook for...
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