Day February 18, 2018
#GenderAnd: The law against manual scavenging can be successfully implemented if the State accepts that the practise of manual scavenging exists. Ashif Shaikh The media has finally started to report on manual scavengers suffocating to death in sewage holes, but… Continue Reading →
Jyoti Shelar “The children of farmers who killed themselves cope with acute mental trauma, but they say very little. Even worse, no one asks.” Kartik Kachre, whose father Prakash Kachre committed suicide, is seen with other children in Shantivan in… Continue Reading →
Source: Economic Times | The Hindu | Image Courtesy: geospatialworld The National Green Tribunal criticised the Government agencies for wasting public money in the name of cleaning the Ganges. The Tribunal told the Center, “Not a single drop of river Ganga has been cleaned… Continue Reading →
RIYAZ WANI| At 3.30 pm on January 10, Asifa Bano, an eight year old Bakerwal girl left her home at Rassana in Kathua to graze horses in the nearby forest but didn’t return. A day later, her family registered a… Continue Reading →
Two recent developments almost ripped apart the government’s claims that it was determined to unearth black money. RN Bhaskar Last week most market watchers were left stunned with wide-mouthed amazement. Two developments almost ripped apart the government’s claims that… Continue Reading →
Prerna Singh Bindra, A mini hydel plant in the Western ghats, a biodiversity hotspot. Between 2014-17, 36,500 hectares of forest land–the equivalent of 63 football fields every single day–were diverted for non-forest purposes such as mining, highways and industry. … Continue Reading →
My job was to amplify their voice, give them a platform: Shazia Javed on 3 Seconds Divorce Speaking at the world premiere of her documentary, the filmmaker spoke about why she was compelled to focus on subject of triple… Continue Reading →
Free Chandrashekhar ‘Azad’ We, the undersigned citizens and civil society organisations of Mumbai, express our solidarity with the members of Bhim Army who have been working for the rights of Dalits in Sahranpur, Uttar Pradesh for the last two years…. Continue Reading →
Dipak K Dash| TNN | NEW DELHI: An insurance company can’t deny paying the assured amount even if the policy holder dies within 90 days from taking a policy. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has ordered an insurance company to pay Rs… Continue Reading →
Hyderabad: Intense police interrogation and months in prison, the three Hyderabad youth finally gets relief as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) is all set to shut the sedition case against the three youth arrested for being the sympathizers of Islamic… Continue Reading →