Newspapers in the north-eastern Indian state of Tripura have run blank editorial pages to protest the murder of a journalist this week, the third prominent … Indian newspapers run blank pages to protest journalist killingRead more
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Starvation death of Premani Kunwar
The case of starvation death of Premani Kunwar of Garhwa (Jharkhand)
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Has Demonetization Achieved its Stated Objectives?
On August 30, 2017, the Reserve Bank of India released its Annual Report for 2016-17 which revealed that 98.8 percent of scrapped currency notes have … Has Demonetization Achieved its Stated Objectives?Read more
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Farmers propose Bills on loan waiver, fair prices in their own ‘parliament’
On the second day of a protest organised by the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), farmers from more than 180 farmer organisations across … Farmers propose Bills on loan waiver, fair prices in their own ‘parliament’Read more
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Yale University turned to offshore firm to enter India via Mauritius
Ivy league school Yale University entered into a pact with offshore legal firm Appleby to invest $100 million in India from June 2013 via the … Yale University turned to offshore firm to enter India via MauritiusRead more
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Identity crisis
11-year-old Santoshi Kumari allegedly died of hunger in Jharkhand as the family could not receive ration under the state’s public distribution system — source downtoearth.org.in … Identity crisisRead more
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Aadhaar project violates vital principles on data collection & storage
Rethink Aadhaar cautiously welcomes the Sri Krishna Committee White Paper which has been shared for public comments and inputs. This marks an important first step … Aadhaar project violates vital principles on data collection & storageRead more
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HIV positive people to drop out of treatment programmes across India
In 2015, the National Aids Control Organisation or NACO started urging states to collect the Aadhaar numbers of people living with HIV. They were asked … HIV positive people to drop out of treatment programmes across IndiaRead more