According to a recent report, political parties have declared income/donations worth Rs 1,931 crore through electoral bonds The thirteenth tranche of electoral bonds is on … Electoral bond controversy: How are democracies around the world funding their parties?Read more
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Electoral Bonds Undemocratic, Have Killed Transparency
Electoral bonds are “undemocratic as they have served to kill transparency in the name of donor anonymity”, S Y Quraishi, India’s former chief election commissioner … Electoral Bonds Undemocratic, Have Killed TransparencyRead more
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Supreme Court could have removed secrecy around electoral bonds
The finance ministry has launched its quarterly window for sale of electoral bonds to political parties from April 1 to 10, after the Supreme Court … Supreme Court could have removed secrecy around electoral bondsRead more
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Facebook papers show deep conflict within
Facebook the company is losing control of Facebook the product — not to mention the last shreds of its carefully crafted, decade-old image as a … Facebook papers show deep conflict withinRead more
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Facebook’s Services Are Used in India to Spread Religious Hatred
A report prepared by Facebook’s researchers found that WhatsApp was awash with “rumours and calls to violence” during the Delhi riots of February 2020, while … Facebook’s Services Are Used in India to Spread Religious HatredRead more
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Despite Mass Hunger, Modi Govt Keen to Divert Foodgrains
The Narendra Modi government’s attempt to “explain” away India’s slipping from being 94th on the global hunger index in 2020 to 101st in 2021, a … Despite Mass Hunger, Modi Govt Keen to Divert FoodgrainsRead more
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Under Modi, Tax Burden has Shifted from Corporates to People
It was once famously said that the executive (government) is nothing but a committee to manage the affairs of the ruling class in any society. … Under Modi, Tax Burden has Shifted from Corporates to PeopleRead more
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India is reeling under hunger
The 2021 Global Hunger Index (GHI) released October 14, 2021 came as a rude reminder that many people around us do not have adequate food … India is reeling under hungerRead more
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GMO rice from India withdrawn in EU
The discovery of 500 tonnes of genetically modified (GM) rice in a consignment that India exported to the European Union countries in June 2021 has … GMO rice from India withdrawn in EURead more
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Digital vaccine passports pave way for unprecedented surveillance capitalism
The death by starvation of Etwariya Devi, a 67-year-old widow from the rural Indian state of Jharkhand, might have passed without notice had it not … Digital vaccine passports pave way for unprecedented surveillance capitalismRead more