Modi Government’s Criminal Mishandling of Pandemic – Two Articles
Lancet Editorial Slams Modi Government for Ignoring Second Wave Warnings; Maha Kumbh ‘Single Largest Super Spreader Event’ Raising Virus Footprint Across India.
Indian Govt Failed to Act Even When Data Showed Rise in COVID Cases – Two Articles
Ashish Jha, professor and dean of Brown University School of Public Health, speaks to Karan Thapar on various aspects relating to India’s handling of the pandemic, emergence of new variants, among others. Also: Key COVID Indicators Surged from Feb 2021 But Govts Failed to Act.
Bill Gates, the White Man’s Burden and Modi Government’s Vaccine Debacle
An incompetent, vainglorious leadership, combined with the RSS belief in magical capitalism, has led to the disaster that we are now facing. Also: India’s Covid Vaccine Price in Private Sector Ranges from Rs 700-Rs 1500, Among World’s Costliest.
COVID-19: Ensure Free Treatment and Uniform Price for Vaccines, JSA Says in Statement
The Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) has listed out seven demands and asked the Union Government to face up to what has gone wrong so far.
Revisiting the Kevadia Colony Struggle That Challenged the ‘Gujarat Model’
While the nation is becoming more aware of the ills of what has now been infamously dubbed as the ‘Gujarat Model’, the Adivasis of Kevadia village in Gujarat have seen it all and have successfully built a resistance movement.
States Battle Covid…. Without Much Help From Modi Govt
The state governments were, and continue to be, severely handicapped by shortage of funds. According to RBI’s analysis of state government budgets, revenue receipts (income) of state governments fell by a whopping 21% in 2020-21 compared with the previous year.
Additional 230 Million Indians Fell Below Poverty Line Due to the Pandemic: Study
A report prepared by the Centre for Sustainable Employment at Azim Premji University has highlighted how employment and income had not recovered to pre-pandemic levels even in late 2020 and the latest surge in cases would only add to the devastation and distress.
Farm Laws: Thousands of Farmers Return to Protest Sites After Harvesting Season Ends
Farmer unions put onus on government, say protest will continue till government takes the laws back, but no big action on cards in view of surging pandemic.
Analysing Mamata Banerjee’s Decisive Victory in Bengal – Four Articles
‘No to BJP, But Yes to What?’: Why Bengal’s Decisive Mandate Reflects Courage; Battle for West Bengal: Mamata Lost but TMC Won, Modi-Shah Duo Humiliated, Left-Congress Washed Out; Key Economic Lessons Learnt from the West Bengal, Kerala Electoral Results
Time for India to Cancel Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project
France remains desperate to sell its severely troubled EPR nuclear reactors to India, even though its own project at home and at both the sites outside of France have had severe cost and time overruns and continue to face safety issues.