Pegasus Project Report; Amnesty Int. and  UN Rights Chief Statements; Test for Indian Democracy – Four Articles
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Pegasus Project Report; Amnesty Int. and UN Rights Chief Statements; Test for Indian Democracy – Four Articles

Data Leak Exposes Global Surveillance Plot Targeting Journalists and Dissidents; Amnesty International ‘Fully Stands By’ Project Data; Pegasus Reports Highlight Need for Better Regulation of Spyware: UN Rights Chief; A Test for Pegasus – and Indian Democracy.

‘Universalise Food Distribution so No One goes Hungry During Pandemic’ + State of Nutrition in India
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‘Universalise Food Distribution so No One goes Hungry During Pandemic’ + State of Nutrition in India

To fight hunger and distress due to the pandemic, India must universalise foodgrain distribution, expand the food basket in its rations scheme and provide cash transfers. Plus article: Addressing the Nutrition Crisis in India in the Time of Covid 19 Pandemic.

Surging Fuel Prices Further Dent India’s Pandemic-Stressed Economy
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Surging Fuel Prices Further Dent India’s Pandemic-Stressed Economy

Retail prices of petrol and diesel have gone up even as global crude prices dampened, and the dollar-rupee exchange rate remained relatively stable. All told, more than half the price consumers pay per litre of fuel goes to tax, of which the lion’s share goes to the central government.