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Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
May 5 marks the birth anniversary of Marx, whose life traversed through Trier, Berlin, Paris and London, chiselling his ideas that exposed capitalism’s ‘cunning transaction’ that defrauds the working class till today.
Despite it being one of the few paintings that may be said to be almost universally known, or perhaps because of it, it is interesting to take a closer look at this iconic painting and discover more about what it says, exactly, and why it has the effect it has on the viewer.
A look at some of the most important labor struggles of this past year.
A summary of the most important changes between the version of the Summary for Policymakers—the third part of the IPCC’s 2021-2022 Sixth Assessment Report—leaked in August last year and the one finally published.
An excerpt from ‘Modi’s India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy’.
The central government has raked in over Rs. 18 lakh crore from excise duties compared to Rs. 14 lakh crore from taxes by all state governments over the past eight years.
India Wants to Spend Rs 19,300 Crore on Rejuvenating Yamuna and 12 Other Rivers Through Plantations; Ganga Still Suffers – But Govt Thinks ‘Successful’ Rejuvenation Is a Blueprint for Other Rivers: The proposal doesn’t address the real issues behind the degradation of rivers.
Two landslides in Kinnaur last summer which claimed 22 lives have made the local population more aware of the ecological dangers posed by hydropower projects, such as the proposed Jangi Thopan Powari project.
While the caste system originated in Hindu scriptures, it crystallized during British colonial rule and has stratified society in every South Asian religious community. In addition to India, it is present in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Bhutan.
Afghanistan Braces for New War; Iran Makes Gains as Israel, Turkey Test Moscow’s Limits on Ukraine.
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