Conspiracy of RSS to Hinduize Adivasis by Calling Them Vanvasi
It is well known that RSS has always been calling Adivasis as Vanvasis (forest dwellers) instead of Adivasis. There is a great trick behind this which needs to be understood.
In Uttarakhand, Crores in the River
In February this year, the Uttarakhand government was granted permission to continue mining the rivers flowing through the state’s hills and forests, sidestepping critical legal requirements to conserve forests and protect rivers.
Reclaiming Wastewater: A Sustainable Path for Water Consumption in India
By effectively treating and reusing wastewater, India can quit its dependency on fast-depleting groundwater for households and industry.
MGNREGS: Rising Demand Shows Jobs & Earnings Crisis
Work demand in the rural jobs guarantee scheme (MGNREGA) has almost reached 2021 level by July this year. Remember: 2021 was the second year of the pandemic which saw a jump in demand after the deadly second wave of Covid. But the government continues to under-fund the scheme.
Manual Scavenging: Instead of Trying to Stop Practice, Govt of India ‘Fudging’ Figures
It is unfortunate that the Government of India has once again lied on the deaths in sewer and septic tanks. How can the government claim that there is no manual scavenging when people continue to die in sewer and septic tanks?
The Atom vs the Sun: D.D. Kosambi on Nuclear and Solar Power in India
Per Kosambi, all useful science was applied science, and he recognised the ubiquitous military application of nuclear energy as an abuse — of both knowledge and power.
Burkina Faso Condemns Imperialism; Together with Mali Vows to Defend Niger’s New Leadership with Force
“Burkina Faso’s New President Condemns Imperialism, Quotes Che Guevara, Allies with Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba”. Also: Burkina Faso and Mali have declared their willingness to defend Niger with armed force if France, Nigeria, or ECOWAS were to intervene in Niger.
Imperial Disintegration: What’s Happening in West Africa?
In order to begin understanding past and current developments in Africa, it is important to understand neocolonialism as a phase in the development of imperialism.
Atomic Bombing of Japan was Not Necessary to End WWII. U.S. Gov’t Documents Admit it
US government documents admit the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not necessary to end WWII. Japan was on the verge of surrendering. The nuclear attack was the first strike in Washington’s Cold War on the Soviet Union.
Drowning in Dividends: The Failed Privatisation of Britain’s Water Industry
On how the privatisation of the water industry under Margaret Thatcher has led to excessive profits and dividends for shareholders, chronic underinvestment in infrastructure, rampant sewage dumping, and a problematic revolving door between regulators and the companies they oversee.