Medha Begins Indefinite Fast, Seeks ‘Fair Compensation’ for 16,000 Narmada Dam Oustees
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Medha Begins Indefinite Fast, Seeks ‘Fair Compensation’ for 16,000 Narmada Dam Oustees

The 15th of June marked the beginning of an indefinite fast by Medha Patkar, for justice in the Narmada valley. The demands from this fast include rehabilitation of all the remaining project affected as per the laws, policies, and Supreme Court orders.

Welfare Spending in the Past Two Decades: Has the NDA Era Been Different?
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Welfare Spending in the Past Two Decades: Has the NDA Era Been Different?

The last two decades have seen little increase in welfare spending. But the NDA government has created an image of being focused on welfare by renaming schemes, appropriating older ones, and starving some UPA schemes of funds.

In the Name of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Looting the Poor, Benefiting the Rich – 5 Articles
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In the Name of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Looting the Poor, Benefiting the Rich – 5 Articles

‘Dharmic SEZ and “Hindu Renaissance”: Ram Rajya for the Rich’; ‘Temple Construction Meant Small Business Owners in Ayodhya Lost Money – and Hope’; ‘Survival at Stake: Meat, Liquor Ban Hits Livelihoods of Thousands in Ayodhya’; ‘Ayodhya: All Eyes Skyward at Grand Temple; Shopkeepers Left With Rubble Below’; ‘When Death Came Knocking on a Family in Ayodhya’.

How Indians are Endangering the Health of Their Domestic Workers: New Study
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How Indians are Endangering the Health of Their Domestic Workers: New Study

A new report by non-profit Jagori paints a grim picture of the way Indians treat their 50 million domestic workers. The report highlights the health impact of their hazardous workplaces, i.e. the Indian home. Many other countries in the region do far more than India does for domestic workers.

Intellectuals and People’s Organizations Condemn State Repression on Adivasis in Odisha – 2 Press Releases
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Intellectuals and People’s Organizations Condemn State Repression on Adivasis in Odisha – 2 Press Releases

“GASS Odisha Strongly Condemns Ongoing State Repression in Mining Areas of Odisha”; Also: “Lathis, Axes Odisha Adivasis Traditionally Carry Cited for ‘Applying’ Anti-Terror Law UAPA”.

The NRI and Corporate Houses Behind the Farm Laws
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The NRI and Corporate Houses Behind the Farm Laws

A BJP-friendly NRI businessman’s proposal to Niti Aayog paved the way for the creation of a task force that authored a report pushing for corporatisation of agriculture as a way to double farmers’ income. Subsequently, the Adani Group lobbied to remove curbs on hoarding. Farm laws did just that.