NFHS-5 Results Now Available: What Do They Tell Us
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NFHS-5 Results Now Available: What Do They Tell Us

The NFHS-5 data shows an increase in severe wasting in children under five; The more alarming thing is the 8 percentage points’ rise in the fraction of children suffering from anaemia; What NFHS-5 Data Tells Us About Indian Women’s Use of Period Products.

Privatisation of Two PSUs Counter to the Prime Minister’s Atmanirbhar Effort
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Privatisation of Two PSUs Counter to the Prime Minister’s Atmanirbhar Effort

The proposed privatisation of two CPSUs, namely, Central Electronics Ltd. (CEL) and Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML), runs counter to the Atma Nirbhar idea, whose intention is to build self-reliance in the different sectors of the economy.

Digital Currency: Fog Beyond the Hype
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Digital Currency: Fog Beyond the Hype

What are digital and cryptocurrencies? Why is there so much hype about this new form of digital money? Will it threaten the hegemony of paper money? A detailed explainer in the context of recent policy explorations in India on a Central Bank Digital Currency.

Further Concerns of Peasant Movement Amidst Victory Celebrations
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Further Concerns of Peasant Movement Amidst Victory Celebrations

The first stage of this struggle has, no doubt, been won. But a prolonged struggle is required for getting proper prices for the crops and for securing the right to food for the working masses through PDS. This struggle now demands a higher and long-lasting unity.

Kisan Movement’s Direct Action Defeated Not Just Modi Govt, but Imperialist Forces too
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Kisan Movement’s Direct Action Defeated Not Just Modi Govt, but Imperialist Forces too

The climbdown by the Modi government in the face of the incredible resoluteness shown by the agitating peasants is a setback for neoliberalism, since corporate ascendancy over the agricultural sector is a crucial part of the neo-liberal agenda the farm laws were seeking to promote.

Salesmen on Brink of Extinction as Mukesh Ambani Unleashes JioMart on Kirana Stores
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Salesmen on Brink of Extinction as Mukesh Ambani Unleashes JioMart on Kirana Stores

The mom-and-pop stores, known as ‘kiranas’, can order goods on JioMart Partner with deliveries promised within 24 hours. That means salesmen representing consumer giants face an existential threat to their business.