For India’s Sake, Stop Destroying Communal Harmony with the Bogey of Love Jihad
The hate-filled and menacing messages on some WhatsApp groups are frightening in their implications.
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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.
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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.
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The State and the Digital Giants
The Department of Consumer Affairs has called for comments on an amended version of the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020. While the intent here seems to be to protect privacy and prevent unfair competition, another objective seems to be surveillance.
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Investigation: Hidden Water Crisis Behind India’s Sugar Dominance
Villagers living in the Uttar Pradesh sugar belt bear the brunt of poorly implemented environmental regulations and water scarcity
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Why Are Adivasis Opposed to Vedanta’s Zinc Smelter Plant in South Gujarat?
The industrial unit, into which Vedanta will pump in an estimated Rs 10,000 crore in phases, is being set up despite opposition from local residents and members of the civil society over its environmental impacts; there are also problems in the way land for the project was allotted.
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A Billion South Asians Face Water Insecurity Due to Warming in the Himalayas
Warming-induced changes in the Himalaya-Karakoram region will impact water availability in the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra basins. Farming, hydropower and megacities such as Delhi & Lahore will face the brunt.
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Indian Workers Deserve More than Food Security
The Supreme Court has “strongly disapproved” of the government’s “non-action” in providing rations to migrant workers and termed it “unpardonable”. However, in terms of tangible relief to workers, beyond chastising the government, the order is slightly disappointing.
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A Non-Performing Code for Bad Debt
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code has been touted as a game changer in the effort at resolution of bad debts of Indian banks. However, it has not been able to help banks recover the loans they have given to big corporates, who with impunity have just refused to service those liabilities.
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The Pandemic in Data: How Covid-19 has Devastated India’s Economy
The sharp drop in GDP is the largest in the country’s history – and even that may well underestimate the economic damage experienced by the poorest households.
