Government Abolishes Handloom and Handicrafts Boards – Three Articles
On National Handloom Day, activists across India are demanding a reconstitution of the two boards, both of which acted as interfaces between craftspersons and the state.
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More than 1 Crore Workers and Farmers Come Together for ‘Save India Day’, Protest Centre’s Policies – Three Articles
During the past four months, lakhs of working people have protested the brutal onslaught on their lives and livelihoods. August 9 was observed as ‘Save India’ day by more than one crore people.
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In Indian Cities, Home-Based Workers are Being Paid Rs 15 for a Day’s Work Since the Lockdown
These women, without a contract or claim to worker rights, comprise the lowest rung of India’s labour chain.
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Income Decline before the Pandemic
A real income decline for vast numbers of working people in India had begun well before the pandemic – yet the Modi government is making no attempt to put purchasing power in the hands of people.
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When Minimum is Interpreted as Maximum
On how MNREGA and RTE, which have the potential of being tools of social empowerment, are being diluted due to inept interpretations by the executive.
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On 51st Anniversary of Bank Nationalisation on 19 July 2020: Demands of All India Bank Employees Association
AIBEA gives the call to bank employees to observe the Bank Nationalisation Day while calling for stopping privatisation of banks.
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Kerala’s Mass Movement for Democratising Virtual Learning and Bridging the ‘Digital Divide’
At a time when education is entirely halted for a majority of school students and there is a push for online education amid a lack of infrastructure, Kerala is witnessing a mass movement for democratising virtual learning.
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From Aadhaar to Aarogya Setu: How Surveillance Technology Is Devaluing India’s Democratic Rights
The app could potentially allow the government to peer into aspects of the user’s private life that have nothing to do with Covid-19.
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Open Letter of AIFRTE to the Prime Minister of India Against GoI’s Move to Surrender School Education to the World Bank Under the STARS Program
It poses a grave threat to the fundamental right to quality education for all India’s children that is guaranteed by the Constitution.
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India’s Dependence on Imperialist China: “Make in India” Ends Up as “Made in China”
India’s dependence on imperialist China in the economic field is so complex and deep-rooted that the call for boycott of Chinese products is going to be well-nigh impossible to implement in the immediate future.
