More Fees, Less Scholarships—Thanks to National Education Policy
From IIT Delhi and Bombay to Allahabad University and BHU, students are protesting protesting fees hikes and shrinking scholarships – both a result of NEP.
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PMFBY Allows Big Businesses to Profiteer at the Cost of the Farmers
The total premium paid under PMFBY by the Centre, the States and the farmers to insurance companies during the last 5 years was Rs 1,26,521 crore, whereas the insurance companies paid only Rs 87,320 crore to the farmers towards settlement of claims.
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The Devastating Impact of Bt Cotton on Farmers
Genetically engineered Bt cotton varieties were widely promoted by powerful private companies as being less susceptible to pests, hence reduce pesticide use and increase yields. However the actual experience of farmers in India has been very different from this.
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RSS’s Intrinsic Authoritarianism, Casteism Laid Bare by Devanura Mahadeva
For all the lip service leaders of the RSS and BJP pay to the Constitution, in truth they are deeply averse to its core tenets such as pluralism, caste and gender equality, freedom of speech, and federalism, writes Mahadeva.
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A Name and the Conspiracy of Naming
A statement by the first tribal President of India, ‘Droupadi was not my original name’, brings back painful historical memories to Adivasi communities, the earliest inhabitants of this country. The anguish she expressed has been shared by many Adivasis, as expressed in this poem.
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Modi Said the Statue of Unity Would Change Local Adivasis’ Lives. Most Say it Has – for the Worse
Few people in the nearby villages believe the project has made their lives any better. Even many of those who have found employment in and around the project seem largely lukewarm to it, as the jobs are poorly paid and exploitative, and say that they were perhaps better off without them.
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Unflagging, Unyielding Discrimination Makes Madhya Pradesh the State with India’s Highest Caste-Crime Rate
In the hinterlands of Madhya Pradesh, untouchability thrives, as younger generations of Dalits, OBCs, and Adivasis accept it as a way of life. While enjoying the fruits of their hard work and labour, upper castes and even OBCs avoid physical contact with Dalits.
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Why Say No to Indian Govt Approval to GM Mustard
On October 18, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee, GOI permitted the environmental release of genetically-modified mustard. Being the first food crop, expert studies question the environmental, biosafety and human health risks associated with hasty government approval.
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EWS Quota a Stupefying Inversion of the Idea of Equality
The SC ruling has sanctioned a forward-caste only quota, endorsing the reactionary idea that reservations to SCs/STs and OBCs have resulted in injustice to forward castes who may not be equally well off. This is a stupefying inversion of our Constitution’s idea of equality.
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Increase in Price of MSP by Modi Government: A Critical Review
The comparative study of increase in the MSP during the one decade of the Modi govt. and one decade of the Manmohan govt. reveals that the proportional increase in MSP during the Manmohan govt. was almost 2 to 3 times higher than increase in MSP during the Modi govt.
