Buddhist Shrines Were ‘Massively Destroyed’ by Brahmanical Rulers: Historian DN Jha
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Buddhist Shrines Were ‘Massively Destroyed’ by Brahmanical Rulers: Historian DN Jha

Historian DN Jha’s ‘Against the Grain’, gives a long list of religious sites that were appropriated or destroyed, making it clear that ancient India witnessed a level of religious violence that was certainly not insignificant.

Fly Ash Continues to Threaten Jharkhand Villagers as Centre Boosts Coal Usage
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Fly Ash Continues to Threaten Jharkhand Villagers as Centre Boosts Coal Usage

CEA report states that 202 thermal power plants generated 232.56 MT of ash in 2020-21. Apart from flooding caused by overflow of fly ash slurry, the toxic waste, which is a by-product of coal combustion process, is also known to cause large-scale air pollution.

Mahatma Gandhi’s Efforts to Stop the Hanging of Bhagat Singh and His Compatriots
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Mahatma Gandhi’s Efforts to Stop the Hanging of Bhagat Singh and His Compatriots

The IT cell of a communal organization has been carrying out false propaganda about the role of Mahatma Gandhi regarding the hanging of the Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. The fact is, Gandhi made immense efforts to get their death sentence cancelled, but he was not successful.

RSS and Gandhi: Sangh Parivar’s Belated Attempts to Appropriate National Heroes in Quest for Legitimacy
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RSS and Gandhi: Sangh Parivar’s Belated Attempts to Appropriate National Heroes in Quest for Legitimacy

The Hindu right wing has been trying to appropriate the legacy of Gandhi, Ambedkar and Subhas Chandra Bose in a bid to acquire legitimacy. All of them despised the Sangh Parivar.

‘Ingenious Farmers and Ignoble Experts’: Case of the Supreme Court Appointed Committee on Farm Laws
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‘Ingenious Farmers and Ignoble Experts’: Case of the Supreme Court Appointed Committee on Farm Laws

The experience of the committee on farm laws is a story of ingenious farmers beating the state and its experts in their own game. The committee tried to depict a distorted picture about the farm laws by pushing the agenda of the state. However, the sagacious farmers forced it to bite the dust.

India’s Welfare Programmes are Suffering Because of the Delay in Census by Modi Government
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India’s Welfare Programmes are Suffering Because of the Delay in Census by Modi Government

ThE delay is impacting government schemes, and results in unreliable estimates from other surveys on consumption, health and employment, which depend on census data to determine policy and welfare measures. For example, probably 10 crore people are likely being excluded from the PDS.

Plotting a Hindu Rashtra: Inside the Hate-Filled world of India’s Trads
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Plotting a Hindu Rashtra: Inside the Hate-Filled world of India’s Trads

A three month investigation by Scroll.in of Trad groups on Twitter, Clubhouse, Reddit and Instagram. It isn’t just fascist Italy from which they seek inspiration. They also draw upon the world of the American Alt-Right to give expression to their violent fantasies of subjugating Muslims, Dalits, women and sexual minorities.

World Food Safety Day on June 7 Is a Good Time to Assert that GM Food Should Never be Approved
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World Food Safety Day on June 7 Is a Good Time to Assert that GM Food Should Never be Approved

As we observe World Food Safety Day on June 7, it is important to remind ourselves that while there are several threats to food safety, the most serious one come from the very high-powered, relentless efforts to promote GM crops and foods.