India’s oldest Socialist Weekly!
Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
The World Press Freedom Index 2022 had ranked India 150 out of 180 countries in the world. Given the state of Freedom of Speech and Expression in the country today, it is doubtful whether India has any chances of improving on its pathetic 150 ranking of the previous year.
In the Sammed Shikharji matter, the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change stated that the site is of significance not only for Jains but for the nation as a whole. If so, are the sacred landscapes of Adivasis and other communities also not of national significance?
The removal of Darwin from the school syllabus is not an innocuous change. It is a retrograde step for the teaching of science and an onslaught on rational thinking and scientific temper. Also: ‘1,800 Scientists, Educators Urge Govt to Restore Darwin’s Evolution Theory in NCERT Textbook’.
The record of Indian governments in rehabilitation and compensation inspires no hope or confidence among those who depend on these forests.
Globally, employment patterns are changing, including four-day weeks and remote work. Two articles.
On the tech-fueled “modern-day slavery” in the Congo.
India is currently building as many as six large hydropower plants in Arunachal Pradesh. Experts say high costs, environmental damage and human rights concerns raise questions about the rationale behind the government’s push for dams.
Rajasthan’s Right to Health Act shows transformative potential by guaranteeing access to health for all. Despite protests by some doctors, implementation of a rights-based framework would lead to appropriate allocation of resources and raise accountability.
As US and Canada Threaten to Sue Mexico Over Energy Policies, Mexico “Nationalises” Sizable Chunk of Electrical Grid; Mining Corporations Are Up in Arms Over Mexican Government’s Potentially Game-Changing Mining Reform Proposals.
How our government coddles its arms dealers, which account for a record 40% of the world’s weapons exports in the years 2018-22!
Janata Weekly is India’s oldest independent socialist weekly.
Ever since its founding in 1946, Janata has voiced its principled dissent against all conduct and practice that is detrimental to the cherished values of nationalism, democracy, secularism and socialism, while upholding the integrity and the ethical norms of healthy journalism. For more than seventy years now, week after week, it has continued to analyse the changes taking place in the country and the world from a socialist standpoint, and thus promote the spread of socialist ideology in the country.
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