Thirty Indian Cities Will Face ‘Water Risk’ by 2050: Report
Nearly a third of the 100 cities in the world susceptible to ‘water risk’ — defined as losses from battling droughts to flooding — are in India, according to the WWF Water Risk Filter.
Nigerian Protesters Stay on the Streets Defying Armed Thugs
Protests have continued in Nigeria since October 8 demanding the abolition of the infamous SARS police units – despite armed thugs attacking protestors in many cities.
North East Delhi Pogrom: India’s Top IPS, IAS, Eminent Former Judges to Probe Riots
Committee of Justices AP Shah, Anjana Prakash, Madan Lokur, civil servants RS Sodhi, GK Pillai, Meeran Chadha Borwankar, will conduct independent probe into riots, including role of Delhi Police.
NCRB Report for 2019: 88 Rapes and 126 Cases of Crime Against Dalits a Day
More than 32,000 incidents of rape took place in 2019; also, a total of 45,935 cases of crime or atrocities against Dalits and a total of 8,257 cases of crime against tribal people were recorded.
When Men Legally Controlled Women
100 years after the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, when women got the right to vote in all 50 states, the gains made by women in the USA are under siege. Let us continue the fight, we have so much more to achieve, says Jill.
A Politics of Avoidance that Must be Questioned
The dropping of Question Hour in Parliament, which helps the government feel the nation’s pulse, goes against the grain of democracy.
Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Madan Lokur, Former SC Judges, Question SC Handling of Contempt Questions
Justice Joseph says the case involves constitutional issues and should be heard by at least a five judge bench; Justice Lokur says that in the USA, the President himself has often criticised the Supreme Court, but it has not destabilised constitutional democracy.
India Is in Denial about the COVID-19 Crisis
The country is headed for disaster as the pandemic devastates health services and livelihoods.
When the Powers That Be Are in Contempt of the People
In the past year, we have seen such blatant disregard of freedom of expression, and such bias in the application of law, that it is difficult not to wonder if the right to dissent is restricted to a select few.
On Bakri-Eid, the Opportunity to Remember One’s Obligations to the Less Fortunate
Reflections on festive food and meaning of charity.