The Absurdity of Hiking Oil Prices: Two Articles
The sharp increase in oil prices in India is entirely a result of the Centre raising the tax rate on these products to garner larger revenue – this is the worst among all tax options.
India’s Heatwaves Will Intensify Four-Fold by 2100, Says its First Climate Assessment Report
Extracts from the first-ever climate change assessment report by the Indian government.
UN Experts Call on India to Release Anti-CAA Activists
UN experts call on India to immediately release human rights activists who were arrested for protesting against the CAA; NAPM also demands the immediate release of KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi and withdrawal of all ill-conceived charges foisted against him.
The Corona Pandemic and the Struggle for Our Peoples’ Resources and Food Sovereignty
The North African Network for Food Sovereignty has put forward a series of demands and urgent measures to be implemented through this corona crisis period.
Coronavirus Pandemic Shows Why Ensuring Gender Justice Is an Urgent Task
Women are at once bearing the brunt of the pandemic and leading the response to it. This reflects an untenable situation that calls for decisive action.
Covid as Geopolitical Opportunity: India as Player, or Pawn?
The US is using the emergence of Covid-19 crisis as a weapon against its perceived rival, China; and India is becoming an ally of the US in this game.
The Final 100 Seconds
Never before this year 2020 has the world-famous Doomsday Clock registered only “100 seconds-to-midnight.”
Top Global Experts Say Humanity Must ‘Heal Our Broken Relationship With Nature’ to Prevent Future Pandemics
We must curb the high risk trade and consumption of wildlife, halt deforestation and land conversion, as well as manage food production sustainably.
COVID19 | USA | World Economy
“The Pandemic is Accelerating”, Warns WHO Chief; Yet Trump Opens Up US Economy
The head of the WHO warns that humanity is facing “a new and dangerous phase” of the coronavirus crisis.
Dear Leaders, You Can’t Silence India, Can You?
By targeting Harsh Mander, our leaders have sown the seeds that will sprout and ensure their own defeat by the people of India.