Under Pressure To Present Success Stories On Digital India & Financial Inclusion, Many Banks Engaged In Fraud, Malpractice
This legacy of the Modi 2.0 government, said experts, has provided policy makers unreliable data that whitewashes failures. The first of a two-part series.
#RBI #banking #DigitalIndia #eRupee #KCC # #BankFraud #UnionGovtSchemes #UnionGovt #economy #india
Millions Waiting: One Exam for the Promised Jobs
In 2020, PM Narendra Modi promised a common eligibility exam to hire young Indians for jobs in the Union government. Four years later, the youth are still waiting.
#EligibilityTests #jobs #UnionGovt #UnionGovtJobs #NarendraModi #NRA #unemployment #BJP #NDA #india
https://www.reporters-collective.in/trc/millions-waiting-one-exam-for-the-promised-jobs
Ladakh’s resentment of New Delhi has overridden old Buddhist–Muslim acrimony
After the revocation of Article 370, Buddhist-majority Leh and Muslim-majority Kargil have united in protest against the BJP and the Modi government, demanding statehood for Ladakh and Sixth Schedule protections.
#ladakh #kargil #leh #article370abrogation #statehood #LadakhMuslims #LadakhBuddists #LAB #KDA #BJP #UnionGovt #india
https://www.himalmag.com/politics/ladakh-sixth-schedule-article-370-leh-kargil
Grace marks for NEET aspirants withdrawn, Centre informs Supreme Court
NEET aspirants, who were given grace marks, will be given option to take re-test on June 23, Centre tells SC.
#NEET #EntranceTests #NTA #SupremeCourt #NEETGraceMarks #education #UnionGovt #india
'Extensive Consultations' Before 3 New Criminal Laws, Says Modi Govt, But Won’t Give Any Details
The three new criminal laws, effective from 1 July 2024, to overhaul India’s criminal justice system have faced criticism for increasing police powers and introducing offences like terrorism without proper safeguards.
#IndianCriminalLaws #HumanRights #BNS #BNSS #BSA #IPC #CrPC #IndianEvidenceAct #transparency #PolicePowers #BJP #DraconianLaws #RTI #UnionGovt #india
Government relying on ‘copy-paste’ arguments to oppose bail in UAPA cases: Jammu and Kashmir HC
‘Beware of the words ‘internal security,’ for they are the eternal cry of the oppressor,’ the bench said in its order, quoting the French writer Voltaire.
#kashmir #JKHC #UAPA #PSA #KhursheedAhmedLone #UnionGovt #india
'I Get Hungry By 11 am But I'm Still Working': Rural Wages Stagnated During Modi's 10-Year Tenure
As per economic think-tank ICRIER, during the Modi government’s first term, growth in real rural wages for farm and non-farm sectors declined to 3% and 3.3% respectively. However, during the Modi government’s second term, the situation worsened as growth turned negative: -0.6% for farm wages and -1.4% for non-farm wages. Rohit Inani writes.
#RuralWages #ICRIER #labour #agriculture #RuralIndia #economy #demonetisation #covid19 #governance #WelfareSchemes #UnionGovt #india
10 Issues For Which The Government Did Not Provide Data In Parliament
Government frequently cites data unavailability in Parliament as the main reason for not providing data.
#UnionGovt #transparency #RTI #parliament #CovidMismanagenent #CovidDeathToll #MigrantWorkers #WomensRights #FarmersProtests #activism #PressFreedom #ManualScavenging #CasteViolence #DetentionCentres #ForeignerTribunals #InterfaithMarriages #lynching #hindutva #AntiMuslimViolence #india
Interview: “In my 34-year career as journalist, I have never felt as anxious as I do today,” says Samar Halarnkar
In an interview with Maktoob’s Gafira Qadir, Samar Halarnkar, founder of the independent media house Article-14, talks about the tough situation journalists are in, facing threats and new laws that limit their freedom. He also talks about how hard it is to report on the government in a critical way.
#PressFreedom #media #journalism #censorship #DraconianLaws #BJP #UnionGovt #UAPA #PMLA #kashmir #manipur #UttarPradesh #islamophobia #hindutva #authoritarianism #india
'Linguistic Imperialism': PIL in Kerala HC Over Hindi, Sanskrit Titles to Central Legislation
The petitioner, a lawyer, urged the court to issue directions to the Union government to provide English titles to Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023.
#kerala #KeralaHC #hindi #sanskrit #HindiImposition #hindutva #UnionGovt #brahminism #india
#AtalSetu #maharashtra #mumbai #InfrastructureProjects #PublicTransport #IndianRailways #UnionGovt #india
Passions Run Dry in India’s ‘Army Villages’ Since the Launch of Agnipath Scheme
For the last several decades, joining the Army has been a passion and the preferred career choice for boys in these villages. But not anymore.
#haryana #hisar #jind #bhiwani #agniveer #agneepath #GovtSchemes #IndianArmy #jobs #unemployment #UnionGovt #india
More Courtrooms, Judges & Tech Won’t Reduce India's Pending Cases When The Biggest Litigator Is The Govt
The government is responsible for 73% of all cases admitted by the Supreme Court, as per a recent estimate. But frivolity and irresponsibility appear to characterise government litigation.
#SupremeCourt #litigation #UnionGovt #FrivolousCases #law #BJP #india
A corporate lobby swayed Centre’s decisions while its members filled BJP’s coffers
Over the years the Association of Power Producers got government to make favourable policy changes while its members and entities linked to them together donated at least Rs 516 crore to BJP.
#ElectoralBonds #BJP #APP #CorporateLobby #AdaniGroup #vedanta #SanjivGoenkaGroup #TorrentGroup #essar #power #mining #environment #EnvironmentalImpact #UnionGovt #corruption #india
Tax divide: Why are southern states upset?
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala aren’t happy with the share of funds they receive from the centre.
#FiscalFederalism #TamilNadu #kerala #karnataka #UnionGovt #federalism #SouthTaxMovement #SouthernStates #TaxDevolution #india
T.N. moves SC against Centre, seeks release of ₹19,692 crore relief for Cyclone Michaung damage
The State wants the court to fix a specified time frame for the Centre to consider its representation for the release of financial aid.
#TamilNadu #TNGovt #CycloneMichaung #SupremeCourt #UnionGovt #CycloneRelief #ClimateDisaster #federalism #india
For second time in seven months, India is running short of TB drugs, putting patients at risk
The Centre, which is responsible for supplying the medicines, has asked states to arrange medicines locally.
#health #tuberculosis #TB #TBDrugs #4FDC #3FDC #DRTB #DrugResistantTB #CMSS #HealthMinistry #UnionGovt #india
New Book on Bhima Koregaon Case Tells Uncomfortable Truths, But Brings Hope
Alpa Shah’s book, ‘The Incarcerations’, is alive with stories of fearlessness, but also of the cost it extracts.
#BookReview #BhimaKoregaonCase #BhimaKoregaon #BK16 #AlpaShah #dissent #UAPA #DraconianLaws #HumanRights #BJP #UnionGovt #books #bookstodon #india
https://www.thequint.com/opinion/the-incarcerations-alpa-shah-new-book-bhima-koregaon-case
Why Kashmir’s activists are turning to the National Green Tribunal to save its forests and wetlands
From sharply reprimanding the government to fining construction companies, the green court has backed conservation efforts in the Union territory.
#kashmir #environment #NGT #mining #forests #wetlands #EnvironmentalImpact #UnionGovt #JKGovt #india
The Rs 330-Debit That Revealed A Sprawling, Illegal Government-Run Fraud
"It wasn’t a question of a Rs-330 loss to me. It was done without my consent. It was illegal. Besides, if you added it all up—Rs 330 deducted from thousands, maybe millions, of customers—the sum climbed to hundreds of crores," writes Hemant Gairola.
