By Leeza Joseph New Delhi, July 30, 2020: The disruption the coronavirus has created in our societies means that vulnerable people, especially children, are even more likely to become victims of human trafficking, abuse and exploitation. The government put the whole 1.3 billion population of India under lockdown from theContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai, July 4, 2020: During the course of agitation ‘Black lives matter’ some protestors defaced the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in US. Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of Indian Nation, has the unique distinction of leading the biggest ever mass movement in the world and leading the strongContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash SJ Ahmedabad, July 3, 2020: Rights have gone all wrong in today’s India! It is a season of discontent for millions everywhere: the pandemic Covid-19 has disrupted life and livelihoods, the routine and the ‘normal.’ People have been forced to adjust and to adapt; to become moreContinue Reading
George Cheriyan & Simi T.B Bengaluru, June 27, 2020: India has made a commitment to eliminate trans-fat from all foods by 2022, ahead of WHO deadline of 2023. But at national level the respective regulations are struck at FSSAI/Ministry of Health level and none of the states has achieved anyContinue Reading
By Frederick D’Souza New Delhi, June 22, 2020: We, the urban dwellers have been enjoying the roads, flyovers, stadiums, and metros among many other advantages, all these years. We wake up every morning to see someone bring to our doorstep milk, newspaper, vegetables and many other necessities of life. TheseContinue Reading
By Stan Swamy Ranchi, June 21, 2020: What disaster commercialization would bring is exemplified in the following narrative of what an Adivasi community was before start of mining in their neighborhood and what damage it did in course of time: Dubil is an Adivasi village in Saranda forest of WestContinue Reading
By Brad Lendon- Hong Kong, June 21, 2020: India and China went to war in 1962 over the same Himalayan region where at least 20 soldiers were killed June 15 night in a bloody confrontation between the two sides. A little under six decades ago, one month of combat resultedContinue Reading
By Brian Fernandes Mangaluru, June 20, 2020: ‘Go chowmein, go.’ Ramdas Athawale’s plan to ban Chinese food draws laughs and criticism on social media – the platform for the generics to turn expert. The main criticism was that it was made in India, by Indian cooks and with Indian ingredientsContinue Reading
By Dr Glenn C Kharkongor Shillong, June 20, 2020: Who knows if this is the mid-point of the Covid crisis? But we’re at the junction between lockdown and unlock, so a good time to do some stock-taking. Are there any lessons to be learned, that will help us on theContinue Reading
By Mohammed Junaid New Delhi, June 12, 2020: Ompal Singh ended his life on June 4 allegedly over the delay in payment for his sugarcane dues. The death of the 50-year-old farmer from Muzaffarnagar, sugarcane belt of Uttar Pradesh, has triggered protests in the area, but like other farmer suicides,Continue Reading