OUR LIFE ‘Just 4 states have funds left to provide employment under MGNREGA in current fiscal’ A group of activists have highlighted that only Maharashtra, Odisha, Goa and Mizoram have positive net balances to provide employment...
NEWS ETC MGNREGA budget slashed to Rs 73,000 cr; pending liabilities of Rs 18,350 cr; programme can provide only 16 days work, say activists Against the revised estimate of Rs 98,000 crore for MGNREGA in 2021-22, the Union Budget 2022-23 has allocated Rs 73,000...
NEWS ETC With an increased allocation to education, Budget 2022 focuses on e-learning, but will it bridge the digital divide? Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the government will launch a digital university and increase the ‘One Class One TV...
NEWS ETC Delhi’s anganwadi workers go on indefinite strike. What are their demands? Hundreds of anganwadi workers assembled near Delhi’s chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence to demand an increase in honorarium, facilities such...
Livelihood Rural women turn over new leaves After getting trained, women in the villages of Odisha and Karnataka have set up their units to create and market...
NEWS ETC Uttarakhand Elections: Climate change-induced extreme events not a poll agenda for political parties From Chamoli landslide to Kedarnath floods, Uttarakhand has witnessed umpteen disasters in recent times that have wreaked havoc on its...
What We Eat Explained: Why govt’s move to allow genetically modified food is facing criticism The food regulatory body, FSSAI, introduced the GM (genetically modified) draft rules in November, 2021. These rules pave the way...
NEWS ETC Doctors’ protest: ‘Third wave will witness shortage of doctors if prompt action not taken’ Resident doctors in Delhi have been demanding an urgent conclusion of NEET PG counselling since the first week of December....
NEWS ETC ‘Rail roko andolan to continue in Punjab despite CM’s announcement for debt waiver’ While stating that the political leaders have been assuring of waiving off their debts for many years now, the protesting...
Reportage 380 days later, tents at Singhu Border come off as farmers’ protest draws toward an end Since November 26 last year, thousands of farmers had been camping at Delhi’s borders to protest against the three contentious...
