Headload workers, waste pickers demand implementation of Mathadi Act in Delhi; refused permission for rally October 20, 2021 The Delhi Mathadi, Palledars and other Unprotected Manual Workers’ (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Bill, 2019, which provides social security...
Incessant heavy rains damage standing and harvested crops in Uttar Pradesh bringing the farmers to their knees October 20, 2021 Many districts in Uttar Pradesh were lashed with incessant rains for the past three days leading to considerable damage to...
Death toll due to heavy rainfall, flash floods and landslides in Uttarakhand rises to 52; 5 missing October 20, 2021 After heavy rainfall, landslides and loss of lives in Kerala in south India, the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand has been...
Why are farmers in Uttar Pradesh selling paddy at low rates to private traders in the open market? October 20, 2021 While government procurement for paddy in Uttar Pradesh has officially begun from October 1, paddy farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri and...
Every second surveyed Dalit and Adivasi student couldn’t access online classes: NCDHR report October 19, 2021 A survey-based study by the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR)’s Dalit Adhikari Andolan found that 56% of the...
40% drop in green cover, 66% rise in built-up area; Mumbai’s average temp rose by 2°C in 27 years: Study October 19, 2021 Between 1991 and 2018, Mumbai has lost 81% of its open land, 40% green cover and 30 per cent of...
Transgender and disabled most affected due to online abuse: Study October 19, 2021 A global study highlights that transgender, LGBQ+ and disabled people are most affected due to increasing online sexual abuse. The...
Infused with pride and grief, a UP village bids farewell to its son Lance Naik Satyam Pathak October 18, 2021 A resident of Behti Khurd village in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi district, Lance Naik Satyam Kumar Pathak died of a heart...
Slain Sagir Ahmed, a carpenter from UP, went to work in Kashmir to pay off the debt he incurred for his wife’s COVID treatment October 18, 2021 Six months ago, Sagir Ahmed from Saharanpur lost his wife to COVID19. He had taken a huge loan for her...
Heavy rainfall to continue in Kerala till today evening; at least 24 reported dead, rescue operations underway October 18, 2021 Floods have inundated the coastal plains of Kerala leading to severe destruction and loss of lives. The affected areas include...
Headload workers, waste pickers demand implementation of Mathadi Act in Delhi; refused permission for rally October 20, 2021 The Delhi Mathadi, Palledars and other Unprotected Manual Workers’ (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Bill, 2019, which provides social security...
Incessant heavy rains damage standing and harvested crops in Uttar Pradesh bringing the farmers to their knees October 20, 2021 Many districts in Uttar Pradesh were lashed with incessant rains for the past three days leading to considerable damage to...
Death toll due to heavy rainfall, flash floods and landslides in Uttarakhand rises to 52; 5 missing October 20, 2021 After heavy rainfall, landslides and loss of lives in Kerala in south India, the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand has been...
Why are farmers in Uttar Pradesh selling paddy at low rates to private traders in the open market? October 20, 2021 While government procurement for paddy in Uttar Pradesh has officially begun from October 1, paddy farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri and...
Every second surveyed Dalit and Adivasi student couldn’t access online classes: NCDHR report October 19, 2021 A survey-based study by the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR)’s Dalit Adhikari Andolan found that 56% of the...
40% drop in green cover, 66% rise in built-up area; Mumbai’s average temp rose by 2°C in 27 years: Study October 19, 2021 Between 1991 and 2018, Mumbai has lost 81% of its open land, 40% green cover and 30 per cent of...
Transgender and disabled most affected due to online abuse: Study October 19, 2021 A global study highlights that transgender, LGBQ+ and disabled people are most affected due to increasing online sexual abuse. The...
Infused with pride and grief, a UP village bids farewell to its son Lance Naik Satyam Pathak October 18, 2021 A resident of Behti Khurd village in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi district, Lance Naik Satyam Kumar Pathak died of a heart...
Slain Sagir Ahmed, a carpenter from UP, went to work in Kashmir to pay off the debt he incurred for his wife’s COVID treatment October 18, 2021 Six months ago, Sagir Ahmed from Saharanpur lost his wife to COVID19. He had taken a huge loan for her...
Heavy rainfall to continue in Kerala till today evening; at least 24 reported dead, rescue operations underway October 18, 2021 Floods have inundated the coastal plains of Kerala leading to severe destruction and loss of lives. The affected areas include...