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Centre Passes Criminal Procedure Identification Bill; Issues Raised On Implementation

Pooja YadavApril 11, 20220

recently, the govt introduced and passed the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill within the Lok Sabha, seeking to switch the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920 which regulates how the police can gather data from convicted or suspected criminals. The Bill exemplifies the present trend to pass laws that are crammed with ambiguity and lack safeguards. It also reflects a desire to expand the facility of the govt. to interfere with the lives of citizens. The Bill was passed, the kind of information collected by the police would shift dramatically, from basic fingerprint and footprint impressions to a variety of other samples, including iris and retina scans, behavioural attributes, and “biological samples”. The National Crime Records Bureau would hold the collected data for 75 yea...

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Constitution Has No Meaning Without Institutions: Rahul Gandhi

Sonia SolankiApril 11, 20220

Rahul Gandhi, at a recent book launch event, The Dalit Truth, talked about the weakening of Constitutional Institutions. Rahul said, "Constitution has no meaning without the institutions." He said that the biggest weapon of a democratic nation is the Constitution. "As it gives us the power to stand for equality. Also, it gives us the power to execute our right to choose not only the government but to speak against it, when it fails to deliver," he said. The Book "The Dalit Truth" is written by K.Raju. This book talks about the social discrimination of the people belonging to the Dalit caste and also their use as a vote bank. Rahul Talks On Misuse Of Institutions This is not the first time that the Congress leader has spoken against the BJP and its founding organisation RSS on a...

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IMF Praises India’s PMGKAY; How This Scheme Provides Food Security And Controls Poverty?

Pooja YadavApril 11, 20220

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised India’s efforts for food distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic. They said that the state averted extreme poverty rise during this era by providing food security through the govt initiative Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY). The IMF has also stated that India’s extreme poverty is a smaller amount than 1%and this was also maintained in 2020. The IMF presented a research paper based on the consumption and poverty estimates in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper had a title called ‘Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from India.’The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana played an enormous role in preventing the rise in extreme poverty levels across the state. As India’s food subsidy program w...

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Find Out How Damage Prone Social Media Platforms Can Exist In A Framework Of Democracy

Pooja YadavApril 11, 20220

Social media platforms have efficiently and effectively supplanted traditional information networks in India. The dialectical relationship between online content, traditional media and political networks means the messages propagated online effectively touch even people who don't seem to be digitally literate. This ubiquity could be a golden moment for India — democratising access to information, fostering community, increasing citizen participation and reducing the space between ordinary people and decision-makers. However, social media platforms have adopted certain designs of choices that have led to a proliferation and mainstreaming of misinformation while allowing themselves to be weaponised by powerful vested interests for political and commercial benefit. the ensuing fr...

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How China Pushed Sri Lanka Into A Debt Trap, How India Can Help ?

Pooja YadavApril 11, 20220

Indian diplomacy must be more proactive when it involves Sri Lanka. China could leverage its position within the current depression. Sri Lanka’s depression is an emergent phenomenon and has been stewing for an extended time. What's strange about it's the dearth of basic planning and foresight by the Rajapaksa government to own gauged its enormity in time and initiate necessary corrective measures. The Rajapaksas themselves were also, in a way, involved in the making of this crisis. The Covid-19 pandemic affected the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka badly. Countries closed borders and therefore the movement of individuals came to a standstill. Demand for exports, especially for the products the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka sold, also fell. Even remittanc...

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Vaccination Drive To Delay Or Not?: Booster Dose Open At Private Centers Only

Sonia SolankiApril 11, 20220

Booster Dose is now open to all adults from 10th April 2022 onwards as the centre approves it. As per the guidelines, the gap between the second dose and the third dose needs to be a minimum of nine months. But talking of the free vaccination programme, vaccinating the adult population of India with two doses will remain unaltered. Along with this, the booster dose for senior citizens, frontline workers, and healthcare workers will continue at a much higher pace. The Union health minister Mansukh  Mandaviya tweeted the centre's decision of elaborating the vaccination programme "Adding an extra layer of safety! precaution dose to be available to 18+ age group from 10th April 2022 at private centres. All 18+ those who have completed nine months after the administration of the second do...

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Vegetable Price Hike Raising Concerns: Understand Its Causes And Impact

Pooja YadavApril 9, 20220

Domestic edible oil prices are likely to increase 10-15% within the short term after Indonesia, the world’s largest producer and exporter of oil, has announced a ban on its export from April 28, industry officials said. Sunflower oil supplies in India have already been affected because of the Ukraine-Russia war, adding pressure to household budgets. Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday announced the suspension of all oil and material exports from April 28 until further orders. The choice comes in the wake of a severe shortage and skyrocketing prices for edible oil within the southeast state. Indonesia is experiencing domestic shortages and the govt has been forced to place curbs on shipments and introduce price controls. For the year 2021-22 (October to September), Indonesi...

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Road Ahead For Congress More Challenging Than Ever Before

Sayani ChakrabortyApril 8, 20220

When the Congress Party's parliamentary party met for the first time this year, Sonia Gandhi, its president, made a speech in which she lambasted the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She said that the ruling party pursued a "divisive agenda," which she defined as one of the common components of political discourse in every state, including her own, in which she lived.   Later in her speech, she said that the ruling party had "mischievously twisted" history in order to mislead the public and intensify their political aspirations. Mrs. Gandhi went on to say that the government takes use of the power of administration to instil a sense of terror and intimidation in the hearts and minds of the general populace.   For her part, she emphasised the necessity f...

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Extremely Poor In India Still Less Than 1%: IMF Report

Gunjan ChaudharyApril 7, 20220

There is s relief for India, which has come from the International Monetary Fund. Actually, the number of people living in extreme poverty in India has remained very less. According to the new working paper of IMF, the figure for such people is now less than one percent. Along with this, it has been said in the report that the scope of inequality has also been reduced. Inequality at a 30-year low This working paper of the International Monetary Fund has been prepared by economists Surjit Bhalla, Arvind Virmani and Karan Bhasin. It states that the number of extremely poor people in India has remained stable at this level even during the crisis period of the Corona pandemic. Economists said that the level of inequality in the country has reached the lowest level in 30 years. The paper adde

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Why India Is Not Caring About America’s Displeasure Over Import Of Crude Oil?

Gunjan ChaudharyApril 7, 20220

There is a terrible period of cold war that is going on between America and Russia. US President Joe Biden is calling his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin not only a brutal dictator but also a killer of humanity with "adjectives". In response, Putin is answering them with his own strategy. But at the same time, India is also not caring much for American concerns and resentment. India did not listen to America in other matters including import of crude oil from Russia. Foreign policy experts are justifying this move of India. Diplomatic experts say that after many decades, India has not cared for America's displeasure. Senior journalist Ranjit Kumar, who has knowledge of foreign affairs, says that India is showing understanding. It is not good for India to bow to American pressure. ...

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TMC To Push For Introducing Women’s Reservation Bill In Rajya Sabha

Sayani ChakrabortyApril 7, 20220

A divisive issue in politics, the liberation of women has always been a source of contention, and the TMC's current leadership has further fueled the flames of this debate. In the Rajya Sabha, the upper chamber of the Indian parliament, Derek O'Brien, the TMC's floor leader, has tabled a motion urging the government to introduce a Women's Reservation Bill. When the United Front government first brought it to Lok Sabha in 1996, it was finally approved by the legislature. In 1988, 1999, and 2008, there were three further efforts to have it approved; the last was in 2008. It was finally signed into law in 2008. Following a comprehensive review, it was submitted to the Lok Sabha in 2010 and adopted by the Upper House after being subjected to further scrutiny. The 15th Lok Sabha, ...

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Sri Lanka’s Poor Economic Plight And India’s Response

Sayani ChakrabortyApril 7, 20220

During the year 2020, the pandemic had a significant influence on tourism, which is Sri Lanka's most important source of foreign currency profits. This prevented it from continuing its business of importing or exporting services owing to the country's financial difficulties. A poor foreign exchange economy had resulted in significant shortages of paper and LPG in the nation, which had exacerbated the situation. Because Sri Lanka is primarily dependant on other countries for important commodities such as food, paper, lentils, pharmaceuticals, machineries, and other transportation equipment, the island was facing significant shortages of paper and LPG at the time of the shortage announcement. Sri Lanka owes more than $6 billion in foreign debt in dollars, the most bulk of which is ...

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