The decade when the Narendra Modi-led BJP government was in power clearly saw an absolute decline in the real wages of rural labour.

New Delhi: Over a hundred environment and human rights organisations, lawyers and individuals have written to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, expressing concerns and demanding a roll-back of the Green Credit rules and the methodology of it, as per a notification dated February 24, 2023. According to the letter, the methodology notified for Green Credit in effect provides incentive for forest diversion activities through green credit earnings, at huge cost to the environme

Preliminary examination of electoral bonds data has revealed a strong possibility of quid pro quo. What are the legal dimensions of the issue?

Of the five seats going to polls, four were won by NDA ally JD-U in 2019, while one went to Congress.

An overview of the international obligations India has and the reasons behind the farm unions call for withdrawal from WTO.

It is time that the constituents of INDIA bloc give a truthful rejoinder to the falsehoods of majoritarinan politics.

In this episode of India ki Baat, Abhisar Sharma, Bhasha Singh and Mukul Saral discuss how PM Modi is trying to divert attention by spreading lies about Congress manifesto.

Voting for 20 Lok Sabha seats in the state is to be held on Friday, April 26, in the second phase of the seven-phase election.

The CFA report comes during the 4th round of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee talks in Ottawa on international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in marine environment.

Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru South and Kolar, which go to polls tomorrow, are constituencies with a heavy Tamil Dalit population.

The severely diabetic daughter of a tribal labourer, who hosted Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his home, says he was assured treatment, as did Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, but in vain.

In this episode of NewsChakra, Abhisar Sharma questions why court intervention was needed to give Insulin to jailed Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.

The bulk of EBs appear to have been quid pro quo deals among corporate donors and political parties in exchange for contracts, licences, leases, clearances, etc, the petition alleged.

A panel discussion by Indian Women's Press Corps on the use of AI and deepfakes in election campaigns highlights some positive aspects as well as serious concerns.

How a Central university is being allowed to humiliate/ stigmatise Ambedkar and a conspiracy of silence still pervades it.

The time has come to defeat those who fan such a division among people and elect those with credentials to uphold religious pluralism.

In this episode of NewsChakra, journalist Abhisar Sharma questions Modis silence on the sorry plight of Indian Railways, his opportunist speeches on Muslims, and his lies on Congress manifesto.

The letter said Modis use of pejorative language against Muslims in a bid to seek votes seriously undermines Indias stature as the Mother of Democracy in the world.

There are reports of similar protests against NDA candidates in at least a dozen parliamentary constituencies.

BJP and TMC are displaying different tactics in different districts, but both observed Ram Navami in a big way this time, keeping communal issues to the fore.

The past decade under the BJP-led NDA regime saw a cut in budgetary allocations to the departments concerned, fall in the number of government schools, shortage of teachers, drop in gross enrolment ratio, among others.

A PhD scholar has been suspended one month after he attended a protest march in Delhi. Student groups have condemned this move, and labelled it as an attack on their freedoms.

Historically, the Election Commission of India has done a commendable job of taking India from a fledging democracy to a place where it claims to be the mother of democracy, but recent developments suggest an urgent need for course correction.

Fetishising GDP growth neither prevents an increase in poverty under neo-liberalism, nor succeeds in maintaining the GDP growth itself.

Contrary to PM Modis repeated attack against parivarvaad, the ruling NDA is pinning hopes on dynasty politics in the first of the seven-phase polls in the state.

Caste, big capital, entrenched political influence continues to determine access to to land. Violence is the means to quell Indias Dalit communities as they struggle to reclaim land that is tilled by them.

The first phase of polling being held today encapsulates all the challenges facing contending forces.

As many as 6.23 crore voters will exercise their franchise on April 19, the first of the seven phase general elections, to decide the fate of 950 candidates in the fray.

The top court is hearing petitions, including by ADR, raising concerns over EVMs and demanding 100% verification of VVPAT slips.

Another Hindutva myth is being pushed through a new addition in a chapter titled Bricks, Beads, and Bones The Harappan Civilisation in the Class 12 History textbook.

The 80% seed subsidy promised under the Madhya Pradesh Millet Mission has not taken off, pushing farmers into the vicious cycle of high seed cost, poor grain pricing and perennial debt.

After months of acute drought, unseasonal rains and hailstorms have wreaked havoc with crops in Vidharba and Marathwada.

Submitting links of Modis speeches, the CPI(M) general secretary pointed out that these grossly violated Clause 1 and 3 of the poll panels own MCC.

While investigating these promises, we found that the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party), which is currently in power at the Centre, had promised the people of Delhi 'Houses to Replace Slums'

Abhisar Sharma questions ECs silence on several BJP leaders talking of changing the Constitution, as well as party candidate Nirahua's unrestrained remark on Modi-Yogi and population growth.

While the Opposition RJD is raising the issue in every public meeting, Nitish Kumar, who raised the demand vociferously for years, is curiously silent this time. So is PM Modi.

TMC governments apathy, weather vagaries and low prices are pushing potato farmers to completely rely on moneylenders and middlemen.

Ensure a communal violence and hate free and fair election 2024, CJP approaches the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC).

In this episode of NewsChakra, senior journalist Abhisar Sharma speaks on how BJP seems rattled by Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi speech in Rajasthan

Pre-primary and primary school students do not understand what they are being taught as most of the schools do not have teachers who speak their mother tongue Gojri, which in turn increases dropout rates.

The Election Commission has failed to enforce its writ on repeat offenders of the Model Code of Conduct, including the PM, says the letter.

Environmentalists, anthropologists, scholars write to NCST and Tribal Affairs Ministry challenging ANIIDCOs 15-point submission.

The CSDS-Lokniti Surveys worrying findings that 58% respondents dont trust ECI, doesnt bode well for the Constitution and democracy.

In Balasore, BJD seems to be on the back-foot because of its choice to field a BJP turncoat, Lekhasree Samantsinghar, who is pitted against BJP heavyweight Pratap Sarangi.

Tejashwi Yadav is talking about unemployment, price rise etc, while Modi and other BJP star campaigners are talking about eating fish during Navratri and mutton during Sawan.

Promises made to annadatas in BJP election manifestos doubling farmers incomes, pension to small, marginal farmers, MSP etclie broken.

Some ideologies, such as socialism, were the most effective in fighting extreme poverty.

There is a misconception that Electronic Voting Machines have received an unqualified thumbs-up from the Supreme Court. Many serious problems persist and continue to cast a long shadow on Indias electoral democracy.

In this episode of India Ki Baat, senior journalists Abhisar Sharma, Bhasha Singh and Mukul Saral talk about the country and Delhi.

This regime of 3 power hungry opportunists symbolises the utter debasement of politics and is a source of embarrassment for the people of Maharashtra, said the public appeal.