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Day October 2, 2014

Time For Ethical Investment In India: A Call To Divest From POSCO

By Countercurrents The Indian subcontinent is going through an extensive invasion on the resources of land, water and forests today. There are thousands of struggles for the protection of environment, livelihood and culture as a result of this invasion. The… Continue Reading →

SEZs of Hindalco, Essar, Adani cancelled

Moneylife Digital Team | 29/09/2014 According to the Commerce Ministry, nine developers of these SEZs have to refund the duty benefits availed by them   The Indian government has cancelled approvals of nine special economic zones (SEZs) citing unsatisfactory progress by the developers for executing of the projects. This… Continue Reading →

The ‘mobile gatekeepers’ of India’s railways

By P SainathChhattisgarh The slow narrow gauge train is better known as the ‘labour train’ for it ferries hundreds of migrant workers Continue reading the main story When Kanhaiyalal Gupta jumped off from the engine driver’s cabin with a pair… Continue Reading →

Communal violence again erupts in Meerut over Rs 50 #WTFnews

Submitted by TwoCircles.net on 30 September 2014 – By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Meerut: In communal charged Western Uttar Pradesh, a brawl between two youths – one Muslim and one Dalit – over Rs 50 turned into a communal riot in a Meerut village… Continue Reading →

Mr Modi – Clean the real filth #MyCleanIndia

ADITI NIGAM Swachh Bharat and caste-based oppression cannot co-exist As Prime Minister Narendra Modi regales the Indian diaspora in the US, his ministers are wielding brooms and queuing up for photo-ops. That’s their way of showing commitment to the “Swachh… Continue Reading →

Dalit widows break a barrier 

MOHIT M. RAO PTILakshmi and Chandravati, widows from an SC community, perform ‘aarti’ at the Sri Gokarnanatha Kshetra in Kudroli, Mangalore, on Monday. Lakshmi and Chandravati become priests in 102-year-old Kudroli temple A year after the appointment of widows as… Continue Reading →

India’s Environment Ministry Sending Confusing Signals As Major Laws Stand to be Amended

By Jayalakshmi K | IB Times – Sun, Sep 28, 2014 View PhotoUnder the new government, India’s environment ministry seems to have an entirely … The climate of change hangs heavily over India‘s Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) like never before. The fast pace… Continue Reading →

Does ahimsa have a future? 

Wednesday, 1 October 2014 – 5:00am IST Updated: Tuesday, 30 September 2014 – 9:01pm IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Sagari Chhabra Sushila Nayar, Medha Patkar, Irom Sharmila, and Aung San Suu Kyi advocate non-violent ways of struggle Once… Continue Reading →

BJP leader among 90 held for Vadodara violence

Rahi Gaikwad Reuters A security personnel patrols a deserted road after a clash in Vadodara. A BJP leader and a member of the party’s youth wing are among the 90 people arrested for violence in Vadodara last week. Manish Wagh, Vadodara… Continue Reading →

Condemn alleged sexual violence and indecent assault on Shailja Patel

STATEMENT CONDEMNING THE ALLEGED SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND INDECENT ASSAULT ON SHAILJA PATEL PL SIGN PETITION HERE —  https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Inspector_General_David_Kimaiyo_DPP_and_the_Judiciary_Take_action_on_the_alleged_sexual_violence_against_Shailja_Patel/?aTwOobb We, the undersigned, concerned citizens, women’s organizations’, activists and progressive groups , condemn in the strongest terms possible the alleged sexual violence… Continue Reading →

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