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India – UIDAI suspends Airtel Aaadhar based Payments Bank’s eKYC licence #Goodnews

UIDAI’s action follows allegations of Airtel using the Aadhaar-eKYC based SIM verification process to open payments bank accounts of its subscribers without their informed consent The move essentially means Airtel would not be able to, in the interim, carry out… Continue Reading →

Controversial FRDI Bill With ‘Bail-In’ Clause, Deferred #GoodNews

The so-called “bail-in” clause in the draft bill has been commented upon by experts as bringing potential harm to deposits, in the form of savings accounts.   The controversial Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill, 2017 with the ‘bail-in’ clause that… Continue Reading →

Delhi HC takes up lawsuit into Adani Group fraud allegations #Goodnews

Indian government ordered to respond to claims energy firms conspired to siphon money from state and defraud consumers Michael Safi in Delhi Delhi’s high court has taken up a lawsuit calling for an investigation into allegations that Adani Group and other energy companies… Continue Reading →

Govt indefinitely extends deadline for #Aadhaar-bank account linkage #Goodnews

HIGHLIGHTS Wednesday’s notification on linking of Aadhaar to bank accounts keeps the deadline open-ended The earlier deadline to link bank accounts, mutual fund folios and insurance policies with Aadhaar had been December 31, 2017 NEW DELHI: The government has indefinitely… Continue Reading →

Adani is Drowning in Debt, and Nobody is Helping, thanks to #StopAdani Campaign #Goodnews

Adani Power had a debt burden of Rs.532 billion and suffered net loss of Rs.3.24 billion in the third quarter of 2017. Prudhviraj Rupawat Newsclick Image by Summit Kumar On Tuesday (12 December 2017), Annastacia Palaszczuk, newly elected premier of… Continue Reading →

Assam – Youth trade guns for bananas #Goodnews

Assamese rural youth who once worked with insurgent outfits are giving up their gun-fueled violent ways and taking to banana cultivation for a peaceful and dignified livelihood Abdul Gani Goalpara, Assam Debabrat Rabha in his banana plantation in Goalpara district…. Continue Reading →

Kerala: Ambulance driver covered 516 kms in 7 hour to save a baby’s life #Goodnews

A Kerala ambulance driver transporting an ailing month-old infant accomplished the impossible this week, racing from Kannur to Thiruvananthapuram in under seven hours, completing a journey that normally takes 14 hours. P S Gopikrishnan Unnithan | Thamim, the ambulance driver who… Continue Reading →

Revival of traditional sattu helps village women make a living #Goodnews

  Women in rural Nalanda are popularizing the use of a traditional grinding stone to pound flour out of roasted gram, providing a healthier alternative to machine-ground sattu and earning a livelihood for themselves Mohd Imran Khan A woman uses… Continue Reading →

Indian village run by teenage girls offers hope for a life free from abuse #Goodnews

  The Observer In Thennamadevi young daughters are forging a new destiny beyond their alcoholic fathers and human traffickers Mark Townsend Sunday 22 October 2017 00.05 BSTLast modified on Tuesday 24 October 2017 17.28 BST Each afternoon the men of Thennamadevi leave their village… Continue Reading →

Adani Port In Vizhinjam Hits A Road Block As Locals Step Up Agitation #Goodnews

Adani Port in Vizhinjam, near Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala, India has hit a road block with local people started agitating against the port. The agitation has entered into the fourth day and is likely to intensify as there… Continue Reading →

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