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• Impact of Heat Wave on Birds and Animals | Bharat Dogra and Reena Yadav

  14 June 2024, by Bharat Dogra

  While the heat wave and its many-sided adverse impacts have been widely discussed in recent times, one important aspect of heat waves has not received adequate attention and this relates to the impact on birds and animals.
  Here an attempt is being made to examine the impact of the recent prolonged heat wave on all forms of life in the context of Bundelkhand region. Bundelkhand is one of the heat wave hot spots in India. It is spread over about 14 districts of Central India ( 7 in Uttar (…)

• Jobs, bread butter issues instead of communal talk . . . | Humra Quraishi

  14 June 2024, by Humra Quraishi

  Disturbing news…hitting, as those tragic details come to the fore of over 40 Indians dead in the devastating fire in Kuwait. Just a day back came in reports of two Indians killed in Ukraine while fighting for the Russian army.
  Till date no feedback on those Indians who’d left for Israel, seeking employment, even after being fully aware of what the military might of Israel is capable of unleashing. After all, the ongoing killings of the Palestinians by the Israeli forces is a chilling (…)

• Huge Water Shortage in india’s National capital | Gyan Pathak

  14 June 2024

  [IPA News Feature - June 14, 2024] India’s National Capital Territory Delhi is running a shortage of water to the tune of 50 MGD (million gallon) per day. The Water and Tanker Mafia are minting money. People are undergoing unprecedented suffering. Political parties are trying to derive political mileage by indulging in blame-game. The Supreme Court of India has intervened but the water crisis isn’t going away. With no end in sight before the monsoon arrives.
  Water crisis in Delhi is not a (…)

• The Built-in Inequality in India’s Social System: Inclusive in Theory, Exclusive in Practice | Ajay Kumar Mishra

  14 June 2024, by Ajay Kumar Mishra

  Inequality has ancient origins in India, embedded as it is in its social system, which encompasses caste, religion, gender, ideology, belief, language, and identity. These elements have categorised social systems into core, periphery, and semi-periphery, in line with Wallerstein’s analysis. The theories of Marx and Gramsci can be contrasted to expose the intrinsic class stratification within the Indian social framework. The argument is that India’s stratified social system underpins the (…)

• Tuberculosis (TB) Among Young People in India: Concerns and Challenges | Sonu Chauhan

  14 June 2024

  In India, a significant number of individuals in the age group of 15-34 years are suffering from Tuberculosis, which adversely affects their education, employment and other life-planning events.
  According to Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana’s official data, a total of 2.23 million TB patients in India were notified till November 2023. Globally, the number of TB patients was estimated to be around 10.6 million suffering from the disease in 2022. As per the National Strategic Plan, the Government of (…)

• Foucault’s Framework: Pride Month, Heterotopias, Counter-Conduct and Election 2024 | Disha

  14 June 2024, by Disha

  Abstract: This article examines Pride Month’s significance in India during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections through Michel Foucault’s theoretical framework. By exploring Foucault’s concepts of counter-conduct and heterotopias, the article highlights how Pride Month challenges normative narratives and fosters belonging for LGBTQIA+ individuals. Counter-conduct is analyzed through queer activism, subversion of gender roles, and reclaiming public spaces, while heterotopias are discussed in the (…)

• SAPAN letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi - June 11, 2024

  14 June 2024

  June 11, 2024
  To: Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India New Delhi, India
  Dear Prime Minister,
  We write to you as members of the Southasia Peace Action Network (Sapan), a collective committed to fostering cooperation, peace, and dialogue across our region. Our shared histories, cultures, and aspirations drive us to advocate for better relations among our nations under the SAARC umbrella.
  First and foremost, we congratulate you and the NDA 3.0 on your recent electoral victory. We (…)

• Against Leninism | Tom Wetzel

  14 June 2024, by Tom Wetzel

  A major influence on radical thinking since the Russian revolution is the form of radical politics called Leninism. The name derives from the central role of the Bolshevik leader V.I. Lenin in shaping the direction of the Bolsheviks in the revolution. The political legacy of Leninism is directly at odds with syndicalism, as we’ll see. But what is Leninism? To understand this, I think we need to look at the practice of the Bolshevik party in the revolutionary process in Russia and Lenin’s (…)

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  IDPD demands high level investigation in the irregularities in NEET

  14 June 2024

  Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD)
  [June 14, 2024]
  PRESS NOTE
  IDPD demands high level investigation in the irregularities in NEET and redress students’ grievances
  Review the whole process of entrance into the higher education courses
  The Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD) has demanded high level investigation in the scam in the NEET [National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test] examination for entrance into medical courses. The irregularities in the conduct of (…)

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  Lala Lajpat Rai: A Hindu leader who was secular at heart | M.R. Narayan Swamy

  14 June 2024, by M R Narayan Swamy

  [fond noir][blanc]BOOK REVIEWblanc]fond noir]
  __0__ Being Hindu, Being Indian: Lala Lajpat Rai’s Ideas of Nationhood
  by Vanya Vaidehi Bhargav
  Penguin/Viking
  ISBN: 9780670094073 Pages: xliii + 748; Price: Rs 1,299
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  Who was the real Lala Lajpat Rai? A veteran Congress leader and a leading star of the Indian freedom movement? Fiercely anti-British and who died due to grievous injuries he sustained in a street protest? A Hindu Mahasabha leader who advocated (…)