Paying homage to Comrade N Sankaraiah, People’s Democracy reproduces an article on N Sankaraiah written by G Ramakrishnan, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member, on the occasion of his birth centenary. This article was published by People’s Democracy in the issue dated July 18, 2021.BORN on July 15, 1922, Comrade N Sankaraiah, widely known as NS, enters the hundredth year of his life on July 15, 2021. He has made his mark as a versatile leader in the fields of politics, society, economy, ideology, culture and so on.

AS we are witnessing a tragedy of gigantic proportions unfolding before the world, the news of dozens of people have been killed in an Israeli air raid on the Jabalia refugee camp in Northern Gaza. “More than 50 people have been killed”, the director of the Indonesian hospital informed the media. He further stated, that the hospital was yet to provide the number of causalities as the victims were still being counted.When material for this piece was being collected, the data was posing a horrific story. People killed: 8,525 of which children were 3,595 and women 2,187.

THE Modi government had made a dangerous decision to amend the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act in favour of its corporate partners. The revised Act removed lithium and five other minerals from the list of restricted atomic minerals, thereby permitting private entities to engage in mining and exploration. This swift and covertly planned move undoubtedly carries a clear underlying motive.It is evident that this amendment aims to facilitate the private acquisition of India's recently discovered extensive lithium reserves in Jammu and Kashmir.

C3S bulletin revealed September 2023 was 1.75 degrees Celsius warmer than estimated value for September; Report also says September’s temperature record showed global temperature anomalies more positive than any month in any year in ERA5 datasetAUTUMN this year appeared not to be so pleasant. On the contrary, the world witnessed the hottest September on record globally, that too by a record-breaking margin.

The BJP’s now nine year rule at the centre starting from 2014 has given us what its economic philosophy and its practice is: the destruction of the planned development of the country, its statistical system, accompanied by the enormous growth of inequalities within the country. While the country’s economic growth has continued, though not at the pace it claims and certainly lower than the earlier years, it has largely benefited the rich.