AIDWA National Conference – II

THE 13th national conference of the AIDWA took place at a time when the second Narendra Modi government and its corporate and right-wing allies have used the pandemic and its aftermath to thrust their neo-liberal policies, communal polarisation, Manuwadi values, and authoritarian control over every sphere and aspect of life.

Undermining the Judiciary

UNION law minister, Kiren Rijiju is at it again.

Green Energy Plan for Indian Capital but not for its People

THE recent announcement of the Union Government of an Rs. 20,000 crore (Rs. 19,794 crore) National Green Hydrogen Mission has created two kinds of questions. The most common reaction is what is green hydrogen? And do we have a plan for a green hydrogen path for which Rs. 20,000 crore is being earmarked?Let us get one fact straight: all shades of hydrogen—green, blue or grey—are only on how hydrogen is produced, not the colour of the gas. Regardless of how hydrogen is generated, it remains the same colourless, odourless gas.

WB: Arjuna Bibi & Denudement of a Ruthless Regime

AT one level Arjuna Bibi is no one special. She is one of the countless poor who are being deprived of even the basic amenities, a hapless populace being pushed to the wall with all their human rights trampled upon. But considered from another angle she is different as she has chosen not to perpetually suffer in silence but to challenge the mighty, to rise and protest against injustice. Again, at one level what has happened to her is nothing special.

Tripura: Huge Turnout in CITU Rally

CITU Tripura state committee has organised a mammoth central rally in Agartala on January 8 to protest against the anti-worker and anti-people policies of the government. Working people from all over the state reached Swami Vivekananda Ground, and participated in the rally in huge numbers.The ruling party BJP tried all sorts of intimidating means to prevent people from reaching the rally ground. Bus and vehicle owners were threatened not to spare vehicles for transportation of the participants.

TN: Governor’s Antipathy to Federalism

THAT Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi is on an overdrive to serve his masters at the Centre was proved once again when he, during his customary address to the Assembly, intentionally omitted important phrases and words from the speech prepared by the state government and subsequently approved by him.

Book on Key Issues in Education Sells More than Two Lakh Copies!

A BOOK sells at the most 10,000 copies in Tamil Nadu. The figure for Kerala is said to be 100,000. (Kerala's population is less than half of Tamil Nadu's.) But Ayesha, a book in Tamil relating to children's education, written by a dedicated teacher who is also a wonderful narrator, has crossed 200,000 in sales! This great achievement was celebrated at a meeting on January 5, 2023, organised by Bharathi Puthakalayam, the publisher of the book, at its book gallery for children in Chennai.

The Man-made Disaster in Joshimath

IT appears that nothing short of a total disaster will convince authorities, especially under the present government, that reckless development without addressing environmental or social issues, does not lead to progress. The unfolding tragedy in Joshimath, considered a holy town for being the gateway to the hill shrine of Badrinath, is but the latest in a long series of disasters in the Uttarakhand Himalayas caused by unrestrained construction, infrastructure and urbanisation in these fragile mountains.

The Impending World Recession

THE IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva has now openly admitted that the year 2023 will witness the slowing down of the world economy to a point where as much as one-third of it will see an actual contraction in gross domestic product. This is because all the three major economic powers in the world, the US, the European Union, and China, will witness slowdowns, the last of these because of the renewed Covid upsurge.

Polit Bureau Statements

Condemn RSS Chief’s Atrocious CommentsTHE RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s atrocious comments in an interview to RSS weeklies, constitutes an open and blatant challenge to the constitution of India, to equal rights of all citizens and to the rule of law. He has threatened the Muslim minority community that they will have to give up ideas of “supremacy” to remain safe.

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