The Near Future of Computing and Rising Emissions

MANY people may naively assume that, in the era of climate change, the more modern the technologies, the smaller carbon footprint they will have. We have seen, however, that in one way or another, several technologies have gained currency by cleverly disguising their polluting nature behind apparently greener garb.

West Bengal's Healthcare Crisis: More than Just a Doctor's Strike

THE last shreds of the Trinamool government's dignity were stripped away during the chief minister's televised meeting with protesting junior doctors on October 21 to resolve the impasse stemming from the rape and murder of the student doctor at RG Kar Medical Hospital. In no uncertain terms, she declared her unwavering support for the perpetrators, past, present, and future.

On Bahraich Communal Violence

BAHRAICH is an extremely poor and backward district in Uttar Pradesh. It has a very low literacy rate and also a negative sex ratio with only 819 women to 1000 men, despite the fact that the district witnesses a fairly high rate of out-migration. Muslims make up about 35 per cent of the total population and, in the urban areas, they outnumber Hindus. Some of them have become fairly prosperous because of their involvement with crafts like jewellery-making, woodwork etc.The district is politically polarised with a large section of Hindus voting for the BJP while the Muslims are, in the mai

AP: CPI(M) Commemorates Lenin’s Death Centenary

ON the occasion of the centenary of the death of Vladimir Lenin, the Andhra Pradesh committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) held three seminars across Vijayawada, Guntur, and Anantapur to discuss the relevance of Leninism in contemporary India.The discussions addressed a wide array of issues from communalism and centralised electoral policies to economic inequality.

AIAWU Welcomes Verdict on Dalit Atrocities in Marakumbi

THE All India Agricultural Workers Union (AIAWU) has, in a statement issued on October 27, welcomed the recent judgment of the District Sessions Court of Koppal, which sentenced 98 people to life imprisonment for their involvement in a brutal attack on dalit residents in Marakumbi village, Gangavathi Taluk, Karnataka.

Price Rise Unchecked as Modi Government Sleeps

IN September this year, average price rise hit a nine-month high of 5.5 per cent. More significantly, prices of food items crossed 9.2 per cent. A majority of Indians spend nearly half of their income on food. So, food inflation hurts the most. Among food items, vegetables in particular saw a staggering price rise with year-on-year price increases of 42.4 per cent for tomatoes, 66.2 per cent for onions, and 65.3 per cent for potatoes. These three are the most consumed vegetables, across the country.

Victory for the People of Puducherry: Ration Shops to Reopen After Long Struggle

IN a major victory for the people of Puducherry, the state government has finally agreed to reopen all ration shops across the union territory after a prolonged struggle led by the CPI(M) against the closure of these essential outlets.

Draft Sugar Control Order 2024 Strips Farmer, State Govt Rights: AISFF

The sugarcane farmers’ federation said the central government is “slowly removing pro-farmer provisions” in the existing sugar control order and taking away power from states.THE union government has published the draft Sugar (Control) Order, 2024, citing technological advancements in the production process and other changes in the industry to replace the Sugar (Control) Order, 1966.Criticising the move, the All-India Sugarcane Farmers Federation (AISFF) has accused the union government of deleting even the few provisions that extended some benefits to sugarcane farmers.

UP: CPI(M) Holds Condolence Meeting for Sitaram Yechury

THE Uttar Pradesh state committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) organised a state-level condolence meeting for Comrade Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of CPI(M) on October 6, 2024, at the CPI(M) state office in Lucknow. Apart from CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) and the Forward Bloc, prominent leaders of Indian National Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal and Loktantrik Janata Dal also paid tributes to Comrade Sitaram Yechury.

The Great Petroleum Price Robbery Continues

SINCE April this year, price of crude oil that India imports has fallen from 89.44 dollars per barrel to 73.59 dollars per barrel. That is a drop of nearly 18 per cent. It is this oil which is refined and sold in India as petrol, diesel and various other petro-based products.Since 2010, the government has supposedly withdrawn from fixing the retail price of petrol (diesel since 2014) claiming that prices will be determined by the market. That means that it should be determined by international prices.

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