Michael Abramowitz, President, Freedom House The expansive Indo-Pacific region features some of the world’s worst dictatorships and several of its best and brightest democracies. Most notable in the first category is China, which has grown more repressive in recent years, but there is also the dynastic totalitarian state in North Korea, which consistently ranks near the bottom of the Freedom in the World report’s 100-point scale. And last year, the return of Taliban rule in Afghanistan and the military coup in Myanmar caused those countries to register the report’s steepest annual declines—17 points and 18 points, respectively. In contrast with…
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Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari launching the Ashok Leyland Electric Double Decker Bus named Switch EiV 22 in Mumbai on Thursday, said, “There is a need to transform the country’s transport system, looking from a long-term perspective. With a focus on reforming urban transport, we are trying to build a low carbon footprint and high passenger density integrated Electric Vehicle (EV) mobility ecosystem. With growing consumer demand for greener transport solutions, the Government’s vision and policies aim to encourage higher adoption of electric vehicles.” As per Ashok Leyland, Switch EiV 22 is India’s first and unique…
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, utilizing the emergency powers under the IT Rules, 2021, has issued orders on 16.08.2022 for blocking of eight (8) YouTube based news channels, one (1) Facebook account, and two Facebook posts. The blocked YouTube channels had a cumulative viewership of over 114 crore, were subscribed by over 85 lakh users. Analysis of Content The purpose of the content published by some of these YouTube channels was to spread hatred among religious communities in India. False claims were made in various videos of the blocked YouTube channels. Examples include fake news such as the Government…
Vietnam-India Bilateral Army Exercise VINBAX 2022 concluded at Chandimandir with an impressive display of Multi Agency Humanitarian Assistance in Disaster Relief (HADR) demonstration and an equipment display showcasing the Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat initiatives. The exercise had commenced on 01 August and was focused on deployment of Army Engineer and Medical teams in UN Peacekeeping operations. What made the exercise unique was the fact that it was the first time ever that the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) was undertaking a Field Training Exercise with any foreign Army. The fact that Vietnam chose India for this honour, speaks volumes…
Goa and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (D&NH and D&D) becomes the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ certified State and UT in the country respectively, where people from all the villages have declared their village as ‘Har Ghar Jal’ through a resolution passed by Gram Sabha, certifying that all households in the villages have access to safe drinking water through taps, ensuring that ‘No One is Left Out’. All 2.63 lakh rural households of Goa & 85,156 of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu have access to potable water through tap connection. Jal Jeevan Mission is…
The Central Consumer Protection Authority passed an order on violation of consumer rights by e-commerce platform ‘Flipkart’ for allowing sale of domestic pressure cookers in violation to mandatory standards. Headed by Chief Commissioner Mrs. Nidhi Khare, the CCPA has directed Flipkart to notify consumers of all 598 pressure cookers sold on its platform, recall the pressure cookers and reimburse their prices to the consumers and submit a compliance report of the same within 45 days. The company has also been directed to pay a penalty of ₹1,00,000 for allowing sale of such pressure cookers on its e-commerce platform and violating…
NTPC Limited, India’s largest integrated energy company achieved 69454 MW of group installed and commercial capacity with the commissioning of 56 MW Kawas Solar PV Project at NTPC Kawas, Gujarat on 15.08.2022. NTPC is steadily lowering its carbon footprint by reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the installation of renewable energy projects in its existing stations as well as putting up green field RE projects. The Company has planned 262 MW floating solar on over 1300 acres of its reservoir area by installing over 9,50,000 PV modules at its various stations out of which 242 Mega Watt has been commissioned. This…
“The Jal Jeevan Mission and the Swachh Bharat Mission are the ‘next generation reforms’ instituted by the country in water and sanitation. One of their objectives has been to ensure ‘functional’ tap water supply across the country. This is a significant aim, because it is an acknowledgement of the fact that water and sanitation management is not just about putting infrastructure like pipelines in place; it is about making the whole system sustainable” said Sunita Narain, director general, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said in New Delhi. .However, she said that the question we need to ask ourselves is…
by Nava Thakuria All north-eastern States celebrated the 76th Independence Day with fanfare, where the people participated in the occasion with patriotic fervour defying the diktat from separatist armed militants. Though imposed a total shutdown on 15 August in five NE States, the militant outfits however did not mention about the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign starting from 13 August as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav commemorating India’s 75 years of independence. Chief ministers of the alienated region took the lead in hoisting the Tri-colour in respective State capital cities where they paid homage to all martyrs and freedom…
BJP’s national general secretary and Telangana incharge Tarun Chugh has strongly condemned the attack on Praja Sangrama Yatra unleashed by the TRS goons at Devaruppala village in Janagaon district on Monday. He said it was an attack on democracy and an attack on freedom of expression largely engineered by vicious forces patronised by the KCR government. He lamented that it is evident that KCR is nervous and is feeling shattered with the mammoth support that the BJP Praja Sangrama Yatra has been getting from the people. KCR perhaps is thinking that with the attacks of goons he would be able…