A new report by the JCWI, a U.K. migrant rights organization, has exposed how the COVID-19 pandemic has left migrants without secure immigration status, including trafficking survivors, at heightened risk of contracting the virus. Punitive immigration policies intentionally designed to create a hostile environment for migrants in the U.K. have pushed undocumented migrants to the fringes of society, preventing them from legally working and forcing some into having to accept exploitative work conditions in order to survive. The report notes how undocumented migrants who were working in private households such as domestic workers, had lost their jobs during the first…
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Dr Anita Bose Pfaff, daughter of the legendary freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose deplored that the Congress party is not giving the respect and legacy to his father he deserved. She accused him of being exploited over the years. In an exclusive interview to Zee News, on the occasion of her father’s 125th birth anniversary, she said: “Netaji’s legacy has been exploited. There was a section of the Congress party that wronged Netaji. Gandhi favoured Nehru because he could not have managed my father; he was a rebel.” Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on installation of the statue…
Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GIDM) and Prof Vinod Sharma are winners of the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar in disaster management. These annual awards were constituted by the Government of India to recognize and honour the invaluable contribution and selfless service rendered by individuals and organizations in India in the field of disaster management, The award is announced every year on 23rd January, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 51 lakh and a certificate in case of an institution and Rs. 5 lakh and a certificate in case…
India has emerged as the largest exporter of gherkins in the world. India has exported cucumber and gherkins to the tune of 1,23,846 Metric Tonnes with a value of USD 114 million during April-October (2020-21). India has crossed the USD 200 million mark of export of agricultural processed product, – pickling cucumber, which is globally referred as gherkins or cornichons, in the last financial year. In 2020-21, India had shipped 2,23,515 Metric Tonnes of cucumber and gherkins with a value of USD 223 million. Following directions of the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, the Agricultural and Processed…
From monasteries, to temples, to Tibetan prayer flags, China’s campaign of destruction against Tibetan Buddhism knows seemingly no end. And sadly, precious monuments have been targeted once again. The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) deplores Chinese authorities’ demolition of two Buddha statues around a prominent monastery in Drango (Chinese: Luhuo) county in the Kardze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan province. It said that this past December, a 99-foot tall Buddha statue, a three-story high Jampa (or future Buddha) statue and 45 Buddhist prayer wheels were destroyed by the Chinese Communist Party at the Drango monastery in Tibet. Additionally, it said, at…
Taliban rule has had a devastating impact on Afghan women and girls, new research shows, Human Rights Watch and the Human Rights Institute at San Jose State University (SJSU) said. The organizations looked at the conditions for women since the Taliban took control in Ghazni province, in southeastern Afghanistan. Since taking control of the city of Ghazni on August 12, 2021, days before entering Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, the Taliban have imposed rights-violating policies that have created huge barriers to women’s and girls’ health and education, curtailed freedom of movement, expression, and association, and deprived many of earned income. Afghanistan’s rapidly escalating humanitarian…
India Post has been serving the nation since the last 167 years, standing unabated in its dedication and undying passion of rendering postal, financial and government services, in the remotest corners of the country. As the nation celebrates Azadi Ka Amarit Mahotsav, commemorating the seventy fifth year of independence, India Post, through the Republic-Day tableaux, has attempted to reaffirm its commitment towards women empowerment both within and through the Post offices. The theme of India Post R-day tableaux is “India Post: 75 years@resolve women empowerment. The tableaux shall showcase the following elements: Front portion India Post stands as a model employer of women…
In amajor boost to promote precision farming in India, the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has issued guidelines to make drone technology affordable to the stakeholders of this sector. The guidelines of “Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization” (SMAM) have been amended which envisages granting upto 100% of the cost of agriculture drone or Rs. 10 lakhs,whichever is less, as grant for purchase of drones bythe Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institutes, ICAR institutes, Krishi Vigyan Kendras and State Agriculture Universities for taking up large scale demonstrations of this technology on the farmers’ fields. The Farmers Producers Organizations (FPOs) would be…
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has further extended its ban on election rallies and roadshows in five poll-bound states from January 22 to January 31 but relaxed the norms for public meetings. It also increased the five-person limit for door-to-door campaigning to 10 and allowed video vans for publicity at designated open spaces with Covid 19 restrictions.This decision was taken after conducting a review with the Health and Family WElfare Secretary and virtual meetings with Chief Secretaries, Chief Electoral Officers and Health Secretaries of election-bound states, yesterday. Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra along with Election Commissioners Rajiv Kumar and Anup Chandra…
Dr. Anita Bose Pfaff, daughter of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose said that Netaji lived, lives and will continue to live in the hearts of Indian people. She was speaking from Germany, at a webinar organised as part of 125th birth anniversary celebrations of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Press Information Bureau and Regional Outreach Bureau, Government of India, Jaipur in connection with “Parakram Diwas” Though her father Netaji was a devout Hindu but he had respect for all the religions. Dr. Anita said that her father dreamt of an India where all religions coexist peacefully. She said that Netaji was a champion…