indianewswatch

internetfreedom, 2 months ago to random

On March 22, the Supreme Court transferred all petitions relating to the constitutional challenge to the IT Rules to the Delhi HC. IFF has been providing legal assistance to Mr. T.M. Krishna & Live Law India in the matter. (1/8)
https://internetfreedom.in/delhi-hc-to-hear-all-challenges-against-it-rules-2021-supreme-directs/

hesgen, 2 months ago to Turkey

“Turkish local elections: Opposition stuns Erdogan with historic victory”

Excellent.

#Turkey #CHP #Istanbul #Ankara

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68704375

anniezaidi, 2 months ago to random

"The basic criteria for IMD to declare a heatwave is when the temperature of a place crosses 40 degrees Celsius (°C) in the plains, 37°C in the coastal areas and 30°C in the hills... Apart from this, the temperature of a particular day has to be above normal by at least 4.5°C for two consecutive days for a heatwave to be declared.

When the temperature crosses 45°C, the weather agency immediately declares a heatwave"

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/indians-may-already-be-experiencing-temperatures-close-to-limits-of-human-survivability-without-even-being-aware-95278?s=09

Narayoni, 2 months ago to india

Despite promises of reform, exploitation remains endemic in India’s sandstone industry, with children doing dangerous work for low pay – often to decorate driveways and gardens thousands of miles away.

#sandstone #mining #childlabour #modernslavery #silicosis #india
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/mar/28/how-child-labour-in-india-makes-the-paving-stones-beneath-our-feet?utm_term=6607e2aa820a056bb91da084652ccd9f&utm_campaign=TheLongRead&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=longread_email

h_tejas, 2 months ago to random

Water Crisis in India’s Silicon Valley
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/31/world/asia/india-bangalore-water.html

Lylamehta, 2 months ago to climate

"The focus on a single, globalised, view of the world generated by climate modellers, has led to mono-causal climatic explanations of past & future events, which outweigh many other factors that condition climate’s influence on society. "

#ClimateDiary #ClimateChange

https://www.theindiaforum.in/book-reviews/we-need-talk-about-climatism

anniezaidi, 2 months ago to random

"woman reporter from the Press Trust of India (PTI) was verbally abused and physically assaulted by a reporter working for news agency ANI. The incident, which was caught on camera and posted from the official X handle of PTI, shows Elizabeth, the woman reporter, and ANI reporter Raghavendra engaged in a heated argument, after which Raghavendra is seen slapping her"

https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/woman-journalist-physically-and-verbally-assaulted-by-ani-reporter-in-bengaluru?s=09

Lylamehta, 2 months ago to india

Billionaire Raj’ Is Pushing India Toward Autocracy
by Andy Mukherjee

The super-rich have opened their wallets to Modi, and income inequality has soared over the past decade.

With an election coming, ordinary voters need to ask, ‘What’s in it for us?’

#India #Modi #Elections2024 #Billionaires

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-03-25/india-election-billionaire-raj-is-backing-modi-and-leading-to-autocracy?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=email

internetfreedom, 2 months ago to random

Seeking transparency in Indian ‘smart governments’ use of AI 😶‍🌫️

AI-enabled “smart city” projects implemented by @nisgsmartgov are transforming governance by automating it while failing to meet a significant requirement of good governance – Transparency. (1/7)
https://internetfreedom.in/transparency-in-government-ai/

anniezaidi, 2 months ago to random

"a day before she was supposed to fly down to Mumbai to get married to a Kashmiri Muslim man, Damini Bhajanka went missing from Guwahati.
A popular disc jockey who lives and works in Mumbai, her social media feed went silent, her phones were switched off"

https://scroll.in/article/1065778/how-a-guwahati-dj-was-held-captive-by-her-family-to-stop-her-marriage-to-a-muslim-man?s=09

h_tejas, 2 months ago to random

Zomato: Delivering ‘pure’ casteism https://thesatyashodhak.com/zomato-delivering-pure-casteism/

h_tejas, 2 months ago to random

"Instagram has started an automatic clamp down on the amount of political content appearing in its users’ feeds" https://apnews.com/article/instagram-political-content-controls-no-limits-tech-tip-38261d957f0c56893de6135a13ac442e

mondoweiss, 2 months ago to Palestine

U.N. Security Council passes ceasefire resolution, U.S. abstains

Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a planned delegation to Washington following a U.S. abstention at the U.N. Security Council, saying the Gaza ceasefire resolution which passed marked a “retreat” that “gives Hamas hope.”

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/03/u-n-security-council-passes-ceasefire-resolution-u-s-abstains/

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza
@palestine @israel

h_tejas, 2 months ago to random

India punishes critics by revoking visas and residency permits
https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240321-india-blocks-access-residency-permits-of-overseas-citizen-critics

h_tejas, 2 months ago to india

"Women who cut sugar cane in the Indian state of Maharashtra are getting unnecessary hysterectomies, often as a way to keep working, undistracted by periods, pregnancies or gynecological checkups." #India https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/24/world/asia/india-sugar-sterilization-takeaways.html

Lylamehta, 2 months ago to politics

Your brain can reveal if you’re rightwing – plus three other things it tells us about your politics

e.g. if you are open to authoritarianism, your brain may show signs of damage to the "entro-medial prefrontal cortex, an area that is associated with social intelligence & tolerance".

#Politics #Neuroscience #Neuropolitics

https://theconversation.com/your-brain-can-reveal-if-youre-rightwing-plus-three-other-things-it-tells-us-about-your-politics-226175?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2022%202024%20-%202917329630&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2022%202024%20-%202917329630+CID_eff282f65394619075f80356622db68e&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=here

indianewswatch, 2 months ago to books

Does the Citizenship Amendment Act draw its provenance from the ideology of Hindutva?

An excerpt from ‘Citizenship Regimes, Law, and Belonging: The CAA and the NRC,’ by Anupama Roy.

#BookExcerpt #AnupamaRoy #CAA #NRC #hindutva #citizenship #BJP #books #bookstodon #india

https://scroll.in/article/1065445/does-the-citizenship-amendment-act-draw-its-provenance-from-the-ideology-of-hindutva

indianewswatch, 2 months ago to workersrights

A decade under Modi: Rising unemployment, declining wages, poor quality jobs

A quick look at how the Modi government fared on creating jobs and addressing economic distress.

#BJP #NarendraModi #unemployment #labour #wages #poverty #inequality #CMIE #economy #agriculture #india

https://scroll.in/article/1063428/a-decade-under-modi-rising-unemployment-declining-wages-poor-quality-jobs

indianewswatch, 2 months ago to india

A democracy demolition job, carried out silently

Electoral Bonds legalised a route for political parties to secretly funnel unaccounted money from India and abroad into their coffers. But, no one is punished. No one expected they would be. We have been trained by experience to expect so little of democracy and its institutions. Nitin Sethi writes.

#ElectoralBonds #corruption #BJP #UnionGovt #transparency #democracy #SBI #SupremeCourt #elections2024 #india

https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/a-democracy-demolition-job-carried-out-silently-2943871

indianewswatch, 2 months ago to food

Food fights not new to India. Medieval texts show mud-slinging among Jains, Buddhists, Hindus

In the medieval period, meat was being eaten by most, irrespective of religion. And yet religious leaders were criticising others for doing so. Anirudh Kanisetty writes. (Article from May 2022)

#FoodPurity #vegetarianism #jainism #buddhism #brahminism #hinduism #history #histodon #india

https://theprint.in/opinion/food-fights-not-new-to-india-medieval-texts-show-mud-slinging-jains-buddhists-hindus/

indianewswatch, 2 months ago to india

Electoral bond betrays BJP’s Ram Rajya

Data disclosure reinforces suspicion that State coercion fuelled donations from businesses in what is arguably the biggest scam in the history of independent India, writes Ajaz Ashraf.

#ElectoralBonds #BJP #SBI #SantiagoMartin #FutureGaming #corruption #elections2024 #india

https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/electoral-bond-betrays-bjps-ram-rajya-23340388

internetfreedom, 3 months ago to random

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Indian Railways has floated a tender for the installation of 3.3L facial recognition-enabled CCTV cameras inside railway coaches with a central face-matching server to surveil & identify passengers (adults & children) to ‘curb crime’. (1/7)

anniezaidi, 3 months ago to random

" went straight to the Indian embassy in Moscow and shared details of the scam with the embassy officials. To my surprise, the embassy official told me to go back to the Russian Army to avoid punishment as I had signed a contract with them. He assured me that he will work on our case and asked me to give them a month or so."
https://m.thewire.in/article/rights/smuggled-into-russia-i-escaped-the-death-trap-laid-by-a-travel-agent?s=09

h_tejas, 3 months ago to india

The BJP MP's comment about changing the constitution to suit Hindu religion may seem extreme. But that's how the BJP normalizes extreme speech, with slow drip, and slowly builds consensus for such things. #India

mondoweiss, 3 months ago to Palestine

As Ramadan approaches, Rafah braces for an Israeli ground invasion

As Israel’s impending ground invasion of Rafah looms without a ceasefire agreement in sight, the 1.5 million people crammed into Gaza’s southernmost city fear that they will spend Ramadan under Israeli fire.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/03/as-ramadan-approaches-rafah-braces-for-an-israeli-ground-invasion/

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza
@palestine @israel