Mondays with Manjul, September 6

Scores of farmers attend ‘Kisan mahapanchayat’ in Muzaffarnagar

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) organised a farmers’ mahapanchayat in Muzzafarnagar on Sunday, September 5, in protest against the farm laws passed by the Union Government in a previous parliamentary session. Thousands of farmers from Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring states attended the event organised by SKM at the Government Inter College ground in Muzaffarnagar. The […]

No one above the law: Chattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel on FIR against his father

“I am urging all the villagers of India to not let the Brahmins enter your villages. I will talk to every other community so that we can boycott them. They need to send back to the bank of the Volga River,” said Nand Kumar Baghel, recently in Lucknow. The video immediately went viral on social […]

Happy Independence Day

Promise for next 25 years, Sainik School for girls, Gati Shakti Plan for New India: PM Modi

As India celebrated its 75th Independence Day on August 15, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted in his eighth I-Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort the importance of Aatma Nirbhar and ‘Sab Vikas’ for building a new India. He also announced that the Centre will soon launch the Rs 100 lac-crore Gati […]

World Bank Signs $250 million projects for safe and resilient dams across India

The Government of India, the Central Water Commission, government representatives from 10 participating states and the World Bank have signed a $250 million project, to support the Government of India’s long-term dam safety program and improve the safety and performance of existing dams across various states of India. The Second Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP-2) will strengthen dam […]

Supreme Court Registrars, Lawyers of Key Clients and Old Number of an SC Judge on Pegasus Radar

By Siddharth Varadarajan The registry of any court is where a citizen’s quest for justice begins and the Supreme Court of India is no exception. As of August 2, 2021, the total number of pending matters is 69,476, and every month that figure rises by around 600. The court’s 26 judges deal with the law but it […]

India becomes the first country globally to start commercial production of Nano Urea

National Fertilisers Limited (NFL) and Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers Ltd (RCF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) for the transfer of technology of a revolutionary and game-changer fertiliser Nano Urea Liquid on July 27. MoUs and other related agreements were signed in the presence of Minister of Chemicals […]