Transformation in HP; of a different kind-rise in cancer cases are scary

Transformation in HP; of a different kind-rise in cancer cases are scary

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Himachal Pradesh, a state known for its pristine natural beauty, clean air, ambient climate, apples, tourism etc., is undergoing a transformation in its “effects of shift in agriculture and horticulture”. “This” transformation, does not pertain to the shift in the agri-pattern from conventional cereals and potatoes growing economy to apples and now mainly “off season vegetables”; this transformation took place some 2-3 decades ago. The transformation which is taking place now is from the effects of this first transformation that…

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How Pious is Today’s Ayodhya

How Pious is Today’s Ayodhya

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AYODHYA, from a Hindu politico laboratory to Politico-Religious Capital of the Hindu Right is the correct way of defining the transformation of  this city. Ayodhya, which was considered to be a city of piousness for devout Hindus based on Hindu mysticism, over the years has completely changed. Thanks to the experiment of the Sangh Parivar, of course the RSS in the lead, the Ayodhya has metamorphosised into a centre of syndicates of various kinds; spiritual, land, political and criminal. This…

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Struggle for Climate Change is a Struggle against Capitalism

Struggle for Climate Change is a Struggle against Capitalism

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The previous days were dominated by the climate summit in New York with an equally determined voice of the people asking the world leaders to act. Friday for the Future and Rebellion Extinction were some of the slogans championed by the youth and students across the globe. The climate strike was a mega event across the world. In India too, climate strike call was given by various sections of the students community. Sfi was one of them. However, they were…

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Rising Unemployment and the Urban Employment Guarantee

Rising Unemployment and the Urban Employment Guarantee

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UNEMPLOYMENT in the cities is rising acutely since demonetisation was implemented in the country by Narendra Modi on September 9, 2016. The voices of the unemployed could not be heard at that time since most of the people who had to lose their jobs were from the unorganised sector. The informal sector comprises 93 per cent of the city jobs, the figure two decades ago was nearly 75 per cent. This figure explains the humongous loss done to the job…

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Implementing 74th CAA in Kashmir, just a Hoodwink

Implementing 74th CAA in Kashmir, just a Hoodwink

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Failing to woo the mainstream political parties of Kashmir, the BJP and its leaders, especially Amit Shah, have fired a new salvo. Elected representatives of Jammu and Kashmir were being convinced that after the abrogation of Article 370, now, the provisions of democratic decentralisation, i.e., implementing the 73rd and the 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts(CAA) will take place with ease. This is nothing but sheer hoodwinking. The BJP realising that the people of the valley have vociferously opposed the despotic stance…

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Unemployment in Cities

Unemployment in Cities

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Unemployment is rising in the country and more in the cities. In the rural India the unemployment rate is 5.8 percent, however in cities, it is more than 7.1 per cent. Among women in the cities, it is more than 10 per cent. Is it an isolated phenomenon or is there an underneath strong current of DEPRESSION knocking at the doors. We discuss in URBAN AGENDA. DO WATCH:

Why Flooded Cities are Becoming Common these Days

Why Flooded Cities are Becoming Common these Days

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Geetha, 21, held her one-and-a-half-year-old son, Dhruman, close to her, trying to save their lives from the rising waters, but in vain. When their bodies were discovered in Mallapuram district in Kerala, Geetha was holding on to her son tightly. Two sisters, Anagha and Aleena, who hugged each other every night before going to sleep, were buried together in a massive landslide in Nilambur town in Kerala. Similar heart-rending incidents of loved ones lost in the recent floods in the country have been reported….

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Urban Flooding

Urban Flooding

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देश में कर्नाटक, केरल, महाराष्ट्र, गुजरात, असम और बिहार में बाढ़ ने अपना कहर बरपाया हुआ है. इन राज्यों में बाढ़ की वजह से कई लोगों की जानें जा चुकी हैं साथ ही बाढ़ ने 1.2 लाख से ज़्यादा लोगों को अपना घर छोड़ने के लिए मजबूर कर दिया है. बड़े पैमाने पर जान और माल को नुक़सान पहुंचाती इस बाढ़ के लिए आखिर ज़िम्मेदार कौन है? हमारे शहरीकरण की नीतियां, विकास की योजनाएं या हम खुद?

Dignity of livelihood at stake

Dignity of livelihood at stake

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In the wake of Parliament’s recent nod to the Code on Wages Bill, 2019, it’s rather ambitious to identify a window for workers’ rights in the cities within the city government’s framework. One of the obvious reasons to have a law that defend the interests of the working people is that after the 1990s, the informal sector has grown by leaps and bounds. In India, over 90 per cent of the workers work in the unorganised sector. Among the rest,…

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Code on Wages Act and Scope of the City to Intervene

Code on Wages Act and Scope of the City to Intervene

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This article may sound very utopian, but it has an element of optimism in it. In the wake of the recent adoption of the Code on Wages Act (CWA) 2019, by Parliament, to think and to identify a window or space for the workers’ rights in the cities, within the city government’s framework, is rather too ambitious. But, here’ s an attempt to develop it, in this article. But, before we go into the details of the city’s charter or…

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