Elections to Andhra Pradesh Assembly and Lok Sabha, as of present, will go down in history as the dirtiest elections of the century. The country had seen many Prime Ministers including Indira Gandhi who was considered to be an iron lady. But even during her regime such a situation was never witnessed. The way the […]
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Why All The ‘Farmers’ In Krishna District Of Andhra Pradesh ‘Keeping Away’ From Active Elections?
This poll season, farmers, mostly womenfolk, are forced to confine themselves to agricultural fields, keeping away from the election fever and campaign. Farmers across the Krishna district are now busy harvesting black gram, maize and post-harvesting activities of paddy that was stored in the open in the fields. Women contribute a major share of work in […]
Can ‘Lokpal’ Curb The Graft Menace In India?
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose has been appointed as India’s first Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman. The move comes nine years after a massive anti-corruption movement, five years after the notification of the Lokpal and Lok Ayukta Act, days after the Supreme Court nudge and three weeks before upcoming general elections. But, will […]
Why ‘Women Prisoners’ Treated Differently From Men In India Jails?
A gender-specific approach is not only more cost-effective but has a positive effect on reoffending rates. Women constitute a clear minority in the prison estate – not just in India, but all over the world. On a global scale, women constitute 6.9% of the total prison population. In India, it is 4.3%. As per the […]
Do ‘Indian Patients’ Even Know Their Medical Rights At Hospitals?
The medical rights would become meaningful only when built on a strong information mechanism about patients, doctors as well as healthcare establishments. In 2018, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare along with the National Human Rights Commission released a draft of ‘Charter of Patient Rights’ – an assembly of provisions in laws and judgments […]
The ‘Dwindling Farmlands’ Of Anantapur District In Andhra Pradesh
Few districts can demonstrate how droughts can break farmers’ backs as Anantapur. The Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh anyway throws up a challenging landscape to agriculturists. Even among those four southern districts Anantapur has historically been the worst off.The district has been drought-prone for more than a century, rainfall data shows. The situation has only […]