Astha Savyasachi

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Behind India’s ‘food surplus’ claims, 13 crore Indians denied rations

Oct 7, 2024 | newslaundry.com | Astha Savyasachi

In the run-up to the 2024 general elections, the Food Corporation of India wrote to all its 26 regional offices on January 12, 2024, asking them to float tenders for bags with an indicative logo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in order to distribute food grains under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, or PMGKAY.
Sixty per cent of the Schools network that Acts as a Recruitment Pool for (...)

Apr 5, 2024 | mainstreamweekly.net | Astha Savyasachi

Centre hands over 62% of new Sainik Schools to Sangh Parivar, BJP politicians and alliesSainik Schools, run under the Defence Ministry’s guidance, send cadets to India’s armed forces. The new initiative however relies on ideologically slanted organisations to train future cadetsby Astha SavyasachiApril 3, 2024New Delhi: In one of the holy cities in the country, Vrindavan, Hindu nationalist ideologue Sadhvi Ritambhara runs a school for girls, Samvid Gurukulam Girls Sainik School.
Who owns the new Sainik Schools?

Apr 5, 2024 | reporters-collective.in | Astha Savyasachi

The Reporters’ Collective investigation has revealed that 62% of the new Sainik Schools have been allotted to RSS and organisations linked with it, politicians in BJP and its ally, Hindutva rabble-rousers and other Hindu religious organisations. Grateful beyond words to my editor @furquansid. His tireless commitment brought this story to life.
Indian Army picks RSS members to run new Sainik Schools

Apr 3, 2024 | dnd.com.pk | Astha Savyasachi

Sainik Schools, run under the Defence Ministry’s guidance, send cadets to India’s armed forces. The new initiative however relies on ideologically slanted organisations to train future cadetsBy Astha SavyasachiNEW DELHI, India: In one of the holy cities in India, Vrindavan, Hindu nationalist ideologue Sadhvi Ritambhara runs a school for girls, Samvid Gurukulam Girls Sainik School. Founder of Durga Vahini, Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) women’s wing, she was a key figure in the Ram temple movement.
how the state administration is selectively targeting Muslim shrines

Feb 20, 2024 | scroll.in | Astha Savyasachi

At around 4 pm every day, 73-year-old Ashraf Ali puts on his woollen sleeveless jacket, tucks some incense sticks into his pocket and sets out with his young grandson to offer prayers at the Sher Ali Baba Mazar. He persists with his ritual even though the forest department demolished the mazar on May 15, 2023.
Delhi: Amid Threats, Over 5,000 Almond Workers in Karawal Nagar Protest for Fair Wages

Feb 8, 2024 | thewire.in | Astha Savyasachi

LabourRights21 minutes agoWinters are gradually receding. Once again, the time-honoured tradition of consuming overnight-soaked almonds took centre stage in Indian breakfast rituals, believed to enhance memory along with many other health benefits. California in the United States accounts for roughly 90% of India’s overall almond imports.
Haryana weakens pollution watchdog and rules in race for ease of doing business supremacy

Dec 13, 2023 | reporters-collective.in | Astha Savyasachi

Within 4 months, the state again swung into action to reduce time-limits for granting approvals to industry. The board further reduced the time limit to grant consent to establish by 5 days. This was done after the Centre came out with its Business Reform Action Plan, 2016. The plan, meant to boost industry, suggested that the states' Pollution Board's approvals be given as "services" with clear timelines.
Haryana weakens pollution watchdog and rules in race for ease of doing business supremacy

Dec 10, 2023 | reporters-collective.in | Astha Savyasachi

New Delhi: Haryana, home to the second highest number of grossly polluting industries in the country, weakened its pollution control board and regulations in favour of industries to climb up and stay atop the Centre’s ‘ease of doing business’ rankings.
Choosing Life: A Short Story On Survival

Sep 10, 2023 | outlookindia.com | Astha Savyasachi

Trigger warning: The story deals with themes of suicide and sexual assault. Wrapped in a thin sheet —a feeble defence against the chilling winds that swept through the balcony— she lay huddled in the farthest corner of the bed. Fingers trembling, she reached out for a thin volume, ‘Manto Ki Kahaniyan’, resting on a nearby stool. The unforgiving winds were piercing ice needles into her skin while fluttering the pages of the book in her hand. She decided to read the fourth story ‘Hatak’.
India’s home demolitions wipe off ‘labour of generations’

Aug 16, 2023 | trtworld.com | Astha Savyasachi |Meer Faisal

NUH, India – As India celebrates its 77th independence day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on August 15 from the ramparts of Red Fort in New Delhi, paying homage to pre-independence freedom fighters and promising a bright future for 1.5 billion Indians. Just an hour’s drive away, however, the future for hundreds of Indian Muslim families looks bleak. On August 8, 60-year-old Khurshidan sat under a tree, sobbing inconsolably.