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Ditsa Bhattacharya
Indian Civil Society Organisations Hold Dialogue Opposing UN Food Security Summit
04 Sep 2021
The civil society organisations have said that the Summit is essentially being reduced to a series of technocratic solutions that do not accommodate human rights.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Will One Nation One Ration Card Help Migrant Workers?
01 Jul 2021
In a recent order, the SC directed state governments to formulate schemes to provide rations to migrant workers. It also set a deadline of July 31 for states to implement the One Nation One Ration…
The Leaflet
Delhi HC Lays Down Guidelines for Feeding Community Dogs; Says RWA, Govt Authorities duty Bound to Ensure Food, Water for Them
01 Jul 2021
Laying down guidelines for feeding stray dogs, the Delhi High Court has asserted that community dogs (stray/street dogs) have the right to food, and citizens have the right to feed them.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Union Budget Shows Govt. Apathy to Growing Malnutrition, Says Right to Food Campaign
04 Feb 2021
According to noted economist Jean Drèze – if inflation is factored in – between 2014 and 2021 the allocation for ICDS has been reduced by 26% while the allocation for the Mid-Day Meal scheme has been…
Newsclick Report
9 Months After Lockdown Hit, Vulnerable Groups Still Don’t Have Enough Food
09 Dec 2020
A survey shows that people continue to have reduced income than pre-lockdown levels and the food intake by vulnerable communities has significantly decreased.
Newsclick Team
India, COVID and the Right to Food
15 Jul 2020
Professor Dipa Sinha, from Ambedkar University -Delhi (AUD) and the Right to Food Campaign-India, speaks on the impacts of the COVID lockdown in India on the food and nutrition status of the working…
Newsclick Team
Walden Bello| Is COVID an Opportunity for Food Sovereignty?
15 Jul 2020
Walden Bello, from Focus on the Global South, shows how the COVID-19 crisis exposed the fragility of the present corporate and free trade driven food supply system.
Newsclick Team
Cash Transfers Won’t Work: Dipa Sinha
30 Jun 2020
Economist Dipa Sinha, who is a professor with the School of Liberal Studies, Ambedkar University, in Delhi, told NewsClick that this is the right opportunity for the government to strengthen the…
Newsclick Report
MP: Children, Pregnant Women Badly Affected in Lockdown, Reveals Survey
08 Jun 2020
The survey was conducted by Bhopal-based NGO in 122 villages of six districts of Madhya Pradesh between March 25 to May 10.
Newsclick Report
Don’t Extend Lockdown Beyond May 3, Activists Urge Govt, Citing Acute Economic Distress
25 Apr 2020
Reportedly, 270 people have died due to hunger, exhaustion, state violence, suicides and inability to access healthcare due to the lockdown.