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New Electricity Bill Another Attempt to Further Privatise Power Sector, Say Experts
22 Apr 2020
AIPEF has questioned the urgency to push the bill amid lockdown and asked the power ministry to extend time for submission of comments till September 30.
Over 65 Lakh People Affected in 703 Ongoing Land Conflicts in India: Report
29 Feb 2020
A total of Rs 13.7 lakh crore of committed, earmarked, and potential investments were found embroiled in 335 of the 703 ongoing land conflicts.
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As Another Private Franchisee Fails, Power Engineers to Intensify Protest Against Privatisation of Supply
12 Sep 2019
The All India Power Engineers Federation has written to the Union power minister, demanding withdrawal of the ‘privatise or lose funding’ ultimatum — even as a private franchisee in Nagpur is the…
Adani Continues to Grab Power Sector, Gets 2 More Thermal Power Plants
07 Sep 2019
Adani Power claims to have increased its combined thermal power capacity by 19% to 12,410 megawatts.
Humra Quraishi
BJP’s Strange Obsession With Triple Talaq
01 Aug 2019
The Shah Bano judgment was based on egalitarian principles in the Quran. That judgment is at odds with BJP’s constant efforts to paint Islam as “barbaric”.
Sanjay Hegde
SC Order Emasculates Anti-Defection Law; Anyway, Its Time Was Up
21 Jul 2019
The Anti-Defection Act outlaws retail desertions but wholesale defections are the real problem. The subverted Act no longer serves its purpose. There’s need for a new law.
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Power Engineers Oppose NITI Aayog’s Plan to Privatise Electricity Distribution
14 Jun 2019
The strategy paper by NITI Aayog covers all ground of the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2014 and 2018 — strongly opposed by power employees — said the All India Power Engineers’ Federation.
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Opposing Electricity Amendment Bill, Power Employees Hold Protest Meetings In Districts
13 Dec 2018
The power sector employees will hold a two-day nationwide strike on 8 and 9 January, 2019 against the Electricity (Amendment) Bill that seeks to privatise the distribution of electricity.
P2P Foundation
Noam Chomsky: Postmodernism is an Instrument of Power
25 Jul 2017
Noam Chomsky talks about postmodernism, how it is an instrument of power and why academics embrace it.
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Misinterpreting Nuclear Liability Laws
30 Sep 2013
According to the nuclear liability laws passed by India in 2010, compensation for liability in the event of any nuclear accident is to be borne by the foreign supplier. However, recent reports in…