Mumbai: MPCB Directs BMC To Implement Dust Mitigation Plan At Shivaji Park Within 15 Days https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-mpcb-directs-bmc-to-implement-dust-mitigation-plan-at-shivaji-park-within-15-days
The residents of Dadar’s Shivaji Park area have been complaining about the dust pollution for a couple of years. However, the issue came to limelight amid the worsening air quality index in Mumbai since last month.
In the historic 28-acre big Shivaji Park, 70 percent area is plain ground and 30 percent is the green patch. “It was four to five years ago that the BMC had put red soil on the ground as part of its beautification project. However, the ground has a high footfall and it was a failed project,” a civic officer said.
Mahayuti’s vote-winning cash scheme for poor women shrinks under financial strain https://frontline.thehindu.com/news/mahayuti-maharashtra-election-ajit-pawar-devendra-fadnavis-ladki-bahin-beneficiaries/article69104501.ece Jan 16, 2025 the government has taken a route that was anticipated before election: it has decided to cut down the list of the beneficiaries of the Ladki Bahin scheme, a direct beneficiary transfer (DBT) scheme that brought Mahayuti back to power from the debacle of Lok Sabha. Out of 2.5 crore beneficiaries, the list could be pruned by up to 15 per cent, according to informed sources. Almost 30 to 35 lakh women would be deleted from the scheme.
How cash transfers and communal politics propelled Mahayuti’s landslide win in Maharashtra https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/maharashtra-assembly-elections-2024-mahayuti-alliance-historic-victory-bjp-shinde/article68901722.ece Ladki Bahin scheme’s reach to 2.3 crore women, combined with an aggressive “Ek Hai Toh Safe Hai” campaign, helped the NDA win over 200 seats.
How BJP became the dominant political force in Maharashtra, replacing Congress https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/maharashtra-assembly-election-bjp-mahayuti-victory-congress-hindutva-maratha-reservation-bahujan-samaj-ma-dha-va/article68963808.ece
This dominance comes through a combination of Hindutva ideology, welfare schemes, and strategic alliance-building with regional leaders.
Delhi polls: Rs 2,500 for women, pension, LPG subsidy in BJP's Sankalp Patra https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/delhi-polls-rs-2-500-for-women-pension-lpg-subsidy-in-bjp-s-sankalp-patra/ar-AA1xnvgm NIKHIL VYAS
'Naked Wall': This film revolves around the small village of western UP in India. A boy Guddu falls in love with a girl from his own village but from a different religion. In a village where people are hard headed about their caste and religion, Guddu takes courage to express his feelings to her. But his courage fails when one of his elder brothers gets trapped in a similar situation and causes an upheaval for his entire family. https://youtu.be/IbQLCefR6nQ
'Darbha' directed by Vismay Kamate and 'Naked Wall' ('नंगी भीत') directed by Anant Sahni A blossoming, inter-caste romance between a Dalit girl and an upper caste boy takes a sharp turn when her hidden scars from generational discrimination collide with his veiled caste prejudice, forcing them to confront the ugliness within their seemingly progressive middle-class bubble. https://vimeo.com/video/814837924