AAP documentary screening in Delhi cancelled: Did not seek permission, say cops; ‘Dictatorship,’ says Arvind Kejriwal https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/aap-documentary-screening-delhi-cancelled-cops-dictatorship-arvind-kejriwal-9785652/ The Aam Aadmi Party had planned a media screening of a documentary on the ‘unprecedented assault’ on the party and its leaders.

“As elections have been declared, political parties have to apply for permission through single window system at DEO office (that is DM office). This is a standard process during elections. For the said event, no such permission was taken and hence it would have been a violation of guidelines. We urge all parties to follow the elections rules and regulations at this time,” an official statement from the Delhi Police said.

Kejriwal claimed at a press conference that no permission was required for a private screening. “Today, we had organised the screening of one of our films for the media… This was a private and not public screening but a lot of police force was pressed to stop the screening

Why Trump forced Israel to accept Gaza ceasefire, with Ali Abunimah
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7pG_9qRYcY  

 And while the agreement is expected to bring immediate relief to Palestinians, While many factors led to this agreement, especially the continued strength of the resistance on the ground, the intervention of Donald Trump appears to have been decisive. Ali Abunimah, Nora Barrows-Friedman, Jon Elmer and Asa Winstanley were joined by political and economic analyst Shir Hever, and Ahmed Alnaouq, co-founder and director of We Are Not Numbers

https://electronicintifada.net/

Emergency & Neo Emergency: MG Devasahayam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Mun47hdxg Sam Pitroda  the history of human rights violations during the last ten years mirrors the Emergency in every way. Both the Emergency and the undeclared emergency have seen a war on dissenting writers, journalists, students, and politicians.
The book throws up searching questions like is the Emergency really done and dusted, who and what was primarily responsible for its imposition, how was it defeated, who did it, and how India is going through an era of neo-Emergency. The author highlights how India’s democracy has swung between two extremes—from two years of the ‘darkest period’ to ten years of the ‘dark-dark period’.
As masters and minions of both eras claim themselves as ‘defenders of democracy’, the question is, are they? 

https://youtu.be/uhFG2kibebA?t=25   Prof. Aditya Mukherjee || Nehru's Legacy Revisited || Defending Rationality, Science and Democracy
Samim Asgor Ali JNU

 'What Are They Celebrating?': Ravi Nair Slams Those Who Celebrated Shutting Of Hindenburg Research https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPm2AtEMdcg
HW News English 

India’s net forest cover sees paltry rise of 156.41 sq km; decrease in mangroves and Western Ghats cover https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-forest-tree-cover-govt-report-9737617/ 

WA : Kal What is the basis of such a claim?? The big highways, expansion of cities, many industrial projects, river linking have taken big toll on the forest.

AP: In my humble opinion, the figures are and have always been bogus. This is based on the facts that the forest figures are based on the India State of Forests Report prepared based on Forest Survey of India maps made from satellite imagery. Strangely, the FSI website itself has a disclaimer stating that their maps are not accurate! 
Now, the forests recognized by Government for protection under
the law are not based on the FSI maps. For example, Goa Govt recognizes and protects only 1200 sq kms (33%) of its land as forests, while FSI shows over 2200 (60%) sq kms of forests in Goa. 
Indian Govt has different figures for the world and for itself.

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/western-ghats-lost-58-sq-km-of-forest-cover-since-2013-sofr-2023 Western Ghats lost 58 sq km of forest cover since 2013: SOFR 2023..“Very Dense Forest increased by 3,465.12 sq km, whereas Moderately Dense Forest and Open Forest decreased by 1,043.23 sq km and 2,480.11 sq km,”

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