Dharavi redevelopment: State proposes sending residents to Deonar dumping yard   https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/state-moots-rental-housing-for-dharavi-residents-at-deonar-dumping-yard-101726254505747.html  The move has raised concerns regarding exposure to toxic gases and spurred the opposition to redouble their pleas for rehabilitating residents within Dharavi 

“Sending Dharavi residents to Deonar is inhuman. No one must be displaced and everyone must be rehabilitated in-situ (at the spot),” said Shiv Sena (UBT) MP from south central Mumbai, Anil Desai. “Dharavi has enough land for everyone and the residents have been living there since decades,” he noted. 

 Modi will close NITI Aayog due to fear, evidence found red handed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnVhXhc7cUk  
The Public India  Sep 29, 2024  Anjali Bharadhdwaj says Modi will close NITI Aayog due to fear, evidence found red handed

Govt ignored Niti red flag that data protection law could weaken RTI  https://indianexpress.com/article/india/govt-ignored-niti-red-flag-that-data-protection-law-could-weaken-rti-9593569/
Niti’s concern: Disclosure of personal info of public officials may not be possible in larger public interest too. On Jan 16, 2023, the NITI Aayog formally wrote to the Ministry of Electronics and IT urging it not to pass the proposed law as it would weaken the RTI act... the suggestion had come as part of the then ongoing inter-miniterial consultation and hte law was still in the draft stage.. 

 How a US-Based PR Firm Is Profiling Activists, Scientists Opposing Pesticides and GMO
Sarasvati Thuppadolla, Margot Gibbs and Elena DeBre  https://thewire.in/agriculture/how-a-us-based-pr-firm-is-profiling-activists-scientists-opposing-pesticides-and-gmo The firm spearheading this work is Missouri-based v-Fluence Interactive, founded and run by a former Monsanto executive, Jay Byrne, who previously worked as a communications executive at the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Since its creation in 2001, v-Fluence has provided a range of services including “in depth research, ongoing intelligence gathering, proprietary data-mining and analytics” to the global agrochemical and biotechnology industry.

v-Fluence also has links to corporate pesticide giants such as Syngenta which is currently facing a lawsuit in the US, with Byrne and v-Fluence as co-defendants. The lawsuit was filed by farmers with Parkinson’s disease who have alleged that their illness was caused by the company’s paraquat herbicide. They accuse Syngenta and v-Fluence of suppressing negative information on the dangers of paraquat, working to “neutralise” those who criticise it, and investigating the social media pages of people who reported injuries to Syngenta’s crisis hotline. 

 This Impending Disaster Can KILL 35 Lakh People | Mullaperiyar Dam Danger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQHPPdp0Cjg 
Gaurav Thakur   Sep 5, 2024 A major disaster could hit India, but we can prevent it. The 123-year-old Mullaperiyar Dam, located between Tamil Nadu and Kerala, is at risk of collapsing. If it bursts, it could flood five districts, affecting 3.5 million people. The dam, built in 1895, has shown cracks and leaks for decades, and experts, including the UN, IIT Roorkee, and Kerala's disaster management, recommend replacing it. If the dam fails, it could trigger a domino effect, breaking three nearby dams, including Asia's largest, Idukki Dam. But, despite the danger, Kerala and Tamil Nadu government are doing Blame Game Politics.

 How The Adani Fraud Actually Works (Allegedly)  How The Adani Fraud Actually Works (Allegedly) 
How Money Works Feb 17, 2023  From Description to YT: 

Hindenburg research is an investment research firm which specialises in short selling using a very simple four step process. 

Step 1, find a company with something going wrong that isn’t yet public knowledge, like a serious fault in their growth model, a significant market threat, or just plain old systemic fraud, as is the case with this Adani situation. 

 Step 2, short the companies stock. 

Step 3, make a public announcement in the firm of a research paper accompanied by a big marketing campaign to expose the problems with the company so that other investors also short sell the business which will push the price down.

Step 4, exit the short positions at the new low price with a healthy profit. 

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 Supreme Court | Supreme Court Slams RERA, Calls It "Rehab Centre" For Retired Bureaucrats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3yyXGWtchM
NDTV  Sep 28, 2024 The Supreme Court on Friday made evident its displeasure over the working of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) saying it had become a rehabilitation centre for retired bureaucrats who the court says "have undermined the entire purpose of the Act." The court was hearing an appeal to a Delhi High Court judgment which dismissed pleas seeking directions to banks and financial institutions to refrain from charging pre-EMIs or full EMIs from the petitioners and other similar home buyers, arguing that alternative remedies, including RERA, were available.

The Left Has Given Voice to the Voiceless, But Is it Politically Relevant? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TvYltig0V8 The Wire Sep 29, 2024
On September 12, 2024, India lost Sitaram Yechury – perhaps one of the tallest leaders of the Left movement in the country. Committed to his ideology, an avowed democrat, Yechury has been part of a movement that has been the voice of the voiceless. 

The Left has contributed significantly to the Indian democracy over the years. But they have remained stagnant in the Indian polity. Is the Left still relevant? Does it have to reinvent itself? Nilotpal Basu is a member of the CPI(M) politburo, Jairam Ramesh is Rajya Sabha MP and a veteran Congress leader, Siddharth Varadarajan

 The Rise and Fall of Indian TV News: From DD Calm to Arnab's Chaoshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9Ad6hDQ6-o   newslaundry
Manisha is traveling for elections, so we’re back with another gem of an episode from the past! In this special episode of TV Newsance, we take a deep dive into the evolution of Indian primetime news – from the tightly controlled, monotonous days of Doordarshan (DD) to today’s chaotic shouting matches.

We explore key milestones in this journey, starting with the birth of DD News in 1959, the disruption caused by Newstrack in 1989, and the explosion of private channels after the 1992 cable TV boom. From investigative reporting to sensationalism, we'll cover the rise of ad-driven TRP races, absurd news stories, and how the debate format evolved into the loud confrontations we see today.
With figures like Arnab Goswami leading the charge, primetime news has transformed into a battleground of shouting matches – but at what cost?

https://www.moneylife.in/article/dont-stop-citizens-from-recording-video-inside-police-stations-nagpur-police/71149.html  Don’t Stop Citizens from Recording Video inside Police Stations: Nagpur Police
Moneylife Digital Team 20 June 2023 

In an order issued last week, Dr Ashwini Patil, deputy commissioner of police (headquarter), says, "It is observed that the duty officers are unnecessarily arguing with citizens who are doing video recording inside police stations and registering a complaint against them. A police station is a public place, and you are directed not to prohibit citizens from video recording inside the police station."
 
“The HC had clarified that 'prohibited place' as defined in section 2(8) of the official secrets act, does not cover police station and hence no case can be registered against a citizen for recording inside the police station,” Dr Patil stated.