To Drugs Controller General of India Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), Directorate General of Health Services Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India FDA Bhavan, ITO, Kotla Road, New Delhi -110002 Sir, This is to draw your immediate attention of CDSCO towards the announcement dated May 19, 2020 by Johnson & Johnson, a multinational company[Read More…]
As per the order of Hon’ble Supreme Court’s 5-Judge Bench dated 15 October 2015, Aadhaar cannot be made mandatory for the purposes of linking to mobile phones. This has been reiterated by the Hon’ble Court on 9th June and 27th June, 2017.
When asked about why India chose to go with the UID/Aadhaar model when several countries like France, Britain and Germany have disbanded such identification projects, Nandan Nilekani, a former official of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) replied, “Their purpose was not development, inclusion, saving government money or curbing corruption. How can you compare Aadhaar with the smart card project[Read More…]
We solemnly and earnestly appeal to you to save the present and future citizens from unlimited government as a consequence of an unlimited database of Indians and anonymous financing of political parties under the Aadhaar Act, 2016 and amended Companies Act, 2013 by seeking Hon’ble Supreme Court’s opinion under Article 143(2) of the Constitution of India on the constitutionality of biometric UID/Aadhaar in supreme national interest. This Article has not been used so far but extraordinary situations create compelling logic for extraordinary patriotic steps which can set a healthy precedent for all times to come.
Verdict is myopic, unscientific, anti-environment and anti-public health February 6, 2017: At last National Green Tribunal (NGT) gave its verdict on February 2, 2017 after its penultimate order of January 16, 2017 holding Respondent No. 9 M/s. Jindal Urban Infrastructure Ltd. guilty of acts of omission and commission but failed to give relief to the residents and birds of Okhla,[Read More…]
Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar headed three-judge bench asked, “Surveillance to what. Is it a big deal?” This seemingly innocent question posed on January 5, 2017 merits considered reply. The other two judges were Justice N V Ramana and Justice D Y Chandrachud. According to Concise Oxford Dictionary, surveillance means ‘close observation, especially of a suspected person’. Isn’t surveillance dehumanizing?[Read More…]
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Voices from the Margins, and Engaging Slave Selves and Narratives 
Free Hidme Markam 
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SAPACC Request PMs of India, Bangladesh And Bhutan To Declare A Planetary Climate Crisis 
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Joji – A Brilliant Peek Across the Kerala Village Lives 
US’ China policy at inflection point 
Paper Value Pledges And Time Passing Tamil Politicians 
The Doomsday Glacier Lives up to its Billing 
Biden’s Anti-China Ambitions – A Reality Check 
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Lockdown Decisions Must Be Based On Very Carful Appraisal of Reliable Data 
Hindi Cinema’s Contribution to Human Rights, Though Rare, is Still Significant 
In our hurry to conquer nature and death, we have made a new religion of science 
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Clearly, It Is Time Now For the Government to Accept the Key Demand of Farmers 
Lift USA embargo on the export of Vaccine raw materials 
Greed and the European Super League 
The Growing Threat of Fascism in the United States 
A Tale of Three Viruses: Corona, Stupidity and Privilege 
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The Toy-Train of Lucknow with a Memorable Past 
Biden’s Drone Wars 
Earth Abuse and the Next Pandemic 
Neither the Israeli Elections nor the Palestinian Elections are about Democracy 
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Measures Beyond Present Anti-Defection Law Needed to Check Sabotage of Democracy 
Gandhian Concept of Swadeshi Has An Increasing and Wider Relevance Today 
Tightening The Noose Around Syria 
Portland police disperse protesters Saturday night, riot declared Friday night 
Corporate ‘listing’ of ‘powerful’ voices 
Dr.Ambedkar: Current Political and Economic Scenario 
Rally in support of Ambedkar’s grandson-in-law held outside Indian Visa and Passport Application Center 
Coronavirus Strikes Papua New Guinea 
Pam Africa: As Mumia Awaits Heart Surgery, I am Issuing a Challenge to CNN’s Michael Smerconish and DA Larry Krasner 
When I founded Countercurrents.org in 2002, Disha Ravi who was arrested for sedition yesterday was a two-year-old toddler. In 2002, the CO2 level in the atmosphere was 370 ppm. Now it is 415 ppm. In just 19 years CO2 levels increased by just over 2ppm/year. The level of cumulative greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, including Methane, Nitrous Oxide etc is[Read More…]
