Pallavi Rebbapragada

Articles by Pallavi Rebbapragada

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  Aug 10, 2018

  Decriminalising begging a welcome step, but India needs shelter homes, fresh debate on persons in destitution bill

  The Delhi High Court on Wednesday decriminalised begging after activists argued that neither the act nor poverty was a crime.
  ConnectTheDots Delhi High Court bIhar Begging shelter homes begging crime destitution bill laws on begging homeless in India state funds for poor
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  Aug 08, 2018

  Delhi can thrive on solar power but not with mere incentives; installation bottlenecks must go, awareness should grow

  Offering an incentive on generation is just a good first step to attract people towards a more sustainable technology.
  HowThisWorks Environment Solar power Arvind Kejriwal electricity Delhi Solar Policy 2016 Solarize Dwarka
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  Aug 07, 2018

  Delhi: Lack of punitive action, no check on state-funded cow shelters killing cattle in national capital

  The gosadan or cow shelter is one of the five such establishments that receive government aid: Rs 20 per cow per day from the Delhi government.
  India New Delhi CriticalPoint Delhi government Animal rights MCD Cows gaushala gosadan
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  Aug 01, 2018

  AAP's ambitious CCTV project puts Delhi citizens' privacy at risk, warring state agencies must come together to safeguard public data

  The SOPs are not clearly laid down for collection and monitoring such huge data on public movement and activity through a mesh of CCTVs
  Delhi New Delhi ConnectTheDots CCTV privacy Aam Aadmi Party #Karnataka private medical establishments CCTV project L-G Anil Baijal
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  Jul 31, 2018

  Stree Swabhiman initiative's manual machine-spun pads could herald a sanitary napkin revolution in India

  In January, the Union Information Technology, and Electronics Ministry launched the Stree Swabhiman initiative, under which Common Service Centres (CSCs) now have sanitary pad manufacturing units around the country.
  Akshay Kumar Uttar Pradesh Ravi Shankar Prasad Padman sanitary napkins CSC Menstrual Hygiene pads Stree Swabhiman Amar Tulsiyan
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  Jul 31, 2018

  As lack of a unified authority over Yamuna harms Delhi, illegal encroachments on farmlands go unchecked

  A river discreetly enters and slips out of Delhi's borders. People drive past its strong saline stench in a hurry.
  India New Delhi CriticalPoint Arvind Kejriwal Uttarakhand Himachal Pradesh Haryana Yamuna Flooding NCT
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  Jul 02, 2018

  Mandsaur rape case: Child rights experts slam Madhya Pradesh's death penalty for raping minors, say won't combat sexual abuse

  Some people in Madhya Pradesh are opposed to death penalty for crimes such as the Mandsaur rape, and fear that it will have disturbing implications.
  ConnectTheDots NCRB Madhya Pradesh Death Penalty Shivraj Singh Chouhan Mandsaur POCSO Act Crimes against children WCD Mandsaur rape case
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  Jul 01, 2018

  Mandsaur rape case spurs protests by Hindu, Muslim groups; lawyers refuse to represent accused

  The rape of an 8-year-old girl in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh on 26 June has galvanised the entire region to agitate.
  ConnectTheDots Rape Madhya Pradesh Vishwa Hindu Parishad Mandsaur Crimes against children Manoj Kumar Singh Anjuman Muslim Welfare Committee
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  Jun 26, 2018

  Saifuddin Soz launches book on Kashmir: Congress' boycott of event reflects communication lag within party

  When the Musharraf comment of Soz made it to headlines, Congress rejected the contention and said that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and that this was an incontrovertible and unquestionable truth.
  India Congress Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan Bharatiya Janata Party ConnectTheDots Kashmir The Emergency Arun Shourie Nehru Hurriyat Conference Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Saifuddin Soz Kashmir Glimpses of History and the Story of Struggle Liaquat Ali Khan
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  Jun 25, 2018

  Delhi's tree cover losing battle to shoddy reports on environment, poor compliance of afforestation norms

  A Delhi SOS campaign was launched to stop the felling of nearly 20,000 trees in the city for redevelopment projects.
  Environment Delhi NBCC National Green Tribunal tree felling compensatory afforestation Congress #ConnectTheDots Delhi trees compensatory plantation