The Uttarakhand women’s groups and representatives reject the UCC Bill passed by the State Assembly in toto, saying that the Bill criminalises constitutional behaviour, and introduces moral policing. Groundxero | 7th February, 2024 The Uttarakhand State Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code, Uttarakhand, 2024 Bill, becoming the first State in the […]
Blocking subsidies meant for the poor and the marginalized to exact political revenge is unethical and reveals the Union government’s anti-working-class and anti-farmer position. Groundxero Report | 22 Jan 2024 The Narendra Modi-led Union government has decided to withhold the release of Rs 7,000 crore earmarked for the state government in West Bengal […]
Murderous State’s drone attack killed at least 88 persons in Tudun Biri village, Kaduna, Nigeria, on 3 December. By Harsh Thakor At least 88 people have been reportedly killed in a mistaken army drone attack” on a religious gathering, during the Mawlid al-Nabi (the birthday of Prophet Muhammad), in the northwest of Nigeria. […]
By Groundxero | 10 Dec, 2023 Peasant unions, Adivasi organizations, Trade Unions and social activists in Odisha have issued a joint statement condemning the farce of Gram Sabhas carried out by the Odisha Government in the Sijimali region to hasten the process of bauxite mining for Vedanta Limited. They have expressed outrage and concern over […]
“We stand here ashamed that the weapons used in the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestine are partly made on our own doorstep,” one participating doctor said. By OLIVIA ROSANE Dec 07, 2023 More than 1,000 union members with Workers for a Free Palestine blockaded four weapons factories in the United Kingdom Thursday that make components […]
The United Auto Workers on Friday became the largest U.S. union to endorse a cease-fire in Gaza as Israel resumed its bombardment of the Palestinian territory following a weeklong pause. By Groundxero Dec 02, 2023 The UAW, the largest union in US have called for a ceasefire. It represents 400,000 workers in the US and more […]
“Only a negotiated cease-fire can pave the way to addressing the current humanitarian crisis, the release of all hostages, and a long-term solution to this conflict,” said one campaigner. JESSICA CORBETT Nov 29, 2023 Almost a million Americans signed petitions from half a dozen civil society organizations demanding that U.S. President Joe Biden […]
On the International Day in Solidarity with the Palestinian People, on November 29, people across the world expressed their solidarity demanding immediate complete cease-fire in Gaza and a fully liberated Palestine. November 30, 2023 by Groundxero Every year, November 29 marks the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. It’s a day to remember that […]
“This day of action grows every year because the movement to hold Amazon accountable keeps getting bigger and stronger,” said the head of UNI Global Union. By JAKE JOHNSON Nov 24, 2023 Amazon workers and allies in dozens of countries around the world took to the streets Friday to protest the e-commerce behemoth’s […]
Groundxero Report | 16th October, 2023 Rayagada, Odisha: The public hearing seeking environmental clearance for bauxite mining by Vedanta Limited at Sijimali in Odisha’s Rayagada district concluded on October 16 (Monday) amid massive protests by villagers opposed to the project voicing concerns over the possible adverse impact of mining on local ecology. The public hearing was […]
Groundxero Report | 8th October, 2023 Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) expressed shock at the scurrilous and malafide allegations made against the historic Farmers’ Movement at Delhi, in the FIR lodged by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police against media house Newsclick and several journalists. On 3rd October, 2023, raids were carried out by the […]
A report on a recent conference of dalit agricultural labourers organised by the Zameen Prapti Sangharsh Committee (ZPSC) in Punjab by Harsh Thakor. Democratic revolutionary spirit touched soaring heights in a conference organised by the Zameen Prapti Sangharsh Committee (ZPSC) on 28th September, in village Shadihari in Sangrur district of Punjab, with around 10,000 […]
‘Mother of Democracy’ Fails To Protect Democratic Rights; Delhi Police Cancels the Day 3 proceedings; Summit Vows to Protect People and Nature over Profits New Delhi, 20.08.23 : The We20: Peoples’ Summit on G20 organised by over 70 organisations from different parts of the country concluded with much vigour and energy, albeit a day […]
While it has become fashionable to speak of “inclusive development” or “alternative development”, we must expose the exclusivist nature of development and provoke thinking for an “alternative to development”, writes Nilanjan Dutta. It’s monsoon time and as the rains are lashing many parts of the country, umbrellas are in high demand. The same applies […]
Groundxero | 14th July, 2023 The National Coordination Committee of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) demanded the Union Government to declare flood and land slide in Himachal Pradesh as National Calamity and give adequate compensation to all in the flood affected states; condemned the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh for facilitating timber mafia in plundering […]