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 Why Cities Flood https://www.youtube.com/embed/U70egbUZ2Pg?start=136&end=1036 15 min slide presentation   Dr Priyadarshini Karve Pune River Revival Jun 27, 2024 #riverfront #pune #saverivers
Dr Priyadarshini Karve explains why Indian cities flood, with a little rain. What can we expect in monsoon? Is there a solution

The New Criminal Laws and their Impact on Freedom of Expression https://freespeechcollective.in/the-new-criminal-laws-and-their-impact-on-freedom-of-expression/  
JUNE 28, 2024 "...civil liberties and free speech will be further jeopardised by the replacement of old laws with more repressive legislation, coupled with provisions of other laws that also seek to curb and censor the freedoms of our already beleaguered citizenry."

Sedition, albeit in another guise, refuses to go away

Other provisions include special offences, such as terrorism, otherwise dealt with by special laws like The Unlawful Activities ( Prevention ) Act (UAPA), 1967 or organised crime, otherwise dealt with by state laws like The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), 1999. Criminal defamation remains in the BNS, as well as sections dealing with ‘disturbing public tranquility’, that extend the scope of Section 153A of The Indian Penal Code (on spreading disharmony or causing enmity between groups), which has been used extensively against journalists, writers and academics.

Where is my Interest? Will Nirmalaji explain? https://www.cenfa.org/where-is-my-interest-will-nirmalaji-explain/ 

For years the Government and the RBI have allowed banks to flourish at the cost of the depositors who are the real owners of the banks. They are not on the Boards of Banks; they are not told where their money is invested, and they are not even properly cared for. Almost every customer complains of poor service due to shortage of staff.

How to take this forward?

Trade Unions, Civil Society, Customer Rights Organisations and people have to come together and launch a successful campaign to make both the depositors and the banks understand the value of people’s money.