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 […]
আমরা যাঁরা নিরাপদ দূরত্বে দাঁড়িয়ে লাশ গুনি। ‘প্রহসনের নির্বাচন’ বলে স্ট্যাটাস দিয়ে কর্তব্য সারি। যাঁরা লিখি, পড়ি। আমরা যদি এখনই গণতন্ত্রের জন্য, শাসন ক্ষমতার বিকেন্দ্রীকরণের জন্য, ‘গ্রামের মানুষের দ্বারা, গ্রামের উন্নয়ন’-এর জন্য, নবান্নে নয়, গ্রাম সংসদ/ গ্রাম সভাতেই উন্নয়নের ফিরিস্তি রচনার জন্য মুখ না খুলি, মত বিনিময় করি, ভাবি ও ভাবাই—তবে দুয়ারে আগুন পৌঁছানো শুধু […]
Groundxero | 8 July, 2023 A joint study conducted by Oxfam and Action Aid shows that 722 of the world’s top corporations made combined windfall profits of $1 trillion per year in 2021 and 2022 as people across the planet struggled to meet basic needs due to rising prices of food and fuel. Oxfam and ActionAid found that these […]
A three-member team from the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW), the women-wing of the CPI, visited strife-torn Manipur, conducting assessments of the situation on the ground. NFIW held a press conference in Delhi to address the situation, and raised serious allegations against the BJP state and central Governments, accusing them of State-Sponsored Violence in […]
Over 550 civil society groups and concerned individuals from across the country come together to condemn the continuing violence in Manipur. They call for an immediate stop to divisive politics by the state and security forces and urge all parties for an immediate ceasefire. Issuing a statement expressing deep concern about the continuing ethnic […]
The People’s Commission on Public Sector and Public Services (PCPSPS) comprising of a group of eminent academics, jurists, erstwhile administrators, trade unionists and social activists, on Thursday, June 8, issued a statement urging the Union government to professionally analyse the factors that lead to railway accidents in order to improve the existing safety systems, and […]
Over 80 ex-bureaucrats, as part of the Constitutional Conduct Group, have written a letter to President Droupadi Murmu, alleging a “systematic attempt” being made by the BJP-led Union government to “change the character of the civil services”, particularly the IAS and the IPS, who are under tremendous pressure to “show exclusive loyalty” to the Union […]
গ্রাউন্ডজিরো রিপোর্ট: দেবাশিস আইচ অশীতিপর বৃদ্ধ, হুগলির বৈঁচির আনন্দকুমার ঘোষ বার্ধক্য ভাতার জন্য আবেদন পত্র নিয়ে হাজির হয়েছিলেন পঞ্চম দুয়ারে সরকার শিবিরে। তাঁর আবেদন গৃহীতই হয়নি। এই প্রথম নয়, ২০২৩-এর আগে ২০২১ সালেও তিনি আবেদন জানিয়েছিলেন। মেলেনি ভাতা। কলকাতা প্রেস ক্লাবের ডায়াসে কাঁপা কাঁপা হাতে তিনি তুলে ধরেছিলেন আবেদনের প্রমাণপত্র। আর জড়ানো গলায় বোঝাতে […]