How close are we to the SDGs

THE fiscal crisis of 2008 struck wounds deep into the system. It shook the pillars of the world capitalist system and the sustainability of such a socio-economic system became a challenge. Compounding to it was the crisis of the environment and the sustainability of the planet, which continues to pose a serious challenge. The carbon emissions, if not checked, shall become disastrous to the eco-system itself. The five Ps i.e., people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership were conceived as the goal and targets under the sustainable development goals(SDGs) in 2015.

Call for Peace and Harmony : DUJ

ON the International Women’s Day, when the Constitution, the country and communal amity is under attack from forces of division and hatred, the Delhi Union of Journalists(DUJ) and its gender committee calls for peace and communal harmony. The statement in this regard was issued on Mrach 7 by the DUJ.

Telangana: Conspiracy to Change into a Theocratic State.

THE central government is conspiring to change the country into a theocratic state said T Veerabhadram, state secretary of CPI(M). The government is asking people to prove their citizenship, which is shameful, he said. For proving the citizenship even Aadhar card is also not accepted. In Siddipet district, under the chairmanship of district secretary, Amudala Mallareddy, a public meeting was organised on March 5. Veeerabhadram, while speaking in the rally said that there is no benefit to the people out of NRC, CAA, and NPR.

CPI(M) Offers Relief Fund to Riot Victims

A delegation of the CPI(M) led by general secretary Sitaram Yechury along with members of Delhi Solidarity Relief and Rehabilitation Committee visited the families of those killed in the riots and offered relief.CPI(M) provided financial assistance to family members of Faizan, Prem Singh, Mohammad Shahban, Ashfaq Hussain and Ali Amir Khan.The delegation included Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat, Central Committee member and AIKS president Ashok Dhawale, Delhi state secretary of CPI(M) K M Tiwari, CITU Delhi general secretary Anurag Saxena and Phoolkant Mishra and others.CPI(M) along with De

Condemn this Brazen Horse-Trading

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on March 11 has issued the following statementTHE BJP has, once again, displayed its contempt for democracy by indulging in crass horse-trading to try and topple the Congress state government of Madhya Pradesh, exploiting some opportunist elements.

Corporate Cronyism at its Worst

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 7, 2020THE collapse of Yes Bank has raised many disturbing questions about the functioning of private banks and the failure of the regulator, the Reserve Bank of India, to intervene in time. The Yes Bank episode is the worst example of crony capitalism. The record shows that the loan account of the bank increased spectacularly from Rs 55,633 crore in March 2014 to Rs 2,41,999 crore in March 2019. The bank was saddled with huge loans given to corporates favoured by the ruling regime. Some of these c

Condemn Ban on Media Channels

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 7THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the 48-hour ban imposed on two Malayalam news channels, Asianet News and Media One, by the information and broadcasting ministry.

The First Party Congress – 1943

THE first Congress of the Communist Party of India (CPI) was held in 1943 in Bombay. It was held for eight days, from May 23 to June 1. 139 delegates attended the Congress, representing a membership of 15,563. By this time, Party organs were being brought out in 11 languages, with a combined circulation of 60,000. It was estimated that at least 6,00,000 people were reading these organs, along with other leaflets and pamphlets brought out by the Party.

The Blistering Path to Change

THE usual folklore is that winters in North India, Delhi in particular, come to an end with Holi. But this year, Holi had gone, but the chill is still lingering, reflecting the times that our country is passing through. On one hand – riots, protests, anger and on the other the novel virus – Covid-19. All these are giving rise to a serious doubt, is Shelley right: ‘when winter comes, can spring be far behind’!It’s those December days in Delhi, when cold bites. No one prefers to come out. Everybody wants to lie in the bed with super warm blankets wrapped around them.

DYFI Holds Youth March in Maharashtra

ON February 16, 2020, more than a thousand volunteers of the DYFI in Maharashtra started a 125 km protest walk from Uran in Raigad district towards the state capital Mumbai, demanding employment and education opportunities and against the unconstitutional and communal CAA-NRC-NPR drive of the BJP central government.The Maharashtra police mounted inexplicably severe repression on all four days from February 16 to 19 to stop the youth march from moving towards Mumbai. The DYFI had chosen BPCL Terminal at Uran as the starting point and Chaityabhoomi, Mumbai, the final resting place of Dr B R

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