The Oscar award for the Indian documentary on periods shines international spotlight on the critical issue of continuing menstrual stigma. Most local campaigns against it are private efforts. The government waived GST on sanitary pads. It must now include menstrual hygiene in Swachh Bharat and Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao missions.
Arvind Kejriwal’s fast for statehood is a totally meaningless move
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s decision to sit on an indefinite fast for full statehood to Delhi exposes, once again, his obsession with theatrics. Since the Supreme Court has already ruled on it, he can’t achieve much, except divert public attention from issues of governance and failures of his four-year government.
Arunachal was a bad move by BJP. It only added to northeast troubles
Arunachal Pradesh government’s proposal to grant permanent resident certificates to six non-native communities has fuelled protests and had to be hastily withdrawn. But embarking on it with no clear road map, especially at a time when the northeast is on the boil over ethnic fault lines is shoddy governance by BJP.
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