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Topic: National Commission for Scheduled Castes

SC Commission issues notice to Zomato for ‘casteist ad’. Seeks action report from Delhi Police, YouTube

Risha Chitlangia -
The ad was aimed to promote food delivery service's voluntary waste recycling policy. National Commission for Scheduled Castes has taken suo moto cognizance of the matter.

Scheduled Castes panel issues notice to Mann govt on youth’s sexual harassment claim against Punjab minister

Chitleen K Sethi -
National Commission for Scheduled Castes has asked chief secy & DGP to investigate allegations against AAP minister Lal Chand Kataruchak. Complaint comes ahead of 10 May Jalandhar bypoll.

Scheduled Caste panel seeks report after Sameer Wankhede alleges ‘harassment’ by NCB officer

Purva Chitnis -
NCB officer Gyaneshwar Singh had headed a probe that found irregularities in Wankhede's work on Aryan Khan case. Scheduled caste panel has sought report from MHA, amongst others.

Wankhede or Punjab or Bengal, why Dalit rights panel is accused of being partisan to BJP

Shanker Arnimesh -
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes is a statutory body but critics claim it only highlights atrocities on Dalits in opposition-ruled states. 

Over 20,000 OBC, SC families lost their sole earning member to Covid, Andhra tops list

Neelam Pandey -
The data is part of surveys conducted by the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation and the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation. 

Grievance portal for SCs gets 1,276 complaints in its first 2 months, half over ‘atrocities’

Sravasti Dasgupta -
NCSC portal receives 664 complaints under ‘atrocities’ head, 372 related to socioeconomic matters, and 240 for service issues since launch in April.

SC panel writes to IIT Kharagpur, seeks reply after video shows professor ‘abusing’ students

Neelam Pandey -
The panel's reaction comes after a video of the alleged incident, involving the professor and a class of SC/ST students, went viral on social media

New SC commission chief has this message for IIT panel: Don’t forget a Dalit wrote Constitution

Soniya Agrawal -
Vijay Sampla, who took charge as NCSC chairperson Wednesday, questioned an IIT committee’s suggestion to exempt faculty from caste-based reservation.

Govt clears former Punjab BJP MP Vijay Sampla’s name as Scheduled Castes panel head

Neelam Pandey -
National Commission for Scheduled Castes has been without a chairman since May 2020. Notification regarding Sampla's appointment will be published once President gives nod.

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Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Sushant Sareen -
Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

5 years of Ukraine war—why Delhi must de-hyphenate Moscow from the West

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India can sell its vision, but it can’t spectacle its way to AI power

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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