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Internet Still Down In Lakhimpur Kheri: India Leads World In Net Shutdowns

As the news of the violence in Lakhimpur Kheri district began circulating in the media, one of the first reactions of the administration was to…

Credit Demand Shrinks To 3.6% In Q1 from 42.6%, Hit Hard By COVID 2nd Wave

The latest RBI quarterly Bank Lending Survey (BLS) revealed that the overall loan demand for all sectors shrank from 42.9% (in Q4 2020-21) to 3.6%…

India Tops World In Internet Shutdowns In 2020, Suffers $2.8 Billion Loss

On January 10, 2020, the Supreme Court in a significant ruling, had declared access to the Internet as a fundamental right under Article 19 of…

Eight Core Industries’ Output Contracts 9.6% In July

For the fifth consecutive month, the output of eight core infrastructure sectors dropped by 9.6% in July due to a fall mostly in the production…

Can The Pandemic Shutdown Teach South Asia About Air Pollution?

By Syed Muhammad Abubakar; Ankita Anand/thethirdpole.net After India shut down in response to Covid-19, people started posting stunning photos of the Himalayas, visible from 200…

COVID-19 Crisis: 25 Million Jobs At Risk With Airline Shutdown

About 25 million jobs are at risk of disappearing with plummeting demand for air travel amid the COVID-19 crisis. Globally, the livelihoods of some 65.5…

High Alert In UP, Internet Shutdown In 21 Districts

The UP government is taking speedy action in view of the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). It has stepped up security and deployed…

UP's Mau Erupts In Protest Over Citizenship Law; Internet Shut, Section 144 Imposed

Protests against the Citizenship Act are taking place in several states across the country. These protests, which began in the north-eastern states, have now reached…

The Act Of Shutting Down The Internet

Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) have turned violent, with college students across the country taking to the streets. In response, the government is…

Assam News Websites In Blind Zone After Internet Shutdown

Various news websites of Assam are in blind zone after a ban on mobile internet services was imposed in the state in the wake of violent…