A staggering proportion of Jharkhand's children suffer from undernutrition & anemia. There's a need to improve nutrition amongst children before third wave. Govt should immediately start cooked food at anganwadis and 6 eggs / week for all children. Hemant Soren Road Scholarz

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It is being said that following Dainik Bhaskar's Sandesh and Gujarat samachar's reporting on these issues, the death certification software in Gujarat has developed "software issues" leading to death certs not being issued. Can someone confirm? satish jha.

@aashishg_ and I wrote in The Hindu on Gujarat's huge mortality surge. Based on yet another great investigation by the Dainik Bhaskar group. Gujarati paper Divya Bhaskar got hold of data on registered deaths in Gujarat from March 1 to May 10, 2021. What did the data show? 1/

The law firm of Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy was, reportedly, the legal advisor to the Centre for the 2021 IT Rules. If so, congratulations to them; they could look forward to lucrative contracts from rogue regimes keen to suppress free speech. Vidhi Centre For Legal Policy President of Russia

Thread: I got all-cause mortality data for Chennai, and found 12,000 'excess' deaths in 2020, or a 20% increase over a normal year. 2021 is heading the same way. thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/…

Imagine coming up with IT Rules so wild that even Facebook sues you to protect users' privacy.

Not far from Silger in Tolevarti village of Sukma district Midiam Masa, was shot dead by CRPF of Karepara camp on 22 May. He along with two others were gathering mangoes. Seeing forces they started running out of fear. Two escape. Masa was shot twice in the head. Many witnesses.

Where did the "news" about children being likely most vulnerable in a third wave come from? Looking around found 12 May article by Devi Shetty (yes, *that* doc) timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-edit… He starts by citing "one of India's best virologists", Dr. V Ravi

Good to apologise.

But as this states, vaccinating adults is prolly still a better way to go x.com/Lakshmi_RKG/st… What is clear is that India needs a clear and well-informed vaccination strategy, not designed/influenced by those with vested interests.

They keep playing dashboard-dashboard.

The district court has to accept their bail bonds before these two activists can leave Tihar. In hearing, trial court removes reporters abruptly instead of letting them report on what is causing the delay in release on bail as per HC yesterday order

An Assistant Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences Department at IIT Madras has resigned and is moving to another university, reports Tamil media. In an email addressed to members of the faculty earlier today, he cites caste discrimination as one of the primary reasons.

An Asst Professor of Economics department from IIT-Madras has alleged caste discrimination from the co staffs and have mailed saying that he is leaving the institution. In 2019, a student ended her life accusing religious discrimination.

Another case of caste discrimination in IIT. An Assistant Professor of @IITMadras has resigned. In an email, he cites caste discrimination as one of the main reasons. Vijay Sampla Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank @NCSC_GOI APPSC IIT Bombay #End_casteism_in_IIT

Hindu American Foundation Hindu American Foundation staff and board are dominated by brahmins and other upper caste Hindus. Doesn't seem to have *any* bahujan representation.

Journalist whose father was Director-General of Doordarshan won't say if she supports reservation or not.

So savarna google employees also agree that caste is intrinsic to Hinduism, and that being anti - caste is equivalent to being anti - Hindu? x.com/qz/status/1532…

IIT Madras faculty recruitment page reflects the diversity on campus.