60 Articles by

Akshita Bhadauria

News Reports

Farm to market: How Agri-startups are working to empower small and medium farmers in India

Prime Minister Modi has emphasized the need to remove barriers for our farmers, create an open market for them, and encouraged investment in the agricultural sector by enhancing logistics and technology.

Akshita Bhadauria - 25 March, 2021

OpIndia Explains

How farmers in Gujarat have benefitted with entry of private players and contract farming

It appears that the opposition parties are opposing the new laws only because Modi government brought them in.

Akshita Bhadauria - 22 March, 2021

Government and Policy

#WorldWaterDay: India’s efforts on water conservation, cleaning rivers, and supplying safe water to every household

Extending the Jal Shakti Abhiyan, PM Modi will be launching National Water Mission’s (NWM) campaign 'Catch The Rain' with the tagline “Catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls”.

Akshita Bhadauria - 22 March, 2021

News Reports

HP government appoints non-Hindus to administer Maa Jwalamukhi Temple, one of the Shaktipeetha

Commenting on the appointment of non-Hindus VHP leader said, we cannot expect someone who is not emotionally connected or believes in that place of worship to work efficiently in the administration.

Akshita Bhadauria - 21 March, 2021

Government and Policy

Indian Railways over the years: How it went from a primitive mode of transportation to modern, electrified network

Even though Indian Railway was regarded as the lifeline of independent India, it was plagued with multiple plights from primitive maintenance methods to ageing track to outmoded rolling stock technology.

Akshita Bhadauria - 21 March, 2021

Opinions

‘Bacha Bazi’: The rampant sexual exploitation of minor boys in Afghanistan and Pakistan

'Bacha Bazi' or using minor boys for sexual pleasure has been rampant in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Akshita Bhadauria - 17 March, 2021

Opinions

Protestor for hire? How ‘environmental activist’ and child protestor Licypriya Kangujam has endorsed every random cause on Twitter

Licypriya Kangujam joins various hashtag trends from NEET exams to unemployment to mocking Atmanirbhar Bharat abhiyan, like a true-blue e-aandolanjeevi

Akshita Bhadauria - 17 March, 2021

News Reports

Centre of learning or hub of sexual crimes? Exposing the dark side of religious institutions in Pakistan

Children sent to study come back with scars of sexual abuse and physical violence. Pakistan a UN Human Rights Council Member puts to shame the organization established to promote and protect Human Rights globally

Akshita Bhadauria - 16 March, 2021

World

Pakistan: In a rare judgement, Peshawar cleric gets death sentence for raping a minor girl inside mosque

Qari Saeed based in Peshawar who holds a master’s degree in Islamiyat and leads Friday prayers in his mosque, was found guilty of rape of a minor and was convicted under Section 376(3) of the Pakistan Penal Code.

Akshita Bhadauria - 15 March, 2021

Opinions