29 July 2021
Looming skills and talent gap in India: Engineering seats in India drop to lowest in a decade; 63 institutes to shut in 2021; Roughly 400 engineering schools have wound up operations in the last seven years; Also, AICTE’s approval for setting up new engineering institutes is at a five-year low
In denial: In the Parliament, Modi government claims that no deaths have been reported due to Manual scavenging in the last five years; 340 sewer cleaning deaths in past 5 years claimed the social justice ministry a few months ago
Pegasus Snoop Gate: As many as 14 parties came together and vowed to fight the Pegasus battle together; “We are asking one question: Has the government purchased Pegasus, yes or no? Did the government use Pegasus on our own people, yes or no? We are clearly told that no discussion will be allowed on Pegasus”: Rahul Gandhi
Nationalism over the welfare of citizens: The Delhi government has earmarked Rs 84 crore to install the Indian flag in 500 locations across the city; this amount exceeds the earmarked budget for various welfare programmes
New social justice quotas: government announces 27% reservation for OBCs, 10% for economically weaker section candidates in medical courses