Astha Savyasachi

Astha Savyasachi is an independent journalist with bylines in esteemed publications such as Al Jazeera, TRT World, The Wire, Scroll.in, Himal Southasian and Outlook, among others. Her areas of expertise lie in covering socio-political and human rights issues. For an investigation shedding light on the indoctrination of children in schools run by the RSS, she received The Human Rights and Religious Freedom Journalism Grant awarded by the Indian American Muslim Council. She was also shortlisted for the 2024 Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship in Investigative Journalism. She likes to spend her leisure time reading and writing fiction.

WRITER CREDITS

April 3, 2024

Centre hands over 62% of new Sainik Schools to Sangh Parivar, BJP politicians and allies.

Sainik Schools, run under the Defence Ministry’s guidance, send cadets to India’s armed forces. The new initiative however relies on ideologically slanted organisations to train future cadets

EDITOR CREDITS

Governance

April 2024

केंद्र ने संघ परिवार, भाजपा नेताओं और सहयोगियों को सौंपे 62% नए सैनिक स्कूल

रक्षा मंत्रालय के मार्गदर्शन में चलने वाले सैनिक स्कूल, भारत के सशस्त्र बलों में कैडेट भेजते हैं। हालांकि, इस नई पहल ने भविष्य के कैडेटों को प्रशिक्षित करने के का जिम्मा एक खास विचारधारा की तरफ झुके हुए संगठनों को दिया है।

Governance

April 2024

Centre hands over 62% of new Sainik Schools to Sangh Parivar, BJP politicians and allies.

Sainik Schools, run under the Defence Ministry’s guidance, send cadets to India’s armed forces. The new initiative however relies on ideologically slanted organisations to train future cadets

Governance

December 2023

'ईज़ ऑफ़ बिज़नेस' की दौड़ में हरियाणा ने प्रदूषण कंट्रोल बोर्ड और नियमों को किया कमज़ोर

नियामक एजेंसी प्रदूषण नियंत्रण बोर्ड को मुख्यमंत्री की मांग पर एक सेवा-प्रदाता बना दिया गया। जिससे उद्योगों को मंजूरी देने के लिए अधिकारियों पर अवास्तविक समयसीमा का दबाव पड़ा वहीं इससे चूकने पर उनके खिलाफ दंडात्मक कार्रवाई भी की गई।

Governance

December 2023

Haryana weakens pollution watchdog and rules in race for ease of doing business supremacy

On Chief Minister’s demand, the pollution control board, a regulatory agency, was turned into a service provider. The move imposed unrealistic deadlines in granting approvals to industry, coupled with penal action on officials missing the tight deadlines.

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