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2nd May, 2026: The National Alliance for Climate and Ecological Justice (NACEJ) held its first All-India Conclave from 26th to 29th March, 2026 in Karwar, Karnataka, to reaffirm our actionable commitment to constitutional, ecological and social justice within India and globally. This conclave marks more than a year of the inception of NACEJ, an initiative of the National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) - a 3-decades old pan-Indian alliance of people’s movements and organizations. NACEJ was initiated in September 2024;

The illegal and unconscionable war waged by the US and Israel against the people and state of Iran will not only be remembered for its moral depravity but also for the colossal strategic blunder it has become. Unlike Israel which has long wanted to permanently cripple Iran politically, militarily and territorially, for the US the war never had a clear set of reasons.

Adoption in India of 2026 Draft Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Second Amendment Rules would allow the government to treat ordinary social media users who comment on news and current affairs on par with registered news publishers, and thereby threaten free speech

The ongoing war in Iran has disrupted global oil supply chains, pushing up LPG prices and triggering factory slowdowns across India. Once again, the country’s poorest are bearing the brunt. Migrant workers are returning to their villages en masse — but this time, there is no safety net of MGNREGA waiting for them at home.

In a statement released today, Israelis, Indians, filmmakers and intellectuals condemned India’s ban on The Voice of Hind Rajab on the pretext of safeguarding Indo–Israeli relations. J.P. Loo, initial signatory, said: ‘The ban is an attempt to turn diplomacy into a blank cheque for censorship.’