{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ec246dc70f8f107de229629/671ce8f2e8552c8b2a52c74e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Reporters Without Orders Ep 343: Assam citizenship test, Delhi air pollution","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ec246dc70f8f107de229629/1729947767206-81acd303-6750-4b43-b99e-7fb285c626af.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, host Pratyush Deep is joined by <em>Scroll</em>’s Rokibuz Zaman and <em>Newslaundry</em>’s Drishti Choudhary.</p><p><br></p><p>Rokibuz reported on the Supreme Court’s judgement upholding the <a href=\"https://scroll.in/article/1074788/does-supreme-courts-section-6a-order-alter-citizenship-test-for-bengali-hindus-in-assam\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">constitutional validity of Section 6A</a> of the Citizenship Act, 1955 – a provision added exclusively for Assam. He says that the judgement upholds 1971 as the year of entry, which contradicts the government’s 2014 cut-off under the CAA.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Drishti’s report was on the Delhi administration’s efforts and <a href=\"https://www.newslaundry.com/2024/10/15/from-planting-drive-to-smog-towers-an-audit-of-delhis-air-crisis-solutions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">failures in tackling air pollution</a>. She explained the measures undertaken by the Delhi government and that despite spending crores of money and sanctioning extensive resources, the situation has worsened.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Tune in.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timecodes</strong></p><p><br></p><p>00:00:00 - Introduction</p><p>00:02:38 - Citizenship laws in Assam</p><p>00:25:45 - Delhi air quality crisis</p><p>00:33:20 - Recommendations</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Recommendations</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Drishti</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.in/Hippie-Paulo-Coelho/dp/0525655611\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hippie</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Rokibuz</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.palestinefilminstitute.org/en/provoked-narratives#:~:text=%E2%80%9CProvoked%20Narratives%E2%80%9D%20is%20an%20invitation,project%2C%20a%20blueprint%20of%20violence.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Provoked Narratives</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Pratyush</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.reporters-collective.in/trc/modi-govt-produces-spurious-expert-opinion-to-remove-health-warning-on-fortified-rice\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Modi Gov’t Produces Spurious Expert Opinion To Remove Health Warning on Fortified Rice</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar.</em></strong></p>","author_name":"Newslaundry.com"}