Nearly 24 fatal accidents and 47 serious accidents have happened in various coal mines of the country during this year till 31st August. Likewise, 18 fatal accidents and 13 serious accidents have taken place in non-coal mines during the same time period. The accident figures...
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Women spend most of their daily time in unpaid domestic and care work, shows the latest Time Use Survey data
Published on : Oct 18, 2020
Among other things, one of the reasons (given by some economists) behind low labour force participation rate (LFPR) of women vis-à-vis men in the country is that more of young girls are educating themselves, causing an improvement in the secondary and tertiary enrolment rates. It means that more of Indian women are staying out of the labour force in order to continue their education – secondary education and / or...
+ Read MoreCompared to other South Asian countries, India fares poorly in terms of food and nutrition security, indicates SOFI 2020 report
Published on : Sep 19, 2020
In his Mann ki Baat speech delivered on 30th August, 2020, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said that the month of September 2020 will be observed as Nutrition Month (POSHAN Maah) in the entire nation. In his address to the nation on that day, he...
+ Read MoreUnique media fellowship opportunity for Odia, Malayalam and Tamil journalists to work on "Gendered Impacts of COVID-19". Apply soon.
Published on : Sep 7, 2020
MS Swaminathan Research Foundation is offering fellowship for Odia, Malayalam and Tamil journalists. The theme of the MSSRF fellowship is "Gendered Impacts of COVID-19" dealing with gender and health, focusing on post COVID-19 situation in rural India, on how coronavirus changed women's lives. Entitled Mina Swaminathan...
+ Read MoreNew report by American Bar Association exposes the dark underbelly of Indo-US sandstone trade
Published on : Sep 4, 2020
Often exports made by a country to the rest of the world is seen in a positive light by us. It is because exports not only earn precious foreign currencies (that can be used for importing goods and services or simply be used for building...
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Ground Report: Why Is Bihar’s Fluoride Contamination Problem Not a Poll Issue? -Umesh Kumar Ray
-TheWire.in The water contamination has led to serious health problems and physical disabilities in...
Published on : Oct 25, 2020
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Jean Drèze on why Amartya Sen is the original ‘argumentative Indian par excellence’
-Scroll.in ‘Abstract as they may seem, his essential ideas are a springboard for public...
Published on : Oct 25, 2020
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The farmers enter the fray -Gurbachan Jagat
-The Tribune Distressed as they were, the final death blow is sought to be...
Published on : Oct 25, 2020
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Meet the interfaith couple who moved HC to do away with clause in Special Marriage Act: ‘Discourages those like us’ -Sofi Ahsan
-The Indian Express The objections are limited to technical aspects like soundness of mind,...
Published on : Oct 25, 2020
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How APMC markets went from being a solution to a problem
-The Indian Express In the initial years, APMC Acts helped remove malpractices and freed...
Published on : Oct 25, 2020
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Bihar elections: What stands between Nitish Kumar and a possible fourth term? -Santosh Singh and Dipankar Ghose
-The Indian Express The Bihar election is being seen as a referendum on Nitish...
Published on : Oct 25, 2020
