-The Telegraph New Delhi: The goons and poLICe can hang their heads in shame. Together, for once. The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha today with overwhelming support, with almost every speaker narrating how the poLICe and criminals harass hawkers. The debate wove a tragic tale of exploitation and neglect of the poorest "entrepreneurs" of society while powerful support systems were available...
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10% of bottled water samples fail test
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The common perception of packaged drinking water manufacturers flouting norms has come true. During 2010-11 and 2011-12, at least one in every 10 samples picked up for quality testing failed. The percentage of failing samples was higher in the Delhi-Noida region and Maharashtra and Goa combined. In a written reply in Lok Sabha last week, consumer affairs minister K V Thomas submitted details of samples collected...
More »Activists hail report on HPV vaccines, but PATH says no violations-Aarti Dhar
-The Hindu Report points to a serious dereLICtion of duty by many of the institutions involved Health activists have appreciated the Parliamentary Standing Committee's report on the "Alleged Irregularities in the Conduct of Studies Using Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine by PATH in India." They commended "its candid, transparent contents, which reflect the committee's acknowledgement of the unethical nature of the HPV trials'' conducted in the country. In the trials, Program for Appropriate...
More »Forced bonded labour in Hassan used for illegal quarrying-Sathish GT
-The Hindu Even if labourers wish to clear the loan, their employers won't accept it Hassan (Karnataka): Even as the issue of bonded labour in Ragimaroor village in Arkalgud taluk is fresh in pubLIC memory, it has come to light that 27 people are allegedly being forced to work as bonded labourers at a quarry in Malladevarapura village in Hassan taluk. The labourers chip away rocks from dawn to dusk for a paltry...
More »Manish Tewari's suggestion of LICensing journalists undemocratic, Editors Guild says
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Editors Guild of India described I&B minister Manish Tewari's suggestion of LICensing journalists as an "undemocratic" practice and a tool of totalitarian states to control the media. "The reporting of facts and the expression of ideas is the right of every citizen and to require the passing of a test and the possession of a LICence issued by the government would be a violation of the...
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