-The Hindu The analysis is fraught with caveats and the interpretation of the survey results calls for caution Last week, the Ministry of Labour and Employment released the results of a new Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) for April-June 2021 for the organised (formal) sector. It represents establishments (or units) employing ten or more workers. The surveyed sectors were manufacturing, construction, trade, transport, education, Health, accommodation and restaurant, Information Technology/Business Process Outsourcing (IT/BPO),...
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Woman, Family Living In Assam For 54 Years Declared "Foreigners" -Ratnadip Choudhury
-NDTV.com 80-year-old Bhandari Das is now a widow and her children are married. But they are still considered "foreigners" in India. Guwahati: Bhandari Das fled from Bangladesh to India, an ally, in 1967 along with her husband and two children to escape "religious persecution" in her then hometown in Sylhet. She has lived as a foreigner at a village in Assam's Cachar district since then. 54 years later, the 80-year-old is now a...
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-TheNewsMinute.com Frances Haugen said research shows how Facebook magnifies hate and misinformation, leads to increased polarization and that Instagram can harm teenage girls' mental Health. Things are not looking too good for Facebook, which also owns platforms such as Instagram and WhatsApp after a whistleblower revealed that the company was aware of the negative effects of its products and decisions. The whistleblower, a source for Wall Street Journal’s series of stories, has...
More »How Women in Himachal are growing Healthier Crops using 'Zero Budget' Farming Techniques -Ashwani Sharma
-Outlook India Women farmers in Himachal Pradesh are pioneering new all-natural farming techniques under the state government's 'Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF)' drive. 50-year-old Satya Devi practised her traditional farm operations using chemicals, sprays, fertilizers and pesticides. But despite using the best marketing practices. She wasn’t able to make much money or save due to high farm input costs. In 2018, Satya Devi switched over to Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF)—a drive launched...
More »PM Modi’s Digital Health Mission Might put Personal Data at Risk, Lead to Exclusion -Ditsa Bhattacharya
-Newsclick.in Healthcare professionals and experts have raised concerns about the impact of the digital Health mission’s framework on data privacy and access to Health. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), which he said would “strengthen Health facilities” in the country. via video conference. Currently, the project is being implemented in a pilot phase in six Union Territories. In his Independence Day speech in 2020, Narendra Modi...
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