-ThePrint.in Kids are denied lunch and weddings are austere as rural consumption takes a beating due to economic slowdown. ThePrint travels through UP to meet people caught in the crisis. Jagatpur/ Jayapura: It is peak wedding season in Jagatpur village in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. And while India’s economic slowdown has not stopped people from getting married, it has drastically shrunk 21-year-old Naushad’s once-booming tailoring business. Please click here to read more. ...
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Provisions in Act to protect transgenders totally toothless, says plea in SC
-The Hindu ‘Why a magistrate has to certify transgenders’ identity’, apex court asks govt The Supreme Court on Monday asked the government to explain why a law meant to protect the transgender community requires a magistrate’s certificate as a prior condition for the State to even identify a transperson. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde issued formal notice to the government on the petition filed by Swati Bidhan...
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-The Indian Express A three-member bench of the Supreme Court heard the petition on Monday. No one appeared on behalf of the government. The Supreme Court Monday served a notice to the ministry of social welfare in response to a petition by transgender activist and advocate Swati Bidhan Baruah, challenging the Constitutional validity of the Transgender Persons (Protection of rights) Act, 2019. Speaking to indianexpress.com, Baruah said she has claimed in her petition...
More »Government must engage in a collaborative effort with farmer groups -Ajay Vir Jakhar
-The Indian Express There is an ambiguous provision to levy income tax on “dairying”. Either the provision should be removed or it should be clarified that it does not include dairy farmers. Dairying is a part of agriculture and as per the Constitution, it is a state subject. Those in power may not yet be accepting blame for the barrage of negative news on the state of the economy, but cracks are...
More »How caste impacts migration and its benefits -Priyansha Singh & Chitra Rawat
-India Spend Mumbai: Poverty and lack of opportunity in their hometowns drove 93 million Indians from disadvantaged castes and tribes in 2011 to migrate to other areas within their states in the hope of securing education or employment. However. they continue to face social segregation, labour market discrimination and barriers to accessing the most basic services, finds an analysis of Census data and research studies by India Migration Now, a Mumbai-based...
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