-The Hindu Is India ready to cash in on its demographic dividend? A demographic dividend is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a nation and can either make or mar its citizens' present and future. When the share of the working-age population is on a rising curve while the share of dependents (those under the age of 15 and over 60) is falling, it enables workers to save (hence savings share in GDP rises)...
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40,000 kids not enrolled in schools? -Ankit Yadav
-The Times of India BAREILLY: Two government departments have sparked off a war of words after one of them said as per its survey only 1,600 children were out of school in the district, while another department rubbished this saying more than 40,000 had no access to education. As per the survey conducted by the basic education department, officials said that 1,692 children had not been enrolled in schools so far. However, the...
More »In the greater scheme of things -Rohini Somanathan
-The Indian Express Recent announcements on possible changes to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and restrictions on its coverage are baffling and worrisome. The passing of the MGNREGA and the Right to Information Act heralded a new vision of citizenship and state responsibility. The former created a safety net for the rural poor. The latter gave taxpayers and voters an opportunity to bridge the gap between state...
More »A suicidal nation -Prabhat Singh
-Livemint A look at the trends in suicide rates, and the areas where they are the highest Global attitude surveys may rank Indians among the most optimistic in the world but suicide deaths in the country tell a different and more depressing story. Suicide rates in India are among the highest in the world, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) database of global suicide deaths. Please click here to read more. ...
More »Cyclone damage less than crop loss
-Deccan Chronicle KARIMNAGAR (Telengana): Karimnagar DCC president K. Mrutyunjayam said the crop loss due to drought conditions in Telangana state was more than the devastation caused by cyclone Hudhud in Visakhapatnam in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. He was addressing a mediapersons here on Sunday. Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao is announcing new schemes and opting to conduct new surveys only to divert people's attention from his inefficiency. He asked the government...
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