-The Indian Express An analysis of NCRB’s prison data of states with significant Muslim population also revealed that in some states the ratio of percentage of Muslim undertrials in jails to that of the population is almost 2:1. Muslims make up for over 21 per cent of all undertrials lodged in various jails in the country even as their population is just over 14 per cent of the country’s total population,...
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Govt. needs to take a realistic view of skilled manpower
The Skill India Mission was launched by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 15 July, 2015 with much fanfare. However, a new report from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) informs us that among persons aged 15 years and above, only 2.4 percent had technical degrees, diplomas or certificates in 2011-12. Based on the 68th round of National Sample Survey (NSS), the report says that the proportion...
More »India submits its climate action plan, asks rich nations to cooperate in achieving its goal -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India BERLIN: India on Thursday submitted its 'climate action plan' to a UN body at Bonn in Germany, telling the world that the country would fight the climate change by taking energy efficiency route and reducing its 'emission intensity' (carbon emission per unit of GDP) substantially as well as increasing the share of clean energy by huge 40% in its total energy mix by the year 2030. The country,...
More »National Health Profile 2015: Suicides on a rise, cancer cases may grow by 15 per cent in five years -Karnika Bahuguna
-Down to Earth India’s public spending on health is among the lowest in South East Asia and BRIC countries The burden of aspirations and expectations seems to be taking a toll on young India, especially males who succumb to suicidal deaths more than their female counterparts, according to the data published by the Central Bureau of Health IntelLIGence (CBHI). The data showed that over 67 per cent cases of suicidal deaths in...
More »SC dismisses PIL challenging Aadhaar card requirement for DigiLocker scheme -Shreeja Sen
-Livemint.com SC refused to entertain a PIL challenging the requirement of Aadhaar card number for the DigiLocker scheme introduced by the govt earlier New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the mandatory requirement of Aadhaar card number for the DigiLocker scheme introduced by the government earlier. The petitioner had filed a writ petition in the LIGht of three apex court orders which said...
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