-The Indian Express The street vending bill goes a long way in securing the livelihood of the urban poor. The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill, passed by Lok Sabha on September 6, 2013, is a landmark piece of legislation for the urban poor. It is the culmination of the efforts of organisations like the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) and the Self...
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Khadi faces trouble in Bapu’s nation -Bharat Yagnik
-The Times of India AHMEDABAD: When Mahatma Gandhi promoted the use of khadi for cottage industries of India, little did he imagine that workers of this industry would have to openly rebel for being meted out step-motherly treatment by the government. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has not paid the 20% rebate on the production value of khadi to several khadi institutions for two years in a row, claim...
More »‘Bihar, U.P. will form workforce of the future’-Rukmini S
-The Hindu Growing child population puts these two States at an advantage; developed States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu have hit their peaks, say census data The workforce of the future will come from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, with developed States like Kerala and Tamil Nadu hitting - or even bypassing - their peaks, new census data shows. Two simultaneous and opposing processes are going on in India, the ‘single year age data' released...
More »Govt plans to give 2.5 crore mobile phones, 90 lakh tablets free -Prabhakar Sinha
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In another mega scheme to woo the poor, the Centre proposes to spend Rs 7,860 crore distributing 2.5 crore mobile phones and 90 lakh tablets virtually free of cost to targeted beneficiaries over the next four years starting 2014-15, in the name of bridging the digital divide in the country. The mobile phones will come bundled with free connection charges for two years. The user, who...
More »Demographic dividend at its peak-Rukmini S
-The Hindu If there was ever a time for the demographic dividend that India is banking on to start paying off, it is now. Census data released on Friday shows that India's youth bulge is now sharpest at the key 15-24 age group, even as its youngest and oldest age groups begin to narrow. The office of the Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner released ‘single year age data' for the...
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