-The Telegraph Ranchi: Touching lives of many a rural artisan across the state, now Jharcraft is all set to strike a chord with craftswomen of Deoghar, Kharsawan and Ranchi district with new silk ventures. In a bid to tap the potential of sericulture in the hinterland, Jharcraft will soon set up three silk farms for the first time. It has already acquired five acres each at Jasidih industrial area in Deoghar and...
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The Jobs Challenge: From Analysis to Action-Christopher Colford
-World Bank Blog The enormity of the global job-creation challenge is underscored in a comprehensive new analysis by the International Finance Corporation, which issued a wide-ranging Jobs Study at a recent IFC forum on the urgency of the unemployment crisis. More than 200 million people are now unemployed worldwide – with another 1.5 billion people only marginally employed, and with an additional 2 billion working-age adults neither working nor seeking a...
More »Going from Zero FIRs to e-FIRs -Aparna Viswanathan
-The Hindu The government must allow the online filing of first information reports in rape cases as that alone will ensure mandatory and automatic registration of complaints On January 18, 2013, Delhi police chief Neeraj Kumar announced that Zero First Information Reports (FIRs) may be registered on the basis of a woman’s statement at any police station irrespective of jurisdiction. This means women can file an FIR at any police station and...
More »Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee attacks 'faulty' business policy of Mamata government -Sanjib Chakraborty
-The Times of India KOLKATA: Days ahead of the Bengal Leads Summit much-touted investment summit by the Mamata Banerjee government in Haldia, former chief minister BuddhadebBhattacharjee on Sunday alleged that the state government's faulty policy on land acquisition and SEZ will drive away even the existing industries in Bengal. Bhattacharjee argued what good is a policy if it isn't enabling new industries in the state. "Infosys wants an SEZ status. Wipro wants...
More »'Majority of working women in India feel unsafe after dark'
-PTI Majority of women surveyed by Assocham said they feel unsafe, especially during night shifts, in all major economic hubs across the country. Most of them are employed in sectors like BPO/ITeS, hospitality, civil aviation and nursing homes, it said. "About 92 per cent of working women feel insecure, especially during night in all major hubs of economic activities across the country especially in key segments such as BPO/ITeS, hospitality, civil aviation...
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