-Business Standard It's hurting the people, violating their fundamental rights, including the right to privacy and the right to life, and it's absurd Happy new year! The new year is traditionally our chance to reflect soberly on what a big pile of doo-doo the previous year was. It’s a chance to admit that we stepped in poo, and there’s nothing to do but to hose off our shoes, and resolve to step...
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Nursery admissions: 10 days before deadline, parents worry about children's Aadhaar
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: With just 10 days for the deadline to submit the registration forms for admission to nursery classes, the parents are a worried lot, fretful about whether their children's Aadhaar cards will be delivered in time for the process. While the Directorate of Education has said the Aadhaar cards of the parents are sufficient to prove identity, several schools are demanding the child's card too. It was...
More »No vaccination, no ration: UP health dept officials -Harveer Dabas
-The Times of India Bijnor: In order to "speed up" the vaccination drive, UP health department officials in a minority-dominated block of Bijnor have told people that if they do not get their kids vaccinated, they will not get ration under the government scheme. According to a senior health official, the step was taken to "put pressure" on people opposing the vaccination programme. He also told TOI that the department has successfully...
More »Marketing indigenous drinks: Spirits of the world unite -Rahul Srivastava & Matias Echanove
-The Hindu Can sparkling Mahua replace Champagne and Proseco as the drinks of choice in the new year? One of the most valuable characteristics of economic life in Europe is the tremendous importance it gives to local resources, skills and spaces, whether through need or intent. Geographical labels for specific products, especially wines and spirits, significantly contribute to local economies. Every French or Italian region has at least a few products from the...
More »A law for the farmer -Ajay Vir Jakhar
-The Indian Express Pesticide Management Bill should address the anomalies that prevent state governments from booking large pesticide companies. “Until lions have their own historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter,” goes an old African proverb, which is also apt to describe the state of the world’s farmers. Farmers are like the hunted lions who need their side of the story told and their sacrifices, agony, courage and fears...
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