-The Indian Express In 2001-05, 50 sexual assault cases were reported at the Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital - the nodal government hospital that conducts medical examination of such victims from East and North East delhi. In June 2010-December 2013, the number of cases jumped to 221 - an over fourfold increase. The number of victims who were assaulted more than once also showed a significant increase - from 14 per cent...
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Nearly 52% agricultural households indebted, shows NSSO survey -Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com The levels of debt are as high as 93% in Andhra Pradesh and 89% in Telangana New delhi: Nearly 52% of agricultural households in India are indebted and levels of debt are as high as 93% in Andhra Pradesh and 89% in Telangana, shows key indicators from an NSSO (National Sample Survey Organisation) report released on Friday. The report, Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households in India, is based on a countrywide...
More »Government taking 'speedy' measures to help farmers
-PTI NEW delhi: Emphasising that ample credit to the tune of Rs 7 lakh crore flows in the agricultural sector every year, the government today said it is taking "speedy" measures to help farmers who are grappling with debt burden. "We will not let down our farmers," Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha told Lok Sabha during Question Hour. He said many steps have been taken to reduce debt burden as...
More »delhi women continue to feel unsafe using public transport, shows survey -Namita Bhandare
-Livemint.com Women in the capital continue to be denied freedom of mobility in public spaces, safety audit by collective of women's groups finds New delhi: Women in the capital of India continue to feel unsafe while using public transport, even two years after the horrific gangrape and murder of a young physiotherapy student that resulted in nation-wide protests. Women in delhi continue to be denied freedom of mobility in public spaces, a...
More »Rape, rhetoric and reality -Rukmini S
-The Hindu A statistically faulty focus on rape has led to a misdiagnosis and a worsening of India's real problem: women's autonomy The recently reported rape of a young woman in a taxi in delhi has brought back attention to India's sexual violence problem. The spotlight has been on the country since the horrific rape of a young woman aboard a bus in December 2012, an attack that killed her. The beginning...
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