-The Hindu Rising unemployment must also be seen as a function of rising education and aspirations The report from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) is finally out, garnering a lot of attention based on selective reading of tables and spurring partisan debates. In particular, the staggering increase in the unemployment rate, from 1.7% in 2011-12 to 5.8% in 2017-18 for rural men and from 3.0% to 7.1% for urban men, has...
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An Estimated Rs 60,000 Crore Spent in 2019 Lok Sabha Elections: CMS Report -Prudhviraj Rupawat
-Newsclick.in The report released today by the Centre for Media Studies has estimated these elections as the most expensive elections held ever; BJP spent about 45% of the total expenditure. With an estimated Rs 60,000 crore front-end expenditure, the recently concluded 2019 Lok Sabha elections is the most expensive elections held ever, according to a report by Centre for Media Studies (CMS), a premier research organisation. The report estimated that Rs 700...
More »Has the Dial Moved on the Indian Sex Work Debate? -Prabha Kotiswaran
-Economic and Political Weekly The politics of sex work has exercised civil society, feminists, governments and, of course, sex workers and the latter’s organisations. This trajectory is examined in the context of the last two decades in India and taking into consideration the relevant laws. Please click here to read the entire article. ...
More »Free birth, death papers for south Delhi residents -Paras Singh
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: With parties gearing up to enter ‘election mode’ for assembly elections, politicians are not leaving any stone unturned to woo voters. The BJP-led south corporation has cleared the proposal to make the process of issuance of birth and death certificates free of cost. According to the proposal, the certificates will be available via websites and through zonal offices without paying any charges. The move, if implemented,...
More »Just 20% water left in 91 major reservoirs
-PTI In western region’s 27 major reservoirs, it is down to 11% of the total capacity. New Delhi: Water storage in reservoirs of most States of west and south India has dipped to less than the average of last 10 years, the Central Water Commission (CWC) said, indicating a worsening water crisis. According to the Commission, “The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on May...
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