-Business Standard Keeps records of deliberations and biosafety data under lock Keeping its agenda, records of discussions and results of safety trials under wraps, the environment ministry’s Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) is set to decide next week whether it is safe to commercially grow genetically modified mustard. The committee is scheduled to meet on February 5 and could make a final recommendation on what could be India’s first commercially-grown genetically modified...
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-The Indian Express Bihar’s job reservation for women is a welcome gesture, but focus has to be on increasing opportunities and capabilities. The Bihar government’s move to reserve 35 per cent of all jobs in the state sector for women is an attempt to increase their presence in the workforce. However, with not many jobs being created in the public sector, the policy offers more symbolic value than radical content: Its...
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-The Times of India PATNA: In an apparent move to politically besiege PM Narendra Modi on his announcements during the recently concluded assembly elections, CM Nitish Kumar on Tuesday urged the assembly speaker to form a joint committee of state legislature to monitor execution of works under all the schemes listed in the much-publicised Rs 1.65 lakh crore special package for Bihar. The CM proposed that the joint committee should be headed...
More »Fixing rural distress: A challenge for both Nitish and Modi -Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com As many as 23 out of 38 districts have received deficit rain ranging 20-60% of the normal; overall, the 2015 Jun-Sep monsoon recorded a 28% deficit Nitish Kumar, who will take oath as chief minister of Bihar for the third consecutive time, will face a daunting task as he tries to tackle rural distress in the state that has been hit by a drought. The issue had found little mention in the...
More »Less than 10% in labour force, 60% in booth: Bihar’s working women -Harish Damodaran
-The Indian Express Bihar’s female literacy rate, at 53.33 per cent as per the 2011 Census, is the second lowest after Rajasthan’s 52.66 per cent. Did women help win this election for the Nitish Kumar-led Grand Alliance? While that awaits an analysis, the fact is more women cast their votes in this assembly election than ever before in Bihar’s history. And this, despite the state’s dismal record when it comes to...
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