-The Hindu Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi’s clarifications over her remarks on the existing ban on sex-selective abortions should put the focus back on the real issues. There are three aspects to the proposal that she put forth at a conference in Jaipur: establish the sex of the foetus when a pregnancy is detected; tell the mother about it and register the fact in public records; and...
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Death by cancer — it’s preventable -R Venkataramanan & CB Koppikar
-The Hindu Business Line Early detection really helps, particularly in the case of breast cancer, a big killer in India The incidence of cancer worldwide is on the rise. Cancer has risen from 700 new cases per million people in 2013 to nearly 1,000 new cases per million people in 2015. Even in India, the trend has been along similar lines. The World Health Organisation estimates that cancer deaths in India alone...
More »Woman power rises in budget talks this year -Mahua Venkatesh
-Hindustan Times New Delhi: Out of 34 financial advisers representing different ministries and departments who held budget discussions, 50% were women, sources said. Seventeen women officials held discussions with finance secretary RP Watal along with other senior members in his team, according to sources. In 2012-13, there were just eight women financial advisers, and in 2014-15 there were 11. Financial advisers, who typically operate as chief finance officers of their ministries, are responsible for...
More »‘Urban poor own nominal assets’ -Samarth Bansal
-The Hindu On an average, rural and urban households own assets worth Rs.10 lakh and Rs.23 lakh respectively. The average asset holding of the bottom 10 per cent of urban Indian households is around Rs. 291, new data from the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) show. Most households reported owning some kind of physical or financial assets, the survey, conducted in 2012-13 and made public on Friday, shows. On an average, rural and...
More »Discrimination on the campus -Sukhadeo Thorat
-The Hindu Even as the student population has become increasingly diverse, the high incidence of suicide among Dalit students points to continuing discrimination, exclusion and humiliation. There is a need to apply our minds in a calm manner to address the problems that Dalit students face in institutions of higher education and find a more durable solution, now that the University of Hyderabad has revoked the suspension of students in the context...
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