-ThePrint.in An analysis of 131 BJP MPs' tweets in February last year shows an increase in likelihood of them getting a ticket to contest Lok Sabha elections. Loyalty matters most for BJP Members of Parliament in getting renominated by the party to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. An analysis of tweets from 131 current BJP MPs, collected in February 2018, shows a correlation between loyalty to the party’s leadership on Twitter...
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Caste biases rife even in M&A deals in India, shows an IIM-B Study -Arjun Srinivas
-Livemint.com * Company boards dominated by directors of the same caste tend to enter deals more often, shows an IIM-B Study * These companies perform slightly worse in terms of returns than those who do not enter into same-caste deals New Delhi: The caste system pervades all spheres of Indian society. Caste biases still influence many aspects of the economy but the private corporate sector is generally perceived as an oasis of meritocracy...
More »50 lakh people lost job opportunities after demonetisation: Study
-The Hindu The 'State of Working India' report, published by Azim Premji University, was released on Tuesday Since the November 8, 2016 demonetisation, at least five million people lost opportunities to work across the country, while the overall unemployment rate doubled between 2011 and 2018 to 6%, says a 'State of Working India' (SWI) report published by the Centre for Sustainable Employment (CSE) of the Azim Premji University (APU) that was released...
More »How electrification empowers Indian women -Nikita Kwatra
-Livemint.com * Access to electricity is associated with significant improvement in women empowerment, finds a new Study * Women's bargaining power increases by 7-10 percentage points because of electrification, says the Study Mumbai: In the five years of the Narendra Modi government, India has witnessed near-universal electrification, though the quality of power supply remains sub-standard. Addressing the supply challenge as demand for electricity rapidly increases will be key not only for India’s economic growth...
More »'Zinc deficiency rising in Indians' -Bindu Shajan Perappadan
-The Hindu Rising CO2 levels responsible: Study New Delhi: Rising carbon dioxide levels can accelerate zinc deficiency in crops and thus in human consumption, cautions a new Study titled ‘Inadequate zinc intake in India: past, present and future’ by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The Study states that inadequate zinc intake has been rising in India for decades, causing tens of millions of people to become newly deficient in it....
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