-The Hindu Poshan Swaraj Abhiyan initiative covers 750 tribal-dominated Rajasthan villages. Jaipur: Children and adolescents in 750 villages of the tribal-dominated Banswara district in Rajasthan have started receiving nutritious food as part of the Poshan Swaraj Abhiyan to strengthen their health status ahead of an impending third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign seeks to protect the most vulnerable among undernourished children. Banswara-based Vaagdhara, which Works on tribal livelihood issues, has taken...
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A Fifth of Women Workers in Delhi Moved from Informal to Formal Sector Since 2010: Study
-Newsclick.in The study pointed out that women, who are more experienced, possess higher educational qualifications and belong to higher income groups, along with being upper caste and non-migrants. A study has found that one-fifth of the women Working in Delhi’s informal sector migrated to the formal sector between 2010 and 2019. The study was conducted by the Institute for Human Development (IHD) on women employed in the informal sector in the national capital....
More »Gail Omvedt: An extraordinary scholar who researched on Phule-Ambedkarite tradition -Vidya Bhushan Rawat
-Counterview.net Gail Omvedt is no more. She passed away on August 25, 2021 in Kasegaon. On August 18, I went to see her along with my dear friend Rahul Nirmal. Her condition was deteriorating and her partner Bharat Patankar was doing everything to serve her at their ancestral house in Kasegaon, Maharasthra, where Gail and Bharat decided to live and Work for the people. Gail is known for her extraordinary documentation of...
More »PLFS data: What the numbers hide -Arup Mitra and Puneet Kumar Shrivastav
-The Hindu Business Line The sharp spike in labour participation rates in the latest survey is difficult to reconcile with earlier years’ data The third periodic labour force survey (PLFS) data for the year 2019-20 have been released recently. The biggest surprise is the increase in the labour force and Work force participation rates compared to the last two rounds of annual averages. Please click here to read more. ...
More »India Will Remember Gail Omvedt Forever -Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
-TheWire.in Scholars study her books to understand the question of caste and untouchability, and also to change the caste system. Dr Gail Omvedt (81), one of the greatest scholars on caste studies, passed away on August 24, 2021 evening in her village, Kasegaon, Sangli, Maharashtra. Omvedt has pioneered caste studies having come as a student from the US and settled down in India in the 1970s. She later married Bharat Patankar, a Marxist...
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