-NDTV.com Altogether electoral bonds worth ₹ 3,355 crore were sold in 2019-20, of which the BJP income was ₹ 2,555 crore. New Delhi: The BJP has gathered a whopping 76 per cent of the electoral bonds sold in the financial year 2019-20, shows data accessed by NDTV from the Election Commission. Altogether electoral bonds worth ₹ 3,355 crore were sold in 2019-20, of which the BJP income was ₹ 2,555 crore. This...
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60% of dropouts at 7 IITs from reserved categories
-The Hindu 40% belong to SC/ST communities; 88% of IIT Guwahati dropouts, 76% of IIT Delhi from reserved categories. Almost 63% of the undergraduate dropouts at the top seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) over the last five years are from the reserved categories, according to Education Ministry data given in response to a question in the Rajya Sabha today. Almost 40% were from the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities. In...
More »Supreme Court ex-judges suggest reforms to avert misuse of laws -Pheroze L Vincent
-The Telegraph Madan B. Lokur expresses doubt whether a clause and a law dealing with sedition and terrorism would be scrapped altogether Justice Madan B. Lokur, the former Supreme Court judge, has expressed doubt whether a clause and a law dealing with sedition and terrorism would be scrapped altogether but has suggested measures to insulate them from misuse. Several former Supreme Court judges and a former high court judge on Saturday called the...
More »DNA Bill must weigh concerns on privacy, undue stigmatisation
-The Financial Express The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill will be taken up by Parliament in the ongoing monsoon session. The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill will be taken up by Parliament in the ongoing monsoon session. The Bill has had several iterations over the past 15 years, even as more than 60 nations have given the requisite legislative backing to the activities involving DNA technology—largely policing/ investigative...
More »How did low-income women fare during the pandemic? -Gaurav Gupta
-IndiaTogether.org A survey of nearly 15,000 women in the aftermath of the pandemic-induced lockdown last year reveals specific ways in which women are particularly vulnerable to risks. This could provide valuable input for new interventions, writes Gaurav Gupta. After India's first nationwide lockdown was announced on March 24, 2020 a flurry of important, rapid research was conducted by multiple private, public, and social sector organisations to understand the effects of the pandemic....
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